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PhD Studies at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. Application once a year Criteria/Weight Previous success in studies (GPA at least 3/5)/0,3 Possible previous experience conducting research/0,1 Appropriateness of the research topic/0,2 Research proposal/0,2
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PhD Studies at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management • Application once a year • Criteria/Weight • Previous success in studies (GPA at least 3/5)/0,3 • Possible previous experience conducting research/0,1 • Appropriateness of the research topic/0,2 • Research proposal/0,2 • Feasibility of the study plan/0,2 • Does the potential supervisor support the application or not?
# of Applicants and Graduates • The recommended policy of the department is to accept 2 new students per professor annually (the practice though has been till this year about 5 per professor!
Graduates mostly of a very high quality • Many dissertation awards • International refereed journal articles • BUT too many unfinished candidates • Many part-time students • Has led to restrictions in admissions • Desire to move from rather unstructured study plan to a program type study structure • New post: a program director
Studies for DIEM PhD Students Methodology studies + Major + Minor + Dissertation 1. Research Methods in Industrial Management I (Same for all DIEM students) 2. Research Methods in Industrial Management II (Field dependent) 3. Several highly recommended elective courses 4. Tailored studies for the candidate Mandatory