10 and 11 September 2012. godine, State University of Novi Pazar

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Topic:

PHD DISSERTATION:TRAINING, PRACTICES

AND QUALITY STANDARDS

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The mission of PhD studies is securing of a primary role of a science through acquiring new knowledge at the universities, being gained through:

Development and improvement of research potentials, Formation of teaching personnel for higher education, Formation of eminent experts for all areas. In this way, it is being easier to contribute to: General development of knowledge, Scientific and technological development, Improvement of cultural identity and preservation of a national identity.

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PhD studies are a long-term investment in the function to create trained researchers from students, especially those highly talented ones, for the works demanding the highest level of knowledge and skills.

The vision of development of PhD studies is: Development of a society based on knowledge, Realisation of general and specific strategic determinations of

each country, being based on an improved research potential, and the one is gained through PhD studies.

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The institutions that organise PhD studies are responsible for the quality of the ones, and the quality is determined based on the standards of EU, and also improvement of CAQA PhD studies.

Based on the previously stated, it is necessary for the scientific and artistic values of PhD studies to satisfy standards, both national and international ones.

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Each doctoral dissertation should provide through its scientific contribution:

The primary role of science at the university Research potential The establishment of university teaching staff The doctoral dissertation should describe and solve not a

particular problem or a subproblem in this or that field or theory, but to provide the results that open a new branch in a theory, solve the problems of a wide research direction

It is really difficult to carry out a research on such a level without having a strong research experience

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Faculties and universities that implement doctoral studies, more precisely, promote PhDs are responsible for the quality of doctoral dissertations The quality of the doctoral dissertation is reflected through the quality of doctoral studies and EU standards, and improved self-evaluation and accreditation standards of doctoral studies

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The quality of each dissertation is based on the developed indicators:

The adoption of professional ethics Raising of awareness and responsibility of scientists to the

values of humanism and the environment

Scientific (artistic) value of each dissertation must meet established standards at the national and international level:

Each has an original doctoral dissertation research (artistic) contribute positively evaluated by independent national (international) scientists in the field of doctoral dissertations.

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For some fields the results of the research must be implemented, tested and verified in a legal entity – a private company, university, production plant

An example of such a situation could be a thesis on the engineering sciences that develops a new production technology

The technology should be implemented on a production facility, tested and the results should conclude that it works better in reality

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The aim is that the doctoral dissertation includes: standard compliance regarding the outcome of a doctoral

dissertation international reviews (rates) when the doctoral thesis is in

English, or engage famous scientists (of the same origin) from the diaspora

Introduce a register of doctoral dissertations Competence of mentors and committee members Results and contribution of the doctoral dissertation present

in public before the defense in the journals from SCI, SSCI lists and quotation

A doctoral dissertation published in electronic form (obligatory)

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Experience of the Balkan region is that there is a negligible number of doctoral study programs with an interdisciplinary outcome which educates graduates DAS for the wider labor market, not only for a research of a narrow scientific field

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It is therefore necessary for doctoral studies to be recognized at the labor market:The development of study programs DAS fast connection with the

labor market.All sectors should reflect the need for the doctors of science.Conduct research across all doctoral research project, preferably

international.Establish a connection with the institutions and successful

institutions, to facilitate practical training and practices of each PhD student.

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Posts for the highest qualification covered by PhDs should be provided not only in higher education but also in scientific research and cultural institutions and companies. At these positions, DAS students could find their place for conduction of successful training and practice

Also, clearly identified tasks in the public sector demand the highest level of knowledge and skills. A successful training and practice of DAS students could be carried out at these positions

Accredited PhD study programs should be supported by relevant institutions, companies and governmental bodies that will provide training and practice for related areas and disciplines

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Defining the goal of PhD studies in sense of differing between science and strict professional expertise

Necessity of defining certain common disciplines for different fields of PhS studies

Aplicability of results obtained trough PhD studies’ process

Obtained results must either open a new branch in the theory, or solve the problems of wide research direction