DOCTORAL STUDIES AT IES Institute of Economic Studies

DOCTORAL STUDIES AT IES Institute of Economic Studies Faculty of Social Sciences Charles University in Prague Responsible person: prof. Evžen Kočenda Chairman of the Doctoral Council (Chair of the Subject-area Board)

CENTER FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES Vědunka Kopečná Dominika Špolcová - Coordination of CDS activities - All qeneral questions regarding your studies - Handbook, general information - Dissertation defenses Matěj Opatrný - Individual study plans, annual reports - Database of students Matěj Nevrla - Teaching duties - Doctoral seminars Tereza Palanská - Grants, publication and conference evidence - Information on financing - E-control administration Jan Žáček - Promotion of Ph. D studies - State doctoral examinations - Entrance examination

HANDBOOK FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS IES Homepage → For students→Study programs → Ph. D. degree 1. Schedule of the academic year 2018/2019 2. General information 3. Course of studies 4. 5. 6. 7. – Enrolment – Administrative duties – Teaching – Doctoral seminars – State doctoral examination – Defence of the dissertation – Conclusion of studies – Interruption of studies Doctoral Council Advisor Financial Support Center for Doctoral Studies

FINANCIAL SUPPORT Year Scholarship 1 st 10, 500 2 nd 10, 500 3 rd 10, 500 4 th 10, 500 After passing the State Doctoral Examination (SDE), the scholarship is automatically augmented by 2, 000 CZK.

PHD STUDIES 2 PARTS: 1. To the State Doctoral Exam (SDE) – First part of requirements 2. To the Dissertation Defense – Second part of requirements

STATE DOCTORAL EXAM 1. PUBLICATIONS • 1 article in a TOP 50 Journal (based on article influence) OR • 1 article in a journal with impact factor or in a journal listed in Scopus • 1 article as IES working paper 2. 3. 4. 5. GRANT ACTIVITIES (2) RESEARCH SEMINARS (4 semesters) TEACHING (4 TAs in 2 different classes) Defenses participation (minimum 25% during whole studies) WHEN: Until the end of the 4 th year (need to enroll for the SDE till the end of the 6 th semester)

DISSERTATION DEFENSE • Proceeding: 1. Pre-defense (It is required to have one dissertation paper complete, one almost complete and one or more in progress. ) 2. Defense (Dissertation thesis is finalized) • Submission for pre-defense until the end of the 8 th year • Submission 10 weeks before pre-defense • Requirements for thesis submission for pre-defense: Ø 1 article in a TOP 50 Journal OR 2 articles in a journal with impact factor or in a journal listed in Scopus Ø Grant activites (expected to continue after the SDE) Ø Research seminars (expected to continue after the SDE) Ø Teaching (8 TAs) Ø Defense participation (50%)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES IMPORTANT FORMS 1. Individual Study Plan 2. Annual Assessment of Fulfilling the ISP Forms can be downloaded from IES web pages: http: //ies. fsv. cuni. cz/cs/node/223 Please, keep the deadlines of submissions!

1. INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLAN (ISP) • All first-year students, till the end of October • Planned exams, seminars, teaching, a schedule for the production of the dissertation, publications, conferences, defense attendance, and others • A sample Individual study plan at IES web pages: VZOR_ISP. pdf (in Czech) or SAMPLE_ISP. pdf (in English) (+ info in Handbook) • Closely follow the structure of the sample plan • After approval in SIS, no need to print or sign

2. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF FULFILLING THE ISP • All students, till the end of May • Information about the passed exams (if any), participation in teaching, doctoral seminars, publications, work on dissertation, conferences, defense attendance, advisor’s evaluation, and others • Planned exams, seminars, teaching, work on dissertation, publications, conferences, defense attendance, and others for the next academic year • After approval in SIS, no need to print or sign

STUDY OBLIGATIONS • • • Teaching Seminars Grants & extra finance Publications ISP Defences attendance 50%

TEACHING OBLIGATION • Since the length of internal Ph. D is 8 semesters, you • • are obliged to fulfil 8 teaching obligations in total (but you can teach more if you like). = to teach 1 hour and 20 minutes per week during the whole semester and do the work related to the course (preparation and correction of tests, assistance with examinations etc. ) You cannot teach the same subject throughout all the 8 semesters.

MATCHING PROCESS How it works: • Matching coordinator sends regularly updates about slots, available slots can be seen in Google Drive. • You must let him know immediately after a successful match. • Register for a „teaching assistantship“ course at the beginning of the semester in SIS. • At the end of the semester ask the teacher to give you credits for that teaching assistantship course (JED 511 in most cases).

DOCTORAL SEMINARS • Obligation to attend at least one doctoral seminar each • semester Requirements: • each semester at least one presentation of own research or a topic from • • relevant literature at least one discussantship seminar leaders may impose additional requirements • Register seminars directly through SIS • In SIS, follow the Subject and schedule registration - Enrol (my own) and filter the „JED“ in Subject code field. Choose a seminar of your interest • Have your work evaluated in SIS after the end of semester!

DOCTORAL SEMINARS You can choose one of the following doctoral seminars: AAEM - Alternative Approaches to Economic Modeling organized by Tomáš Cahlík ELBF - Economics and Law in Banking and Finance organized by Karel Janda , Evžen Kočenda NDES - Nonlinear Dynamic Economic Systems organized by Jozef Baruník QM - Quantitative Methods organized by Jozef Baruník and Roman Horváth

GRANT ACTIVITIES • Part of the overall evaluation (2 points for the SDE) – Main researcher of a successful grant – 2 points – Co-researcher of a successful grant / unsuccessful grant application – 1 point – Participation in GAČR of your supervisor – NO POINTS • Application for a grant project (Grant Agency of Charles University – GAUK; GDN; CERGE-EI foundation. . . ) • It is strongly recommended to apply at least for GAUK and fulfill part of your study obligation – Up to 80. 000 CZK scholarship in GAUK p. a. • (More information on a specialized meeting - October 17, 2018 17: 00)

PUBLICATIONS • • The most important part of student evaluation Required for dissertation & State Doctoral Examination Possible financial bonuses for quality publications Not having at least 1 IES WP after 1 year means grade B and Doctoral council can cut scholarship in half – If you prove publication, scholarship renewed next month • not having at least 1 IES WP after 2 years of study may lead to grade C by Doctoral council and termination of your study. • Include affiliation to IES FSV UK and dedicate the publication to SVV project 260 463 • Only Economics, Finance and related fields

3 STEPS FOR SUCCESSFUL PUBLICATION 1. Present your ideas at seminars, conferences, discuss with colleagues, get a constructive feedback 2. Submission to IES Working Papers There are several editors responsible for individual research fields. Follow the procedure in handbook – appendix II 3. After reviewing the comments from IES WP, your paper is ready for submission to a journal (submission tree) 1. First to an international journal 2. If rejected, send to a local journal (PEP, Finance a úvěr) • The process of successful work usually takes several years, so start working now!

1 st YEAR OBLIGATIONS SUMMARY • Publications – working paper! • Research seminars – 1 each semester • Teaching – recommended 1 course each semester • Defenses attendance – at least 50% • On time ISP and Annual Assessment • Bachelor and Master theses refereeing

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION • • Annual bonuses Extra funding Methodology seminar Webpages

ANNUAL BONUSES – „Money for being a perfect Ph. D student“ – based on complete performance • Publications, teaching, grants, conferences, webpage look, … – Threshold: upper X% rewarded if the minimum requirements are fulfilled – Amount depends on individual activity & total funds obtained – Funded out of the SVV project • do NOT forget to include afiliation to the IES FSV UK and dedicate your paper to this project nr. 260 463 !

EXTRA FUNDING • Summer School Mobility • Conference Mobility Fund – Three times a year – Funding for summer schools and that can‘t be covered from grants – Three scholarships – App. 15, 000 CZK per each scholarship – Call by email • GEMCLIME – Funding for conferences that can‘t be covered from other sources (especially GAUK) – Three scholarships – App. 15, 000 CZK per each scholarship – Call by email

OTHER TECHNICAL INFO • • SIS access & ISIC stickers – Celetná (Philosophical Faculty) Moodle Webpages-> For Students -> Ph. D. Degree -> guidepost Instructions how to use IT – Impossible to get access to computers without it – All first year students + those who did not use IT in seminar rooms at the IES before – Make groups & contact Patrik Gottfried • ISIC coupons – Study Department (Mrs. Stanovská), Hollar • All first year students have a common (physical) mailbox in the secretary's office – Check sometimes if you have not received something

METHODOLOGY SEMINAR • Content: – Our session will take a form of a seminar where we will examine seminar planning and styles, classroom management, feedback and microactivities that can be applied in any class. Be prepared to actively participate in the seminar. • October 31, 2018 in room 314 from 5 p. m. to 8 p. m. • Obligatory for 1 st year students and strongly recommended for all Ph. D students

STUDENTS’ WEB PAGES http: //ies. fsv. cuni. cz/en/staff/zacek http: //ies. fsv. cuni. cz/default/admin_auth/login Your name in Google Search more than 95% - link to IES student’s web page on the 1 st page of the results → people gather info about you from your IES web page Redistribution of exceptional bonuses for Ph. D students - web page is the only available info source taken into account It pays off to care about your own web page!

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