§ 4 Duties of doctoral students
(1) 1PhD students must register in writing or electronically with the coordinator of the graduate school in accordance with § 5 Para. 3 Letter f Doctoral Regulations before they begin their membership. 2This should be done at the beginning of the examination procedure.
(2) 1The doctoral candidates are obliged to propose a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) to the GSfBS within 3 months in accordance with § 12 (2). 2It is also one of the duties to regularly communicate plans, progress and any problems to the members of the TAC in accordance with the schedule set out below. 3The organization of necessary TAC meetings, which can also be held in digital form, is also one of the duties of the doctoral students.
(3) 1Intermediately within the first five months after registration at the GSfBS in accordance with §13 paragraph 1, the doctoral candidate must submit a brief written research proposal to the Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) in accordance with §12 paragraph 2. 2 After submission of the research plan, the doctoral candidate must submit an oral report to all members of the TAC within four weeks 3followed by a consultation meeting to provide support for further project development. 4In addition to experimental strategies, recommendations for further training should also be discussed. 5 The recommendations made during the consultation must be recorded and signed by all those involved. 6 The corresponding protocol (Feedback Form) must be submitted to the coordinator in accordance with § 9.
(4) 1The doctoral candidates must submit a first progress report to the TAC within 17 months and a second progress report within 29 months on the progress of their work followed by a consultation meeting, which is intended to provide support for the further development of the project. 2 In addition to experimental strategies and any problems that arise, the plans regarding the completion of the doctorate and its time perspective and the publication of the results should also be discussed. 3The signed protocols (Feedback Forms) of the annual talks should be submitted to the coordinator.
(5) 1If the doctorate cannot be completed within 3.5 years, further progress reports (3rd, 4th, etc. progress reports) and TAC meetings should be held at 6-month intervals (after 41, 47, etc. months). 2Deviations from these intervals can be decided by the TAC, which must be communicated to the coordinator. 3This can also be recorded in the feedback form.
(6) 1If a doctorate is not to be completed after 54 months, separate consultations will be held with the doctoral candidate and the supervisor by a member of the Steering Committee or by a member of the GSfBS appointed by the coordinator from the group of supervisors. 2The doctoral candidates are obliged to prepare all necessary consultations of the TAC by means of the relevant reports and presentations.
(7) 1PhD students are obliged to participate in a continuing education event on good scientific practice.
(8) 1PhD students are to participate in scientific lectures and further training in the field of "key qualifications". 2This may include, in particular, scientific writing and presentation, statistics and data analysis, courses in university didactics, management skills, start-up & self-employment, and language courses.
(9) 1PhD students are required to participate in the business processes and procedures used at the University of Cologne. 2Status reports and TAC meeting minutes are to be uploaded to the electronic doctoral student file in accordance with § 19 of the doctoral regulations and the coordinator is to be informed accordingly.
The GSfBS Ordnung in the legal German version.
This English version is only meant to assist you and is not a legal version of the regulations.
