University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology DOCTORAL STUDY OF KINESIOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB Faculty of Kinesiology DOCTORAL STUDY KINESIOLOGY Zagreb, September 2014 1 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology DOCTORAL STUDY OF KINESIOLOGY NAME, LAST NAME AND TITLE OF THE CONTACT PERSON: Full Prof. Lana Ružić, PhD FUNCTION: Vice-dean for Science/Postgraduate Studies Coordinator E-MAIL: [email protected] TELEPHONE: 098/380753 ADDRESS: Horvaćanski zavoj 15, Zagreb Pursuant to the Decision of 29 November 2012 of the Faculty Council, this Study Programme was prepared by the Working group for the implementation of a new proposed doctoral study of kinesiology, composed of: Full Prof. Vladimir Medved, PhD; Full Prof. Marjeta Mišigoj- Duraković, PhD, Full Prof. Dragan Milanović, PhD, Full Prof. Mirna Andrijašević, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Boris Neljak, PhD, Full Prof. Igor Jukić, PhD, Full Prof. Lana Ružić, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Goran Sporiš, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Damir Knjaz, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Goran Marković, PhD, and Asst. Prof. Renata Barić, PhD. 2 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology DOCTORAL STUDY OF KINESIOLOGY CONTENTS A.1. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED DOCTORAL STUDY . 5 A.1.1. NAME OF THE PROPOSED DOCTORAL STUDY. 5 A.1.2. NAME OF THE PROVIDER OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME AND THE COOPERATING INSTITUTION(S) PARTICIPATING IN THE STARTING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY. 5 A.1.3. NAME OF THE IMPLEMENTER OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME . 5 A.1.4. SCIENTIFIC FIELD AND DISCIPLINE OF THE PROPOSED STUDY PROGRAMME. .5 A.1.5. DURATION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS (IN YEARS). 5 A.1.6. NUMBER OF REQUIRED COURSES/MODULES. 5 A.1.7. NUMBER OF ELECTIVE COURSES/MODULES OFFERED WITHIN THE DOCTORAL STUDY. 6 A.1.8. ACADEMIC TITLE EARNED UPON COMPLETION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY. 6 A.1.9. PROPOSED SMALLEST NUMBER OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEAR. .6 A.1.10 PROPOSED HIGHEST NUMBER OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEAR . 6 A.2. INTRODUCTION . 7 A.2.1. REASONS FOR STARTING THE PROPOSED DOCTORAL STUDY. 7 A.2.1.1. Justifiability of starting the new doctoral study with regard to existence of similar doctoral studies at the University of Zagreb. 7 A.2.1.2. Usefulness of the proposed doctoral study with regard to needs of research activities in the public and private sectors, and possibilities of employment. .7 A.2.1.3. Usefulness of the proposed doctoral study with regard to stimulation of social and economic development. 8 A.2.1.4. Foundation of the proposed study programme on competitive scientific research, and on new insights, knowledge and skills. 9 A.2.1.5. Innovativeness of the proposed study programme, that is, potential of the proposed study programme for creation of new and relevant knowledge or artistic practices. 10 A.2.2. ANALYSIS OF THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY WITH THE RESEARCH STRATEGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB. 11 A.2.3. PRIOR EXPERIENCES OF THE PROGRAMME PROPOSER IN IMPLEMENTATION OF DOCTORAL STUDIES. .11 A.2.4. INTERNATIONAL RECOGNISABILITY OF THE PROPOSER OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY IN SCIENTIFIC OR ARTISTIC RESEARCH, OR ARTISTIC CREATION. 12 A.2.5. COMPARABILITY WITH SIMILAR DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES OF HIGHLY RANKED FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES. 13 A.2.6. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE STUDY PROGRAMME. .14 A.2.7. DESCRIPTION OF THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON DESCRIPTION OF ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS CRITERIA AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE APPLICANT SELECTION PROCEDURE. .15 A.2.8. DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE STUDY. 18 A.3. CURRICULUM OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY. 18 A.3.1. DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY. 18 A.3.2. DESCRIPTION OF THE MANNER OF TRAINING DOCTORAL STUDENTS FOR ACQUISITION OF SCIENTIFIC OR ARTISTIC KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO SOLVE COMPLEX SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS CREATIVELY AND ON THE BASIS OF RESEARCH. 21 A.3.3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING DOCTORAL STUDENTS FOR AN INDEPENDENT, RESEARCH-BASED AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PROBLEMS, FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND FOR CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE WORK OF OTHERS. .21 A.3.4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME POTENTIAL FOR ACQUISITION OF WORK COMPETENCES, INCLUDING LIST OF COURSES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF GENERIC AND TRANSFER SKILLS. 22 A.3.5. POTENTIAL OF THE STUDY FOR ESTABLISHING COOPERATION WITH OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BUSINESS SECTORS. 22 A.3.6. REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS’ ADVANCING TO THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR OF THE STUDY. 23 3 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology DOCTORAL STUDY OF KINESIOLOGY A.3.7. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVING THE TOPIC OF THE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION. 27 A.3.8. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF STUDY. 29 A.3.9. POSSIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMME IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. .29 A.3.10. LIST OF COURSES/MODULES THAT CAN BE OFFERED IN ENGLISH. 30 A.3.11. CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ENROLLING IN COURSES/MODULES FROM OTHER DOCTORAL STUDIES . .32 A.3.12. ORGANIZATION OF THE FULL-TIME STUDY AND THE PART-TIME STUDY. 32 A.3.13. DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM OF ADVISING AND GUIDING DOCTORAL STUDENTS THROUGH THE DOCTORAL STUDY, APPOINTMENT OF STUDY ADVISOR IN THE PROCESS OF ENROLMENT INTO THE DOCTORAL STUDY, AND HIS/HER. 33 A.3.14. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS, MENTORS AND STUDY PROVIDERS. 34 A.3.15. COST OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME PER DOCTORAL STUDENT. .34 A.4. METHODS OF MONITORING QUALITY OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY. 35 A.4.1. LIST OF QUALITY INDICATORS SUCH AS SCIENTIFIC OR ARTISTIC PRODUCTION OF TEACHERS AND DOCTORAL STUDENTS, QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION, RELEVANCE AND QUALITY OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS, STATISTICAL DATA ON DURATION OF STUDY, STATISTICAL DATA ON THE NUMBERS OF NEW HOLDERS OF DOCTORAL DEGREES IN RELATION TO THE NUMBERS OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS ANNUALLY, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION REALIZED, EMPLOYABILITY OF NEW HOLDERS OF DOCTORAL DEGREES. 35 A.4.2. DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD OF PARTICIPATION BY DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN PROCEDURES OF EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY. 36 A.4.3. PPROCEDURES FOR MONITORING AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMME, AS WELL AS FOR MONITORING OF SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY (PROCEDURES OF EVALUATION AND SELF-EVALUATION – ANNUAL SELF-EVALUATION OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME, ANNUAL SELF-EVALUATION OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS, REVISION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY IN ACCORDANCE WITH QUALITY MONITORING RESULTS AND RESULTS OF SELF-EVALUATION OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE DOCTORAL PROGRAMME) . 37 A.5. LIST OF COURSES/MODULES. 38 A5.1A. REQUIRED COURSES . 38 A.5.2A. COURSES WITHIN ELECTIVE MODULES OF RESEARCH FIELDS A . 39 A.5.3A. COURSES WITHIN ELECTIVE MODULES OF RESEARCH FIELDS B . .40 A.5.4A. ELECTIVE COURSES . .41 A.5.5. OBTAINING SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS (DISTRIBUTION GROUP III). 42 A.5.6. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC SCIENTIFIC OR SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERT CONFERENCES, AND LECTURES ORGANIZED AS PART OF ELECTIVE COURSES. 42 A5.1B. REQUIRED COURSES . 45 A.5.2B. COURSES WITHIN ELECTIVE MODULES OF RESEARCH FIELDS A . .53 A.5.3B. COURSES WITHIN ELECTIVE MODULES OF RESEARCH FIELDS B . .87 A.5.4B. ELECTIVE COURSES . 117 REQUIRED WORKSHOPS . .. 137 A.6. TEACHING AND RESEARCH CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY . 143 A.6.1. LIST OF TEACHERS. .143 A.6.2. LIST OF POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS EMPLOYED AT THE INSTITUTION THAT PROPOSES THE STUDY PROGRAMME. 313 A.6.3. LIST OF SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS ON WHICH THE PROGRAMME OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY IS BASED. .359 4 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology DOCTORAL STUDY OF KINESIOLOGY DETAILED OVERVIEW A.1. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED DOCTORAL STUDY A.1.1. NAME OF THE PROPOSED DOCTORAL STUDY Kinesiology A.1.2. NAME OF THE PROVIDER OF THE PROPOSED DOCTORAL STUDY AND THE COOPERATING INSTITUTION(S) PARTICIPATING IN ITS SETTING UP AND IMPLEMENTING University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Horvaćanski zavoj 15 A.1.3. NAME OF THE INSTITUTION CONDUCTING THE PROPOSED STUDY University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Horvaćanski zavoj 15 A.1.4. SCIENTIFIC OR ARTISTIC AREA, FIELD AND BRANCH IN WHICH THE STUDY IS INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED (OR RESPECTIVELY, AREAS AND/OR FIELDS AND/OR BRANCHES, IN CASE OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMME) Area: Humanities and Social Sciences Field: Kinesiology Branch (if the doctoral study is performed in a branch): A.1.5. DURATION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS (IN YEARS) The doctoral study of kinesiology takes 3 years or 6 terms. A.1.6. NUMBER OF REQUIRED COURSES/MODULES The programme of doctoral study in kinesiology comprises 3 required courses and two elective modules. The elective modules are selected from A and B list (four offered research modules in each list), as explaned latter. 5 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology DOCTORAL STUDY OF KINESIOLOGY A.1.7. NUMBER OF ELECTIVE COURSES/MODULES In addition to elective courses that the student chooses within the modules of the programme, the study programme also offers ten elective courses. A.1.8. ACADEMIC TITLE EARNED UPON COMPLETION OF THE DOCTORAL STUDY Upon completion of the doctoral study of kinesiology, the doctoral student is awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Social Sciences (PhD) in the field of Kinesiology. A.1.9. PROPOSED SMALLEST NUMBER OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEAR 25 students per academic year (enrollment offered every two years). A.1.10. PROPOSED HIGHEST NUMBER OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEAR 50 students per academic year (enrollment offered every two years). 6 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology DOCTORAL STUDY OF KINESIOLOGY A.2. INTRODUCTION A.2.1. REASONS FOR SETTING UP THE PROPOSED DOCTORAL STUDY A.2.1.1.