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Transversal Training Activities EDUAM 2024/2025
2024-2025 Call for EDUAM Branch Training Activities
UAM Doctoral School will plan the required range of transversal activities shared by PhD programs that are related to research skills and personal values. Therefore, PhD Students will thus improve their academic and professional abilities previously determined in order to achieve their Phd Certificate.
Transversal activities become very useful for everyone who attends a PhD, irrespective of specific area of knowledge. These activities are intended to develop transversal skills as part of the PhD training.
All Transversal activities are optional for PhD Students.
The new criteria for classification, enrollment and evaluation of the transversal training activities for the 2024/25 academic year can be found at the bottom of this page in the download area.
ACTIVITIES OF SIGMA OWN DEGREES (EDUAM OWN OFFERING) ANNOUNCEMENT
Enrollment period extended until two weeks before the beginning of the activity for those activities in which there are still spots available.
Two new training activities, one aimed at PhD students in Medicine and Surgery.
Training Activities 2024/2025
- TRANSVERSAL ACTIVITIES OF OFFICIAL SIGMA-PDS.
Enrollment associated with the renewal of the academic tutoring (see Academic and Enrollment Calendar). Currently CLOSED.
Enrollment periods (see Academic and Enrollment Calendar):
- From September 16 to September 30, 2024: PhD students enrolling in academic tutorships 2 to 5.
- From October 3 to October 11: academic tutorships 6 to 9.
- From October 16 to November 15: first academic tutorship.
The enrollment instructions for the SIGMA-PDS OFFICIAL Transversal Training Activities can be found in the download area.
The enrollment of the training activities is carried out at the same time as the renewal of the academic tutorship. Verification of proper enrollment can be done by downloading the registration receipt.
Maximum number of activities of this type that can be enrolled for the academic year 2024/25 is two, regardless of the number of ECTS associated with each of them.
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SIGMA code |
Training Activity | Impartation Dates | Training Modality |
| 60100 | January 13, 14, 15, 16 y 17, 2025; 10:00-11:30h. January 20, 2025; 10:00-12:30h |
In-person | |
| 60108 |
Digital skills for research: digital tools for project management and information management |
From november 1, 2024. | Online (online course on the UAMx platform for self-paced learning) |
| 60121 |
Digital skills for research: communicating ideas effectively with interactive digital resources |
From november 1, 2024. | Online (online course on the UAMx platform for self-paced learning) |
| 60109 | April 7, 8 and 9, 2025 (Mon to Wed): 9:30-17:30h. April 10, 2025 (Thu); 9:30-14:30h |
In-person | |
| 60110 | Tools for critical thinking | 4 February (Tue), 2025; 11:00-13:00h 11 and 18 February 2025 (Tue); 11:00-13:30h 25 February and 4 March (Tue), 2025; 11:00-13:30h 13 and 20 March (Thu), 2025; 11:00-13:30h 27 March (Thu), 2025; 11:00-14:00h |
In-person |
| 60101 |
Keys to successful scientific writing: Effective strategies and ethical use of AI tools |
5, 12, 19 and 26 November, 2024; 16:00-18:00h. 3 December, 2024; 10:00-14:00h |
In-person/Online only for justified reasons (ej. a research stay out of the UAM) |
| 60106 | Qualitative Research | 25 and 26 February, 2025; 11:00-14:00h | In-person |
| 60111 | Fundamentals of academic Spanish for the elaboration of doctoral thesis and scientific papers | 13, 14, 20 and 21, February, 2025; 11:00-13:30h | In-person |
| 60112 | 29 January, 2025; 10:00-14:00h 30 and 31 January, 2025, 10:00-13:00h |
In-person | |
| 60113 | Introduction to textual data processing with the corpus management and query system Sketch Enginen) | 23 and 24 January, 2025; 9:30-13:00h 28 January, 2025, 9:30-12:30h |
In-person |
| 60114 | Scientific communication and linguistic corpora: tools for interdisciplinary research | 3, 5, 10, 12 and 17 March, 2025; 16:00-20:00h | Hybrid |
| 60116 | Academic Communication: Rhetoric, Proposals and Presentations | 21 and 28 March (Fri) 2025; 11:00-14:00h | In-person |
| 60117 | Communication: Rhetoric and negotiation | 4 and 11 April (Fri), 2025; 11:00-14:00h | In-person |
| 60102 | YAS-UAM: entornos de simulación aplicados a la docencia y la investigación | Días 19 y 20 de mayo de 2025, de 9:30 a 13:00h Día 21 de mayo de 2025, de 9:30 a 12:30h |
In-person |
| 60103 | Use of digital models in research and education | Días 6 and 7 November, 2024; 9:30-12:30h 8 November, 2024; 9:30-13:30h |
In-person |
| 60104 | Experimental design | 9, 13, 16, 20 and 28 January, 2025; 15:30-19:30h | In-person |
| 60105 | Basic Excel for researchers: tools to organize, filter, visualize and analyze your data | 25 November, 2, 9 and 16 December, 2024; 15:30-18:00h | In-person |
| 60107 | Research design with Idea Puzzle software | 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 March, 2025; 10:00-12:00h | Online (Zoom) |
| 60115 | Keys for reading images, maps and landscapes | All Thu from 31 October to 12 December, 2024; 11:00-12:30h | Online (Teams) |
| 60118 | Artificial Intelligence for the researcher | 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 and 27 November, 2024; 16:00-18:30h | In-person |
| 60119 | From the real model to the digital model, from the digital model to 3D printing | 17 and 28 March, 2025; 10:00-14:00h 18, 21, 24 and 25 March, 2025, 10:00-12:00h |
In-person |
| 60120 | Research design using qualitative techniques | 10, 11 and 12 June, 2025; 12:00-14:00h | Hybrid |
| 60122 | Use of social networks for research transfer | 9, 14 and 16 January, 2025; 11:00 - 13:00h | Hybrid (in-person or online-Teams, at student's choice) |
| 60123 | Advanced Excel for researchers: quantitative analysis and machine learning | 14, 16 and 21 January, 2025; 16:00 - 18:00h | In-person. Bring your own laptop with excel (UAM campus license) installed. |
Enrollment is carried out after the renewal of the academic tutoring, from November 1 to 15, 2024, except for the two activities listed below for which the deadline has been extended. Given that the activities have a limited number of places, once this number is exceeded, the applicant will be placed on the waiting list. If the applicant finally obtains a place, he/she will be informed by institutional mail.
The maximum number of activities of this type that can be registered for the academic year 2024/25 is two, regardless of the number of ECTS associated with each of them.
This limitation does not affect the following activities:
- Physics and Chemistry Training Seminars (SemFiQui)
- Third Physics and Chemistry Symposium (SymFiQui)
- Encourage your creativity
SIGMA-Students path for enrollment: SIGMA > Otra Formación UAM > Doctorandos – Actividades Formativas > Matricula
| Training Activity | Impartation Dates | Training Modality | Enrollment deadline extended till ... |
| Last Friday of each month from 20 December 2024 to 30 May 2025, 12:30-14:00h | Hybrid | 15/12/2024 | |
| Third Physics and Chemistry Symposium (SymFiQui) | 16 and 17 June, 2025; 9.30-17.30h | Hybrid | 02/06/2025 |
| Use of lasers in student and research laboratories: Hidden and not-so-hidden dangers | 11 and 12 February, 2025; 11:00-12:00h | In-person | 28/01/2025 |
|
Alternative qualitative methods for researching with youth on the margins |
26, 27 and 28 November, 10, 11 and 12 December, 2024; 17:00-19:00h | In-person, except for one online class | 21/11/2024 |
| Qualitative data analysis and categorization process | 2 and 3 April, 2025; 10:00-14:00h | Synchronous online | Completed |
| Introduction to Scientific Outreach | From 31 March to 4 April, de 2025; 10:00-13:00h | In-person | 17/03/2025 |
| Open source software for your research career | 3 and 10 March, 2025; 9:30-13:30h | In-person | 17/02/2025 |
| Assertive communication during the Doctorate | 14, 21 and 28 January, 4 and 18 February, 2025; 13:00-15:00h | In-person | 13/12/2024 |
| Emotional Management and Planning for a Doctorate | 17 and 24 January, 2025; 10:00-14:00h | In-person | Completed |
| Workshop for managing anxiety, improving mood and promoting self-care of PhD students | 9, 13, 16, 20 and 23 January, 2025; 15:00-17:00h | In-person | 10/12/2024 |
| 13 (Thu) and 18 (Tue) February, 2025; 10:00-14:00h | In-person | Completed | |
| Qualitative Research Seminar with NVivo | 3 (Mon) and 4 (Tue) February, 2025; 15:15-19:30h | In-person | 20/01/2025 |
| Introduction to Meta-analysis | 27 November (Wed), 2024; 16:00-20:00h | In-person | Completed |
| Workshop “R: A Toolbox for My Thesis - Handling and Visualization" | 13 (Fri) December, 2024; 10:00-14:00h | In-person | Completed |
| Intellectual property, image rights and data protection in university research | All Tue from 14 January to 25 February, 2025;10:00-12:00h | In-person and asynchronous online class mode | 13/12/2024 |
| Gender and Intersectionality in the Doctorate | 7 and 8 May, 2025; 9:30-14:30h | In-person | 23/04/2025 |
| Encourage your creativity | All 2025 | Asynchronous online (UAMx) | 09/12/2024 |
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Theoretical-practical course on diagnostic reasoning in medicine. PhD students and graduates in Medicine and Surgery. Preferably first tutorship. |
6, 13 and 20 February, 2025; 16:00 - 18:00h | In-person | 23/01/2025 |
| Qualitative research: the analytical ethnographic approach | 24 February, 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 March, and 7 April, 2025; 16:30 - 18:30h | In-person | 10/02/2025 |
- CIVIS ACTIVITIES.
Aimed at doctoral students from any university of the Consortium of European Universities. Enrollment is not carried out through SIGMA, but through the CIVIS UAM website.
Maximum number of activities: in this case, the maximum enrollment limit of two activities does not apply.
| Training Activity | Impartation Dates | Training Modality |
| Challenges of Digital and Technological Transformations: Work and Organizational Life in an Uncertain Future | 90min sessions one Friday per month, from January to June 2025 (concrete dates TBC) | Online |
| Scientific Communication and Linguistic Corpora: Tools for Interdisciplinary Research | In-person classes on mondays, from March 3rd to March 31st 2025. From March 3rd to March 7th (the Mobility Week), in-person classes every day of the week in the afternoon. | Hybrid (Moodle, Teams) |
Downloads
- Enrollment instructions for official SIGMA-PDS Transversal Training Activities for the academic year 2024/2025 [761KB]
- Criteria for enrollment and delivery of Transversal Training Activities for the academic year 2024/2025 [171KB]
- List of Transversal Training Activities from previous academic courses [178KB]