Curriculum. of the PhD-Program. Function and pathophysiology of the auditory system. funded by the state of Lower Saxony

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Curriculum

of the PhD-Program

„Function and pathophysiology of the auditory system“

funded by the state of Lower Saxony

Winter 2010/2011 and Summer 2011

(updated 26/11/2010)

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Introduction

The PhD-Program “Hearing” is a 3-year PhD-program supported by the state of Lower Saxony and is organised by three universities in Hannover (MHH, TiHo, HMT) and the University of Oldenburg. In Hannover the program in embedded in the structures of the Center for Systems Neuroscience (ZSN) and in Oldenburg the students are part of the graduate school of the Research Centre Neurosensory Science (FZNS). Funding is available for 15 Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg scholarships, eight in Hannover (6 MHH, 1 TiHo, 1 HMT) and seven at the University of Oldenburg. Each year up to six students can join the program as associated members with funding from different sources.

In addition to the existing curricula of these two graduate schools the program “hearing” offers specific courses related to the function and pathophysiology of the auditory system. Obligatory classes are offered once a year, while elective classes are offered on request. At least one third of the obligatory classes and at least one third of the electives should be chosen from the program “Hearing” while the other two thirds are classes offered by the ZSN and FZNS, respectively. The classes belong to one or more of the three fields: (1) Hearing Research, (2) General Neurobiology, and (3) Soft skills and Communicative Competence which are indicated in brackets for each class.

If places are available, the classes of the program “hearing” are also open to other students from the ZSN and FZNS.

1.

Obligatory classes

1.1. Clinic, diagnostic and therapy of peripheral and central hearing

disorders (Field 1)

Dates: September 2011

Place: Hannover, MHH, Building K6, node B, 6th floor, seminar room S66 Course organizer: PD Dr. Omid Majdani

Credit: 25 hours / 3CP

Contact: Dr. Thorsten Schweizer ([email protected])

1.2. Fundamentals of Auditory Physiology (Field 1 and 2)

Dates: 6 - 10 June 2011 Place: Oldenburg

Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Christine Köppl Credit: 25 hours / 3CP

Contact: Dr. Kathrin Henrichs ([email protected])

1.3.

Summer School (Field 1, 2 and 3)

Date and time: 18 - 20 August 2011

Place: Schloss Etelsen, Bremer Str. 2, 27299 Langwedel/Etelsen,

www.schloss-etelsen.de

Credit: 20 hours / 2.5 CP (only for first summer school)

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2. Elective

classes

Some of the elective classes are only offered on request. Please indicate online which classes you would like to attend: http://www.doodle.com/mqn9z4su9bps2hsk .

2.1.

Audiology: Basics of Diagnostics, Therapy and Rehabilitation (Field 1)

Dates: on request 1 week Place: MHH, Hannover Credit: 25 hours / 3CP

2.2.

Plasticity of the Auditory System (Field 1 and 2)

Dates: on request 1 week in October 2011 Place: Hannover, MHH, Vianna

Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Andrej Kral Credit: 25 hours / 3CP

2.3.

Signal Processing and Acoustics (Field 1)

Dates: 17 - 23 February 2011

lectures + computer exercises (for those with limited experience with signal processing)

28 February - 04 March

project week (previous experience with signal processing required) Place: Oldenburg

Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Simon Doclo Credit: 25 hours / 3CP

2.4.

Animal Models in Hearing Research (Field 1 and 2)

Dates: on request 2-3 days Hannover plus 2-3 days in Oldenburg Place: Hannover/Oldenburg

Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Günter Reuter Credit: 25 hours / 3CP

2.5. Neurobiology of Communication (Field 2)

Dates: on request in June 2011 Place: Hannover, TiHo

Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Elke Zimmermann, PD Dr. Sabine Schmidt Credit: 25 hours / 3CP

2.6. Methods in Hearing Research (Field 1)

Dates: September 2011 Place: Oldenburg Credit: 25 hours / 3CP

2.7. Imaging Methods in Hearing Research (Field 1 and 2)

Dates: one week in September 2011

Place: probably Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst

Course organizers: Prof. Dr. Christiane Thiel, Prof. Dr. Stefan Debener, Prof. Dr. Christoph Herrmann

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2.8.

Combined PhD Seminar by video conference (Field 1 and 2)

Date and time: most Fridays, 10-12 am, start date is the 5th November 2010 and 15th April 2011

Place: Hannover: MHH, building K5, node F, 3rd floor, seminar room Oldenburg: W3-1-143

Credit: 25 hours / 3 CP if you give at least one presentation and attend semi-regularly throughout the three years of your PhD

2.9.

Journal Club (Neuroscientific Studies on Humans)

Date and time: continuously throughout the year, every last Wednesday of the month from 11-13 am

Place: Hannover, MHH, building K5, node B, 3rd floor, seminar room 63 Course organizer: Dr. Matthias Wittfoth

Credit: 2 hours for each meeting

2.10. Lab Meeting Otolaryngology

Date and time: most Wednesdays from 5-6 pm Place: Hannover, Vianna, 2nd floor, room 2006 Credit: 1 hour for each meeting

2.11. Audiologic

Neurophysiological Practical Course

Date: 10 - 14 October 2011

Place: Hannover, MHH, building K5, node F, 3rd floor, seminar room and labs Course organizer: Prof. Günter Reuter

Credit: 25 hours

2.12. Research seminar of the collaborative research centre „active auditory

system" (Forschungsschwerpunkte des SFB/TRR 31 "Das aktive Gehör")

Dates: Fr, 14:00 - 16:00 Place: Oldenburg, W02 1-143

Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Georg Martin Klump, Prof. Dr. Birger Kollmeier Credit: 3 CP

Contact: Dr. Kathrin Henrichs, Dr. Klaudia Hettwer ([email protected])

2.13. Acoustic measuring, psychoacoustic and audiological methods

(Akustische, psychoakustische und audiologische Methoden)

Dates: weekly during winter term

Th. 08:00-10:00 (W03 1-154 lecture) Th. 16:00-18:00 (W02 1-142 seminar) Fr. 08:00-10:00 (W04 1-162 lecture) Place: Oldenburg, W03 1-154, W02 1-142, W04 1-162 Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Jesko Lars Verhey

Credit: 6 CP

2.14. Basics of statistic

(Grundlagen der verteilungsfreien Statistik)

Dates: 07.06. - 11.06.2010, summer 2011 Place: Oldenburg, ZIP-Raum Biologie

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Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Georg Martin Klump, PD Dr. Thomas Friedl, Dr.Ulrike Langemann

Credit: 3 CP

2.15. Advanced presentation skills

Dates: on request 4 days every term Place: Oldenburg

Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen Credit: 3 CP

2.16. Scientific

writing

Dates: summer term 2011, 4 hours a week Place: Oldenburg

Course organizer: Prof. Dr. Christiane Margarete Thiel Credit: 6 CP, if you write a paper

2.17. Successful communication & constructive conflict resolution

Dates: 24 - 25 February 2011 (9:00 – 16:00)

Place: Oldenburg: W01 1-117 (24.2.2011), W01 1-109 (25.2.2011) Course organizer: Barbara Kosuch

Credit: 1 CP

2.18. Time Management - Using time effectively

Date: 21 March 2011 (9:00 – 16:00) Place: Oldenburg: W01 1-117 Course organizer: Barbara Kosuch Credit: 0.5 CP

2.19. Project

management

Dates: two days in June – September 2011 Place: Oldenburg

Course organizer: Barbara Kosuch Credit: 1 CP

2.20. Project management with MS-Project

Date: two days in March 2011 Place: Oldenburg

Course organizer: Ulrich Kobusch Credit: 1 CP

2.21. Career

Strategies

Dates: two days in June – September 2011 Place: Oldenburg

Course organizer: Laetitia Godineau Credit: 1 CP

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3. Meetings

3.1. Annual Meeting of the Program Committee 2010

Date and time: 15th October 2010, 2-5 pm

Place: Hannover: MHH, building K5, node F, 3rd floor, seminar room Oldenburg: W3-1-143

3.2. Annual Members Meeting and Meeting of the Program Committee 2011

Date and time: 18th August 2011 in conjunction with the summer school 2011 Place: Schloss Etelsen, Bremer Str. 2, 27299 Langwedel/Etelsen,

www.schloss-etelsen.de

http://www.doodle.com/mqn9z4su9bps2hsk .