Course information for teachers
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
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Step 1: Prepare to give an already established doctoral course*
Fill out this web form to create a course offering at EECS (required).
Doctoral Education Support is the recipient of the web form. We will register the course offering in Kopps, which exports the data to Ladok and Canvas. After that, the course will be searchable and visible as an upcoming course for doctoral students. Read more on the web page Course information for doctoral students under the subheading "How to find planned courses".
Based on the information entered in the web form, we assist with merging Canvas course rooms with help from IT-Support, announcing courses in pEECS and/or Slack with help from the Communication Unit, etc. Note that according to the school's channels , mailing lists are no longer used to announce courses.
* If you wish to create a new doctoral course, see the subheading Establishing a new doctoral course below.
Step 2: Admit and register doctoral students before the course
If using Canvas
Send a class list to doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se before the course starts. The doctoral students will then get admitted and registered in Ladok and access the course material in Canvas.
If not using Canvas
Course admission and registration in Ladok is not required before the course starts. Instead, this will be made in connection with reporting results after the course.
Step 3: Report course results after the course
Email doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se and include the following information:
- Course code
- Course name
- Doctoral student's full name
- Doctoral student's civic registration number
- Year and period when the course was held
- Examination date
No course credits are registered until the examiner has certified the result in Ladok.
Step 4: Upload a course analysis after the course
Upload your course analysis (doc 72 kB) to the course page in the course and programme directory .
Establishing a new doctoral course
The Faculty Board is responsible for deciding on the establishment of new doctoral courses. Since the board meets approximately once a month , the process must be initiated well in advance of the planned course start.
The process is initiated by the examiner. It then involves the Programme Director (PA), Doctoral Education Support (administration), the Director of Third-Cycle Education (FA), KTH's Ladok support, and the school's Faculty Board.
If a complete application – approved by both PA and FA – reaches the Faculty Board at least two weeks before their next meeting, it will be reviewed at that meeting. Otherwise, it will be reviewed at the following meeting.
How to apply
- Discuss the course with the Programme Director (PA). It is important that the course content, structure, and scope are aligned and agreed upon from the beginning.
- Contact
Doctoral Education Support
via email. Request access to initiate the process of creating a new course in Ladok. Once you have received access, you may begin entering the course information. Please keep the following in mind when completing the details in Ladok:
- The course must have at least one examiner.
- The syllabus must be available in both Swedish and English.
- Intended learning outcomes, examination types, and course format must be clearly defined.
- The number of credits must reflect the expected student workload.
- The course code is assigned by Doctoral Education Support. It begins with "F", followed by two letters, the digit "3", and three numbers (e.g., FDD3xxx).
- The grading scale is Pass (P) / Fail (F).
- The following steps take place in Ladok. Refer to
KTH's step-by-step guide
(in Swedish) or contact
Doctoral Education Support
for assistance:
- The examiner enters the course information and submits it. In the notes field, please include the following:
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The need for the course, its relation to existing third-cycle courses at EECS/KTH, and the intended target group (e.g. doctoral programmes or divisions).
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Estimated number of students in the coming years.
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Whether the course is standalone or linked to another course (if so, provide the course code).
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Planned frequency of the course (e.g. every year or every other year).
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- The Programme Director (PA) reviews and approves the course.
- Doctoral Education Support checks the details and forwards the case.
- Ladok support conducts a technical review.
- The Director of Third-Cycle Education (FA) assesses whether the course is ready for decision or requires revision.
- Doctoral Education Support either forwards the case to the Faculty Board for decision or returns it to the PA for revision.
- The examiner enters the course information and submits it. In the notes field, please include the following:
- Doctoral Education Support will notify the examiner when the course has been approved and registered in Ladok. The course will then appear in the course and programme catalogue, and the teacher can follow the instructions under Step 1: Prepare to give a doctoral course on this page each time the course is offered.
Making changes to a doctoral course
Revising an official course syllabus
When updating an official course syllabus, the scale of revisions determines the appropriate steps to follow:
- A new doctoral course must be created for significant changes, such as altering the course name or adjusting credit counts. Please consult section 1.2.1 of the regulation document " Guideline on course syllabus, grading system and examination at education on all cycles " for detailed guidelines. The Faculty Board decides upon new courses.
- Suppose most aspects of the course syllabus require modification, but they exclude the abovementioned changes. In that case, you can use the standard procedure by submitting the form for registration of third-cycle course in Ladok to doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se . Specify on the form that the revision pertains solely to the course syllabus, not the establishment of a new course. The Director of Third-Cycle Education approves such revisions.
- For minor adjustments, such as tweaking a few details, please email doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se the old and new text for processing. The Director of Third-Cycle Education approves such minor revisions.
Examiner changes
If a course requires the addition of a new examiner or a change in the existing examiner(s), kindly email doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se with the following details:
- Name of the new examiner.
- Confirmation of whether any examiner is stepping down from their role.
- Confirmation of the change from the new examiner and at least one of the current examiners.
- Date of the change.
If an examiner resigns from a course with multiple examiners, please inform doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se .
Discontinuation of a doctoral course
To initiate an application for the discontinuation of a doctoral course, please send an email to doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se and answer the following questions:
- What is the reason for discontinuing the course?
- Is there a plan to replace the course with a new one, and if so, has the new course already been established?
- Has the course been given in parallel with a second-cycle course?
Please note that examinations must be able to be offered for two years after the course is given for the last time. ( Guideline on course syllabus, grading system and examination at education on all cycles , 1.2.2 Discontinue course) For a course given for the last time during the autumn semester of 2024, examinations must be available until the end of the autumn semester of 2026. The course will be discontinued at the end of the autumn semester of 2026.
The Faculty Board decides to discontinue courses. They meet approximately once a month . Therefore, it is essential to start the process well before planned discontinuation. The application for discontinuation should be submitted at least one month before the Board's next meeting.