1st YEAR ASSESSMENT
Download Pdf1. What is the assessment of the first year of doctoral studies?
In the academic year of the first enrolment in doctoral studies, the Academic Committee evaluates the Research Plan drawn up by the PhD student. The Research Plan must include the Data Management Plan and the Training Plan.
The doctoral student will upload the Research Plan and the Data Management Plan in pdf format to the RAPI online platform, once they have obtained the approval of the thesis supervisor and the tutor.
The thesis supervisor and the tutor will view the documents submitted to RAPI by the doctoral students, in the "activity document" menu and in the "Research plan" menu. They will then upload the corresponding Research Plan Endorsement report to RAPI and record their assessment.
PhD students, thesis supervisors and tutors will need to change the status of each document in RAPI, so everyone to view and validate the records at different stages of the evaluation.
2. Which documents are required for the 1st year assessment?
1st year doctoral student assessment
- Doctoral students: Research Plan and the Data Management PlanThe Academic Committee of each Programme may announce the assessment period, with specific requirements of its area, through the Virtual Campus.
3. How ios the documentation submitted to the Academic Committee?
Documentation is submited through the RAPI online platform in following order:
1. Doctoral students upload the required documents to the evaluation call. 
Watch the presentation link
2. The thesis supervisors and tutors view and validate the documents of the doctoral students assigned to them, issue their report and upload it to the platform.
3. The Academic Committee grades the doctoral students based on the assessment made by the thesis supervisors and tutors, and on the documentation submitted by the doctoral students.
4. How is the assessment carried out by the Academic Committee?
The Academic Committee evaluates the Research Plan and the Activity Document together with the Endorsements presented by the thesis supervisor and tutor. Once the grade has been awarded, it will be entered into RAPI.
If the Academic Committee does not accept the Research Plan, the grade will be negative and the observations will include the suggestions and improvements to be made, as well as the deadline for submitting a new Research Plan.
Normally, it will have to be submitted in the next assessment period. If, in the next period, the Research Plan is not approved, the doctoral student will be permanently withdrawn from the Doctoral Programme.