Doctoral Programme in Accounting and Corporate Finances

Code	Name	Hours
50349	Participation in pre-doctoral forums or national or international congresses	60
	Description Nature: compulsory. Details and planning of training activity: Third or fourth semester (second year of doctoral studies) for full-time students. Within the third year (fifth or sixth semester) for part-time students. Learning outcome: To critically evaluate and be able to conduct a literature review relevant to a research topic. Design and establish a methodology for the development of a research paper. State and contrast appropriate hypotheses for a scientific work. Be able to discuss and debate in public the results and conclusions obtained from a research project. Know the structure and be able to write a communication or paper for a congress or academic conference. Language: Spanish and English Control procedure Control procedure for the training activity: Students will provide the CAPD with a copy of the paper or papers presented together with the certificate of participation issued by the organisation of the academic event. The CAPD, depending on the relevance and the national or international character of the congress or pre-doctoral forum in the scientific field of accounting and corporate finance, will establish the number of hours to be assigned to each communication or paper presented. that has been presented. In order for students to obtain accreditation for this training activity, the total number of hours assigned must be at least must reach, as a minimum, the 60 hours of this activity.
50469	Attendance at related research seminars	10
	Description Character: compulsory. Details and planning of the training activity: The aim of this activity is for students to attend seminars that deal with consolidated and emerging research topics and that allow them to broaden their horizons on the research being carried out in the field of accounting and corporate finance. In the case of full-time students, this activity should preferably be accredited before the end of the second year of enrolment, while in the case of part-time students it should preferably be accredited before the end of the third year of enrolment. The number of hours that all students will have to accredit will be 10, although the CAPD may revise this number of hours to increase it up to a maximum of 45. Learning outcome: To identify new theories and/or methodologies that are applicable in the development of the doctoral thesis. Debate with the speakers on methodological and/or empirical approaches related to the topic of the thesis. Evaluate alternative or complementary designs for the structural development of the doctoral thesis. Language: Spanish and English. Control procedure Control procedure for the training activity: Students will present a summary report to the CAPD with the main contents of the Seminar and the experience acquired. In addition, students will present to the CAPD the proof of participation received from the person in charge of the Seminar. The CAPD, once the documentation submitted has been checked, will accredit the training activity and include it in the student's Personalised Activity Document.
50470	Article under review	60
	Description Nature: Compulsory. Details and planning of the training activity: In order to encourage the development and progress of the doctoral thesis and promote its quality and scientific productivity, an original work must be submitted for review in a journal included in any of the quartiles (JIF) of the Journal Citation Report (JCR) in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). This activity will also be recognised if the journal is included in the first or second quartile (JCI) of the Journal Citation Report (JCR) in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) or in the first or second quartile of the Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) of SCOPUS. Students must accredit this activity prior to the deposit of their doctoral thesis. Learning outcome: Critically evaluate and be able to conduct a literature review relevant to a research topic. Design and establish a methodology for the development of a research work. State and contrast appropriate hypotheses for a scientific work. Be able to discuss the results obtained in a research project and be able to draw conclusions from the evidence, highlighting the contributions made. made. Know the structure and be able to write an article for a journal of academic relevance and impact. Language: Preferably in English. Control procedure Control procedure for the training activity: Students will provide the CAPD with an official document issued by the journal's editorial team stating that the journal has agreed to review the submitted article. The students will provide the CAPD with an official document issued by the journal's editorial team stating that the publication has agreed to submit the article for review. When the CAPD receives this information, it will consult, where appropriate, the JCI quartile. the JCI and SJR quartile available at that time to which the WOS and SCOPUS journal belongs.
50473	Research stays abroad	480
	Description Character: specific and voluntary Details and planning of training activity: The international mobility of students aims to deepen their knowledge or broaden their skills in the field of the research they intend to develop. This activity will also boost or consolidate the future network of international relations. It is recommended that full-time students carry out this activity during the second or third year of their training period, and during the fourth or third year of their It is recommended that full-time students undertake this activity during the second or third year of their training period, and during the fourth or fifth year in the case of part-time students. The minimum duration of the stay shall be three months and will be carried out outside Spain in a higher education institution or research centre of recognised prestige, studying or carrying out research work. studies or research work. The stay and the activities must be endorsed by the Director and authorised by the CAPD, and will be included in the student's activities document. Learning outcomes: Interact with foreign researchers who provide new approaches or methodological approaches that boost or improve the process of writing the doctoral thesis. To join research groups in an international environment with different or complementary approaches to those of the research teams that form part of their own research teams. different or complementary approaches to those of the research teams that make up the doctoral programme. Be able to debate and discuss with researchers from other the methodology and preliminary results obtained in the preparation of the thesis with researchers from other countries. Language: Preferably English Control procedure Control procedure for the training activity: Students will provide the CAPD with an official document of achievement issued by the receiving centre. Mobility actions Mobility: This consists of travelling to the place of the stay (university or research centre) and staying there for the duration of the stay (at least one month). In case of reaching three months, the doctoral student will obtain the mention of international doctor given that the requirement of RD 99/2007 of a minimum stay of three months outside Spain is fulfilled. The PhD Programme will promote these actions through the participation of doctoral students in national and international calls such as: Marie Curie Actions, mobility grants awarded by the MEC, Caja Madrid Foundation, Ramón Areces Foundation, UVEG scholarships that promote mobility to other universities and research centres.