Doctoral Consortium

The United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference Doctoral Consortium (DC) provides an opportunity for doctoral students to engage with peers and work with researchers to reflect on the wider computing education research landscape and expand it through connection and collaboration.

Aims

The UKICER DC has the following aims:

1. To allow new researchers to attend the conference, understand the UK CSEd landscape, and be introduced to the UKICER community.
2. To help build a cohort group of PhD researchers who will then have a network of colleagues across the UK.
3. To influence the growth of the conference, and the UKICER community, through researchers who see UKICER as a "home" conference.

Participation and Commitment

Successful candidates are required to participate in a workshop on the morning of the first day of the conference and an activity session in the afternoon of the second day of the conference. Candidates may also be expected to participate in supplementary activities both before and after the Doctoral Consortium.

Eligibility

Applications are welcome from doctoral students at any stage of study who are: engaged in computing science education research (including, but not limited to: software engineering, cognitive psychology, programming languages and educational science).

• have not graduated prior to the DC.
• are registered with an institution in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Outcome

Attendance and participation in the DC is published in the conference proceedings. The following information will be published:

• Candidate Information
• Name of Candidate
• Institution
• Area of computing education research focus or interest
• Supervisory Team
• Abstract
• Brief abstract (approximately 50 words) that provides sufficient insight into your work.
• Two or three references to influential background or related work.
• Early or established research goals or questions.
• Current or expected contributions of the work.
• Current or expected methodology to delivery contributions.

Application

Doctoral Consortium applications must be submitted via EasyChair. Successful candidates are required to register for the conference, engage in the DC and attend in-person.

Doctoral Consortium Application format

Doctoral Consortium candidates must prepare and submit a two-page application via EasyChair. The application must comprise of one-page abstract submitted in ACM double-column conference proceedings format and a one-page appendix that contains applicant information.

The one-page abstract, that is published in the conference proceedings, must contain:

• Brief abstract (approximately 50 words) that provides sufficient insight into your work.
• Two or three references to influential background or related work.
• Early or established research goals or questions.
• Current or expected contributions of the work.
• Current or expected methodology to delivery contributions.

The one-page appendix, this is not published, must contain:

• Research description of your current work, including:
  • motivation,
  • research progress, and
  • engagement with prior research activities and events.
• Statement of nomination from your doctoral supervisor or supervisor team, detailing:
  • year of study,
  • expected timeline of completion,
  • confirmation that student is able to attend in-person at conference,
  • area of computing education research focus or interest, and
  • expectations for the doctoral consortium.