Teaching Practice

An integral part of the DS Study Programme is compulsory teaching practice of 60 hours, including 15 hours of co-teaching practice and 45 hours of practice involving independent academic teaching.

The allocation of teaching practice hours is made by the Director of the Institute at the request of the DS Director after consultation with the supervisor and the doctoral student. The supervisor or, in their stead, the representative of the concerned discipline on the DS Board, coordinates the implementation of the internships.

Co-teaching practice must be completed in semester III.

Co-teaching practice, amounting to 15 hours, should ideally take place within the subjects taught by the supervisor/auxiliary supervisor. If this is not possible within the subjects taught by the supervisor/auxiliary supervisor, the co-practice can be done within the subjects taught by another academic teacher (at least with a doctoral degree) designated by the Director of the Institute.                                         

In order to be credited for the co-practice, the doctoral student shall submit to the Doctoral School Office a certificate of the co-internship (signed by the supervisor or auxiliary supervisor or the designated academic teacher).

Independent teaching practice can be carried out over three semesters from semesters IV to VI, the final date for credit is semester VI.

The doctoral student is expected to complete a total of 45 hours of independent teaching practice. The practice sessions can be spread out in time and do not have to be performed continuously. The course is credited in the USOS system only in the semester in which the 45 hours are completed. The following documents are required in order to obtain credit for a course:

1) a card for the course you are taking (if you are taking more than one course, there must be a card for each course separately) – the Institute has a template for this card;

2) course outlines (a description for each individual meeting with students) – template;

3) a course evaluation sheet (the evaluation should be conducted by the supervisor or the person responsible for the course, or another competent independent researcher – in the case of more than one course, the evaluation should take place in each of the courses) – template;

4) Results of the evaluation survey for each of the courses taught (the Institute is responsible for surveying students);

5) Certificate of practice – template.