The aim of this subject is to help the doctoral student continue working on his/her project approved within the course Doctoral Thesis Project III. The preparation of the thesis is done in five phases (subjects Doctoral Thesis I to V).

In this second phase, the doctoral student in close co-operation with his/her supervisor will conduct research needed for answering the research question.

Apart from that the student will prepare a chapter (that will amount about 20 % of the final thesis) and present it during the PhD workshop in order to gain feedback of his/her peers and members of academic staff.