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1. How Italian PhD students reap the
benefits of institutional resources
and digital services in the open Web
Antonella Esposito, Albert Sangrà, Marcelo Maina
UOC - Open University of Catalonia
INTED 2013, 4-6 March, Valencia
3. Empirical settings of the e-survey
Università degli
Studi di Milano
About 1.400 PhD
students
Università degli
Studi Milano-Bicocca
About 600 PhD
students
Politecnico di
Milano
About 900 PhD
students
4. Summary of responses
Defined threshold: 10%
N = 3000 Reached threshold: 20%
Responses from about 20 subject areas
Started Completed Potential
questionnaires questionnaires interviewees
Total 624 483 123
University % respondents N° respondents
Milan >18% 258
Milano-Bicocca 32% 193
Politecnico 20% 173
5. Demographics of the respondents
89% Italian students
89% awarded
scholarships
Equally distributed
along 3 years
12% (31-35) and 6% >35 include non
traditional PhD students
11. Use of social media for individual activities
Lit Search activity is mostly carried out using social media.
Social media are not currently used to practice academic writing.
15. Expectations towards future use of the social Web
High expectations on Updating potential
Very low expectations on improving Critical discussion
16. Conclusions
PhD researchers self-select a few tools from the range of
options they usually adopt in they everyday life.
Actual use: Early exploration and specific Lit Searches.
High Expectations related to Updating area of application.
Main Driver: Occasional, practical needs related to their own
research.
Main Inhibitors: Lack of awareness and training.
Tactic, not strategic approach: cautious and tentative
adoption of Web 2.0 tools for research purposes.
Social Web to efficiently support existing practices rather than
as a venue where experimenting new practices.
17. Thank you very much
for your kind attention!
Twitter: @antoesp
