THE UNIVERSITY OF OULU GRADUATE SCHOOL - UNIOGS - Introduction to doctoral training ( J) 17 th – 18 th March, 2016 Lecture hall A101, Kontinkangas

Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 17 th March - Morning, Lecture Hall A101 Session 1 – Starting up – 08.40Opening remarksAnthony Heape – Vice-Dean’s welcome – Who we are, what we do, and where we are going Kaisa Tasanen- Määttä – The name of the game – Key players, their roles and goals Titta Kallio-Seppä – The DSS: influencing the development of the graduate school Jaana Isohätälä, Postgraduate section of the Student Union – Been there, done that (part one) – How things are working out for me Maiju Welling (Health & Biosciences) Break Session 2 - Cruising – The game plan – Rules of playTitta Kallio-Seppä – The importance of scientific communication – Spreading the news and reaping the benefits Mia Kemppaala Lunch break

Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 17 th March – Afternoon, Lecture Hall A101 Session 2 – Cruising - Continued – Time management and motivation – Getting it together, keeping it together Pia Partanen – 13.30Funding and mobility – Money talksAnthony Heape – Been there, done that (part two) – Time to move on Arttu Mykkänen (Human Sciences) Break Session 3 – What’s next – 14.45Life after graduationKaisa Karhu – Panel discussion – Career building: planning, spotting and seizing opportunity Moderator: Jaana Isohätälä. Panel members:, Matti Sarén, Vesa-Pekka Herva, & Emma Pirilä Words from the DeanMarkku Juntti “Afterparty and networking”- Netti kahvila - Organized by the DSS

Introduction to doctoral training Friday 18 th March – Morning, Lecture Hall A101 Session 4 – Communication, communities & essential apps – 08.45The role and importance of social media in scienceJari Laru – 09.15Exploiting the multidisciplinary environment in OuluAnthony Heape – Been there, done that (part three) – Working over boundaries Teemu Lappi (Technology & Natural Sciences) – Field-specific opportunities offered by your training environment - Poster session (OBS, ADMA, Aurora, BCO, Exactus, Infotech Oulu, MRC Oulu) Doctoral Programme coordinators – 10.30IT servicesMiki Kallio – 10.45Library servicesUrsula Heinikoski – 11.15Oodi & Optima and Notio Anthony Heape & Pasi Terästi – Communicating science to the “(wo)man in the street” Satu Räsänen Session 5 – Wrapping it up – 12.15Problems & solutions, Questions & answersUniOGS coordinators

Additional stuff to do for the course do not forget !!!! Sign in during morning AND afternoon sessions Give your feedback – Oodi (deadline: ) Reflective Learning Diary – My doctoral research project as part of my career

Reflective Learning Diary My doctoral research project as part of my career Analyze your expectations towards your personal PhD project and what impacts it has on your future career. 1. What expectations do you have towards the PhD project in general? What kind of role your attitudes will have on conducting the PhD project? 2. What role do you think your PhD project will have in your future career? What actions you could do to maximize the positive outcomes? How could you use your personal competence and skills portfolio to achieve your goals? 3. What you consider are the most important questions at the moment related to your PhD process? What is getting you closer to your goals? What is standing in the way of your success? 4. What would be important to get more information or knowledge about? 5. What is your research environment like? How do you interact with these different groups? How do the different groups help you to become a specialist in your field? 6. How are your own research group and principal supervisor affecting the way you do your own research?

Reflective Learning Diary My doctoral research project as part of my career What is a reflective learning diary? The key factors are what you have learned and how. Reflect on what you have learned and describe what the learning process has been like for you. L ength:2 pages Language: English or Finnish Submit to: Deadline: Further information: