https://connect.funet.fi/uniogs/ University of Oulu Graduate School - UniOGS - Introduction to doctoral training (920001J) Lecture hall L2, Linnanmaa https://connect.funet.fi/uniogs/ 19th – 20th October, 2017

Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 19th October - Morning, Lecture Hall L2   Session 1 – Starting up 08.30 – 08.40 Opening remarks Anthony Heape 08.40 – 08.50 Dean’s welcome – Who we are, what we do, and where we are going Markku Juntti 08.50 – 09.20 The name of the game – Key players, their roles and goals Elina Pernu 09.20 – 09.40 The DSS: influencing the development of the graduate school Jaana Isohätälä, Doctoral Student Section [DSS] of the Student Union 09.40 – 10.00 Been there, done that (part one) – How things are working out for me Tero Huhtala (Human sciences) Break Session 2 - Cruising 10.30 – 11.00 The game plan – Rules of play Kaisa-Leena Huttunen 11.00 – 11.30 Funding and mobility – Money talks 11.30 – 12.45 Lunch break

Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 19th October – Afternoon, Lecture Hall L2   Session 2 – Cruising - Continued 12.45 – 13.15 The importance of scientific communication – Spreading the news and reaping the benefits Meri Rova 13.15 – 13.35 Been there, done that (part two) – Some of the time Mia Rinta-Jaskari (Health & biosciences) 13.35 – 14.05 The Doctoral Programmes of UniOGS Mirja Peltola, Riitta Kamula & Mervi Heikkinen Break (Coffee/Tea provided by UniOGS) Session 3 – What’s next 14.30 – 15.00 Life after graduation Kaisa Karhu 15.00 – 15.20 Been there, done that (part three) – Time to move on Romain Sarremejane (Technology & natural sciences) 15.20 – 16.10 Group discussion – Career building: planning, spotting and seizing opportunity UniOGS Coordinators 16.10 – 16.15 Closing words Anthony Heape

Introduction to doctoral training Friday 20th October – Morning, Lecture Hall L2   Session 4 – Communication, communities & essential apps 08.30 – 09.00 Oodi & Optima Anthony Heape 09.00 – 09.30 Exploiting the multidisciplinary environment in Oulu Teemu Pennanen 09.30 – 09.50 Been there, done that (part four) – Working over boundaries Angelos Fylakis (Information Technology & Electrical Engineering) Break 10.20 – 10.50 IT services Miki Kallio 10.50 – 11.10 Library services Ursula Heinikoski Session 5 – Wrapping it up 11.10 – 11.40 Time management and motivation – Getting it together, keeping it together Pia Partanen 11.40 – 12.00 Problems & solutions, Questions & answers UniOGS coordinators

Additional stuff to do for the course Do not forget !!!! Sign in during morning AND afternoon sessions ConnectPro - Use your real full name (Last name, First name), otherwise you will be attending as Incognito and, thus, marked as absent! Give your feedback – https://palaute.oulu.fi/ (deadline: 3.11.2017) Reflective Learning Diary – My doctoral research project as part of my career (deadline: 3.11.2017)

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. What expectations do you have towards the PhD project in general? What kind of role will your attitudes have on conducting the PhD project? What role do you think your PhD project will play in your future career? What actions could you take to maximize the positive outcomes? How could you use your personal competence and skills portfolio to achieve your goals? What do you consider, at the moment, to be the most important factors affecting your PhD training? What is getting you closer to your goals? What is standing in the way of your success? What would be important to get more information or knowledge about? What is your research environment like? How do you interact with these different groups? How will the different groups help you to become an expert in your field? How are your research team/group and principal supervisor affecting the way you do your own research?

What is a reflective learning diary? Reflective Learning Diary My doctoral research project as part of my career What is a reflective learning diary? The key factors of a reflective learning diary are what you have learned and how. Reflect on what you have learned and describe what the learning process has been like for you. Length: 2 pages (A4, 1.5 line-spacing) Language: English or Finnish Deadline: 3.11.2017 Submission: As an e-mail attachment addressed to Marita.Lumijarvi@oulu.fi Make sure your full name is clearly visible at the top of the document. Note: the submission of the Reflective Learning Diary is obligatory for all. The credit for the course will be given when the diary has been submitted.