https://connect.funet.fi/uniogs/ University of Oulu Graduate School - UniOGS - Introduction to doctoral training (920001J) Lecture hall 101A, Aapistie 5A (Kieppi, main hall), Kontinkangas & Room 286 A-B, Aapistie 5A (Kieppi, 2nd floor), Kontinkangas https://connect.funet.fi/uniogs/ 15th – 16th March, 2018

Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 15th March - Morning, Lecture Hall 101A   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 Harri Oinas-Kukkonen 08.50 – 09.20 The name of the game – Key players, their roles and goals Karita Saravesi 09.20 – 09.40 The DSS: influencing the development of the graduate school Pauli Väisänen, Doctoral Students’ Section [DSS] of the Student Union 09.40 – 10.00 Been there, done that (part one) – How things are working out for me Anton Lavrinienko (Technology & Natural Sciences) Break Session 2 - Cruising 10.30 – 11.00 The game plan – Rules of play Niina Timosaari 11.00 – 11.30 Funding and mobility – Money talks 11.30 – 12.45 Lunch break

Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 15th March - Afternoon, Lecture Hall 101A   Session 2 – Cruising - Continued 12.45 – 13.15 The importance of scientific communication – Spreading the news and reaping the benefits Kaisu Innanen (University Communications Services) 13.15 – 13.35 Been there, done that (part two) – Some of the time Ann-Helen Rosendahl (Health & Biosciences) 13.35 – 14.15 The Doctoral Programmes of UniOGS Mirja Peltola, Riitta Kamula, Mirjami Jutila & Mervi Heikkinen Break (Coffee/Tea provided by UniOGS) Session 3 – Keeping up with what’s next 14.45 – 15.15 Time management and motivation – Getting it together, keeping it together Hilla Marin 15.15 – 15.35 Been there, done that (part 3) – Time to move on Lauri Rantala (Human Sciences) 15.35 – 16.25 Group Discussions – Life after graduation: planning, spotting and seizing opportunity UniOGS Coordinators 16.25 – 16.30 Closing words for the first day Anthony Heape

Introduction to doctoral training Friday 16th March – Morning, Room 286 A-B (Kieppi 2nd floor)   Session 4 – Communication, communities & essential apps 08.30 – 09.00 Oodi and other tools Anthony Heape 09.00 – 09.30 Exploiting the multidisciplinary environment in Oulu Teemu Pennanen 09.30 – 09.50 Been there, done that (part 4) – Working over boundaries Jobin Varghese (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 – 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: 2.04.2018) Reflective Learning Diary – My doctoral research project as part of my career (deadline: 2.04.2018)

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: 2.04.2018 Submission: As an e-mail attachment addressed to uniogs@oulu.fi. The subject bar of the e-mail must include only the following: “Learning diary Spring 2018 – LastName, FirstName” (replace LastName, FirstName with your own name) Make sure your full name is also 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.