Introduction to doctoral training (920001J) the University of Oulu Graduate School - UniOGS - 24th – 25th September, 2015 Lecture hall L3, Linnanmaa https://connect.funet.fi/uniogs/

Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 24th September - Morning, Lecture Hall L3   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 Annu Perttunen 09.20 – 09.40 The DSS: influencing the development of the graduate school Niilo Ryti, Postgraduate section of the Student Union 09.40 – 10.00 Been there, done that (part one) – How things are working out for me Romain Sarremejane (Technology & Natural Sciences) Break Session 2 - Cruising 10.30 – 11.00 The game plan – Rules of play Titta Kallio-Seppä 11.00 – 11.30 Funding and mobility – Money talks Lunch break

Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 24th September – Afternoon, Lecture Hall L3   Session 2 – Cruising - Continued 12.30 – 13.00 Time management and motivation – Getting it together, keeping it together Pia Partanen 13.00 – 13.30 The importance of scientific communication – Spreading the news and reaping the benefits Marja Jokinen 13.30 – 13.45 Been there, done that (part two) – Time to move on Anniina Rantakari (Human Sciences) Break Session 3 – What’s next 14.15 – 14.45 Life after graduation Kaisa Karhu 15.00 – 16.15 Panel discussion – Career building: planning, spotting and seizing opportunity Moderator: Jan Hermes (OBS) Panel members: Tony Manninen, Marjukka Manninen, Maritta Perälä-Heape, & Olli Silven 16.00 - Networking over refreshments – sponsored by UniOGS

Introduction to doctoral training Friday 25th September – Morning, Lecture Hall IT116   Session 4 – Communication, communities & essential apps 08.15 – 08.45 The role and importance of social media in science Jari Laru 08.45 – 09.15 Exploiting the multidisciplinary environment in Oulu Anthony Heape 09.15 – 09.30 Been there, done that (part three) – Working over boundaries Jana Podliská (Health & Biosciences) 09.30 – 10.15 Field-specific opportunities offered by your training environment - Poster session Doctoral Programme coordinators 10.15 – 10.30 IT services Miki Kallio 10.30 – 10.45 Library services Ursula Heinikoski 10.45 – 11.15 Oodi, Optima and Notio Tanja Kähkönen, Pasi Terästi 11.15 – 11.45 Communicating science to the “(wo)man in the street” Satu Räsänen Session 5 – Wrapping it up 11.45 – 12.15 Problems & solutions, Questions & answers UniOGS coordinators

Additional stuff to do for the course do not forget !!!! Sign in during morning AND afternoon sessions Give your feedback - Oodi 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. What expectations do you have towards the PhD project in general? What kind of role your attitudes will have on conducting the PhD project? 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? 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? 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 do the different groups help you to become a specialist in your field? 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. Length: 2 pages Language: English or Finnish Submit to: marita.lumijarvi@oulu.fi Deadline: 12.10.2015 Further information: titta.kallio-seppa@oulu.fi