1. Oodi & Optima
Tony Heape
17th March, 2017

2. The study database If it is not in Oodi, it does not exist
Web Oodi
The study database
If it is not in Oodi, it does not exist

3. What do/can you do in Oodi
make an annual registration as attending or non-attending 
see degree requirements and view instruction from course catalogues 
order an unofficial transcript of the records
make a personal study plan (OodiPSP) 
register for courses and exams
follow received credits
give course feedback 
change your contact information 
decide who can view your contact information

4. How to use oodi
Annual Registration
OodiPSP Guide for Bachelor's and Master's level Students
*** OodiPSP Quick Guide for Doctoral Students ***
Registering for Courses
Quick Guide to WebOodi
Problems with WebOodi
Guide for registration process
Frequently asked questions
Degree system Reform 2005
Student Statistics
Finnish Personal Data Act

5. Simple maths & (my) time management
If your PSP is OK, it takes me a total of 2 minutes to approve it;
If your PSP is not OK, it takes me about 15 minutes to explain to you what is wrong and what must be corrected (and another 2 minutes to approve the corrected PSP);
An incorrect PSP multiplies my workload by a factor of 8.5;
We process about PSPs every year, of which only about 10% are OK first time and about 10% require a 3rd round. One or two like it so much, they go for a 4th round  (important note: we cannot, and do not, give up).
Every hour spent ”correcting” the PSPs is an hour lost for the development of your graduate school.
And what about your time?
You can do the maths

6. Recommendations of ECTS for different activities related to doctoral studies
Teaching
Lectures (depending on level) 2-3 ECTS/10h
Exercises 0,5 - 1 ECTS/10h
B.Sc. or M.Sc. thesis co-supervision/guidance 0,5 - 2 ECTS/thesis
1 ECTS credit corresponds to 27 h work (incl. own work).

7. General education & Transferable skills Field-specific activity
HOPS/PSPs: General education, transferable skills and field-specific activities What’s the difference ? (some examples where it might not be obvious)
General education & Transferable skills
Field-specific activity
Learning of, or how to execute, a professional skill
Applying the skill learned in a professional context
Poster preparation and presentation skills course
Conference: poster presentation
Oral presentation skills course
Conference/seminar: oral presentation
Analysis of scientific articles course (how to…)
Journal club presentation
Scientific communication course (writing)
Authoring articles (not incl. in thesis)
Research plan writing course (How to…)
Doctoral training plan
Pedagogy course
Teaching activity
Research management skills course
Co-supervision of pro-gradu thesis work
Entrepreneurial course
Entrepreneurial course (if business incl. in career plan)
Utilization of patent databases course
Publishing a patent (related to the doctoral research, but not included as a publication in the thesis)
IPR in research course
Communicating science to the media, …
Information (library, …) skills

8. Optima https://optima.oulu.fi/
web-based platform that supports learning, a functional work community and fluent project management.

9. What can you do in the Optima environment?
You can carry out courses or projects in 'Workspaces'
By clicking the 'Workspaces' title in the left frame you can see the workspaces you are a member of.
In a workspace you can :
read different types of documents and webpages.
complete assignments and fill out forms.
create various documents.
take part in discussions by reading other people's messages and by sending your own messages.
Etc.
In 'Your space'
you can manage your work in different workspaces, view your documents, messages and results and change/update your settings.
Remember to update your address and login name in your Optima ”User card”