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University of Oulu Graduate School - UniOGS Introduction to doctoral training (920001J)
Lecture hall A101, Aapistie 7A, Kontinkangas
16th – 17th March, 2017

2. Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 16th March - Morning, Lecture Hall A101
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
Niina Timosaari
09.20 – 09.40
The DSS: influencing the development of the graduate school
Jaana Isohätälä, Doctoral Student Section of the Student Union
09.40 – 10.00
Been there, done that (part one) – How things are working out for me
Svetlana Filatova
(Health & Biosciences)
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
Lunch break (e.g. Uniresta, Kieppi building, Aapistie 5A)

3. Introduction to doctoral training Thursday 17th March – Afternoon, Lecture Hall A101
Session 2 – Cruising - Continued
12.45 – 13.15
The importance of scientific communication – Spreading the news and reaping the benefits
Mia Kemppaala
13.15 – 13.35
Been there, done that (part two) – Time to move on
Anna Rönkä (Human Sciences)
Break (Coffee/Tea provided by UniOGS)
Session 3 – What’s next
14.00 – 14.30
Time management and motivation – Getting it together, keeping it together
Ilona Parviainen
14.30 – 15.00
Life after graduation
Anita Perttunen
15.00 – 15.20
From research to business
Petri Leukkunen
15.20 – 16.10
Group discussion – Career building: planning, spotting and seizing opportunity
UniOGS Coordinators
16.10 – 16.15
Closing words
Anthony Heape

4. Introduction to doctoral training Friday 17th March – Morning, Lecture Hall A101
Session 4 – Communication, communities & essential apps
08.15 – 09.00
The Doctoral Programmes of UniOGS
Doctoral Programme coordinators
09.00 – 09.30
Exploiting the multidisciplinary environment in Oulu
Riitta Kamula
09.30 – 09.50
Been there, done that (part three) – Working over boundaries
Pekka Kyösti (Information Technology & Electrical Engineering)
Break
10.20 – 10.40
IT services
Miki Kallio
10.40 – 11.10
Library services
Ursula Heinikoski & Mari Katvala
11.10 – 11.40
Notio, Oodi & Optima
Pasi Terästi & Anthony Heape
Session 5 – Wrapping it up
11.40 – 12.00
Problems & solutions, Questions & answers
UniOGS coordinators

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

6. 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?

7. 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 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
Deadline:
Submission: As an attachment addressed to