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

2. 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

3. 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)
– 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

4. 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

5. 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 – (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 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?

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 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:
Submission: As an attachment addressed to
The subject bar of the 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.