1. University of Oulu Graduate School - UniOGS - Introduction to doctoral training (920001J)
Thursday 14th March and Friday 15th March, 2019
Kontinkangas campus
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2. Programme – Day One (obligatory attendance for all)
Thursday 14th March
Session 1 – Starting up
Opening remarks
Teemu Pennanen
Dean’s welcome – Who we are, what we do, and where we are going
Harri Oinas-Kukkonen
The name of the game – Key players, their roles and goals
Karita Saravesi
The DSS: influencing the development of the graduate school
Marian Tumanyan, Doctoral Students’ Section [DSS] of the Student Union
Been there, done that (part one) – How things are working out for me
Henri Pauna (Technology & Natural Sciences)
Break

3. Programme – Day One (obligatory attendance for all)
Thursday 14th March
Session 2 - Cruising
10.30 – 11.00
The game plan – Rules of play
Niina Timosaari
11.00 – 11.30
Funding and mobility – Money talks
Elina Pernu
Lunch break
12.45 – 13.15
Science Communication – What, why and how
Meri Rova (University Communications Services)
13.15 – 13.35
Been there, done that (part two) – Stop, focus
Krista Juurikka (Health & Biosciences)
– 14.15
The Doctoral Programmes of UniOGS
Mirja Peltola, Riitta Kamula & Janne Kurtakko
Break (Coffee/Tea provided by UniOGS)

4. Programme – Day One (obligatory attendance for all)
Thursday 14th March
Session 3 – Keeping up with what’s next
14.45 – 15.15
Time management and motivation – Getting it together, keeping it together
Jari Vehkaperä
15.15 – 15.35
Been there, done that (part 3) – Time to move on
Héctor Pijeira Díaz (Human Sciences)
15.35 – 15.45
Closing words for the first day
Teemu Pennanen

5. Programme – Day Two
Attendance is strongly recommended (but not obligatory) for all, and particularly for all those who have recently arrived in Oulu University
Friday 15th March
Session 4 – Systems & services
09.45 – 10.20
WebOodi and Personal Study Plan (PSP)
Teemu Pennanen
10.20 – 10.50
IT services
Ari-Pekka Kvist
10.50 – 11.10
Library and publishing services
Ursula Heinikoski & Mari Katvala
11.10 – 11.40
Problems & solutions, Questions & answers
UniOGS coordinators

6. Additional stuff to do for the course
Do not forget (obligatory) !!!!
Sign in during morning AND afternoon sessions
ConnectPro users - Use your real full name (Last name, First name), otherwise we cannot recognize your online attendance…
Reflective Learning Diary – My doctoral training as part of my career (deadline: ) – obligatory for all
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7. Reflective Learning Diary My doctoral training as part of my career
Reflective learning diary- obligatory homework assignment for all
The instructions are found from
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 2019 – 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.