1. Introduction to doctoral training (920001J)
the University of Oulu Graduate School
- UniOGS -
24th – 25th September, 2015
Lecture hall L3, Linnanmaa

2. 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

3. 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
Networking over refreshments – sponsored by UniOGS

4. 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

5. 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

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. 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
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