Orientation day for doctoral candidates (1op)

Arviointiasteikko

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Tavoitteet

After successful completion of this course, the doctoral researcher will be able to:
- interpret how to get started successfully with the research project in her/his particular situation
- perceive key characteristics, expectations and stakeholders in the system of carrying out doctoral studies at the University of Lapland.

Toteutustavat

The doctoral researcher participates actively in the discussion, including a brief pre-task on Moodle. After the orientation day the doctoral researcher updates her/his doctoral study plan and gets an approval for the plan from the supervisor, autonomously informing the course organiser about the approval. Reading literature referred to is voluntary yet recommended, but it will be beneficial for the doctoral researcher before the orientation day and also later.

Suoritustavat

Active participation in the orientation, (voluntary) reading of literature, updated doctoral study plan (in English: ulapland.fi/dsp, in Finnish: ulapland.fi/jops) approved by the doctoral researcher’s supervisor.

Sisältö

The orientation day is designed to provide an overview of the core issues of becoming a doctoral researcher. Doctoral researchers from all fields can benefit from the orientation as it encourages the participants to think about realistic ways of conducting and making progress in doctoral studies, to perceive what belonging to the research community at the University of Lapland means, and to become connected with key stakeholders.

Aika ja paikka

Pre-assignment submission on Moodle, deadline 23 August 2023.

The orientation day takes place on Friday 25 August 2023 (local Finnish time: 10–15:30, place: F2063, F-wing, floor 2) at the University of Lapland, in Rovaniemi, Finland. You can also participate online in the day online.

Orientation day, Friday 25 August 2023, the programme:

10:15 Welcoming words Vice rector for research, Soili Nystén-Haarala
10:30-11:00 Alumni speaking
Attorney and Founding Partner of Kotiranta & Co Attorneys, Professor of Practice Kai Kotiranta (law alumnus) Researcher, PhD, D.A. Laura Seppälä: (art & design alumnus)

[short break if needed]

11:15–12:15 Getting started with the research project University lecturer Juha Himanka

[lunch break]

13.00–13.30 to be continued: Getting started with the research project University lecturer Juha Himanka
13:30-13:45 Tieteentekijät – FUURT, FUURT Lapland chair, FUURT board member, PhD Hanna Lempinen

[break]

14.00-14:15 Checklist before data collection Senior specialist Petra Falin
14:15-14:45 Library services for doctoral researchers Information specialist Taina Saarenpää (online)
14:45–15:00 Doctoral Education at the University of Lapland Specialist, PhD Hanna Peltomaa

Closing words, Q & A
Thank you for participating.

Oppimateriaalit

Literature (voluntary): Dunleavy, Patrick. 2003. Authoring a PhD. How to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation. London: Palgrave. Kiriakos, Carol; Svinhufvud, Kimmo. 2015. Tohtoritakuu: Kirjoittamisen opas jatko-opiskelijalle ja tutkijalle. Helsinki: Art House. Phillips, Estelle M.; Pugh, Derek S. 2015. How To Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors. Maidenhead, Berkshire: Open University Press. Stubb, Jenni. 2012. Becoming a scholar: The dynamic interaction between the doctoral student and the scholarly community (Doctoral dissertation). University of Helsinki. Vekkaila (née Tuomainen), Jenna. 2014. Doctoral student engagement – The dynamic interplay between students and scholarly communities. (Doctoral dissertation). University of Helsinki.

Opetusmenetelmät

Pre-assignment via Moodle and participation in the orientation day (in situ or online).

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Guidelines for the pre-assignment, deadline 23 August:
Log on to Moodle (https://moodle.eoppimispalvelut.fi/login/index.php) and look for the course ‘TUKO1243 Orientation day for doctoral candidates, autumn 2023’. The self-enrolment key is: TUKO1243. Once logged in, find the general discussion forum: please present yourself and the general idea of your research topic briefly, and tell about your motivation for doctoral studies. You are also encouraged to comment on other doctoral researchers' posts. It would be ideal if you can already recognise fellow doctoral researchers who may have similar research interests – these persons may be your future collaborators.


Later, after opening the Moodle workspace and after logging in, you will find a general discussion forum, where you can briefly introduce yourself and your general idea of your research topic briefly, and tell about your motivation for doctoral studies. You are also encouraged to comment on other doctoral researchers' posts. It would be ideal if you can already recognise fellow doctoral researchers who may have similar research interests – these persons may be your future collaborators.

Guidelines for the orientation day, 25 August:
You can come to Rovaniemi in person or optionally participate via an online link. The online link is available on Moodle.

After the orientation day:
After the orientation day the doctoral researcher updates her/his doctoral study plan (www.ulapland.fi/dsp in English, www.ulapland.fi/jops in Finnish) and gets an approval for the plan from the supervisor. Please note that the doctoral researcher is expected to autonomously inform the course organiser about the approval. After receiving the approval, the course organiser will be able to grant the credit.

Arviointikriteerit, hyväksytty/hylätty

The grading scale for this course is pass/fail.

Pass:
- submitted pre-assignment
- active participation in the orientation day
- updated doctoral study plan (in English: ulapland.fi/dsp, in Finnish: ulapland.fi/jops) approved by the doctoral researcher’s supervisor
- (voluntary reading of literature).”

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Pass/fail

Esitietovaatimukset

The doctoral researcher must be enrolled in a doctoral programme (thematic or field-specific). The orientation is open to all new and newish doctoral researchers at the University of Lapland.