Target group: New and newish non-Finnish doctoral students of the University of Tampere

Content: Organization of doctoral studies at the University of Tampere, Joint doctoral studies, Funding opportunities, Library services, Supervision and planning of studies

Time and place: Friday 12 September 2014 at 13.15-16.00

Place: Lecture Room Pinni A3111

Programme:

13.15-13.40 Welcome to the University of Tampere, Organization of doctoral studies at the University of Tampere, Joint doctoral studies (UTA doctoral school)

13.40-14.20 Funding opportunities (Head of Research Development Johanna Hakala, HR Specialist Nuppu Suvanto)

14.20-14.40 Coffee break

14.40-15.00 Library services (Information specialist Saija Tapio, University of Tampere Library)

15.00-15.45 Supervision and tips on Planning and Managing your Doctoral Process (UTA doctoral school)

15.45 -16.00 About University of Tampere Association of Researchers and Teachers.

Pre-registration with e-form (https://elomake3.uta.fi/lomakkeet/827/lomake.html?rinnakkaislomake=registration).

Pre-registration with e-form.

Learning outcomes:

This course will give you practical tips and strategies for writing scientific articles in English. Designed as a two-day workshop, the main objective of this course is to learn to identify and produce the most important elements in English academic writing. The first day offers a series of exercises and points to ponder, whereas the second day offers the students an opportunity to apply these tips and strategies in an "Editing Clinic". During the second day, the students will be taught a ten-step editing process that they will apply to texts in class.

Place: Pinni A3111

Contents:

Thu 18 September, 2014 (group 1)

Thu 25 September, 2014 (group 2)

9:00-9:45  Online sources: Scientific, clear, transparent
9:45-11:00 Drafting, Differences between Finnish and Anglo-American traditions
11:00-11:30  Components of a Scientific Article, The Sequence of Writing
11:30 Lunch
12:15 Problems, Transitions, Tenses
14:00 Coffee break
14:15 Old Information and New Information, Nouns and Verbs for Academic Writing
15:30 Self-editing
16:00 End of the day

Scientific Writing: The "Editing Clinic": Revising English Texts

Thu 2 October, 2014 (both groups)

The students select a scientific text from their field and also bring in two to three pages of their own writing (5 copies of these pages). These texts will be evaluated in class.

9:00-10:30 Introduction to editing. Practice of editing on the "ideal" article in your field
10:30-10:40 Short break
10:40-11:30 Editing
11:30-12:10 Lunch  (40 min.)
12:10-14:00 Editing groups
14:00-14:20 Coffee break (20 min.)
14:20-15:25  Editing Groups
15:25-16:00  Course Discussions (Questions and Answers)
16:00   End of the course

Enrolment in NettiOpsu. The maximum number of students is 18 in both groups. Students are selected on first come-first-served principle. The student has to check the selection from NettiOpsu (Courses > Enrolments) after the enrolment period.

Please NOTE that all essays should be sent to the following address: heikki.j.koskinen@uta.fi

For those who were able to attend on both days, the essay’s length is 3 pages, and the deadline Friday 14 November.

For those who could not attend the second day of the course, the essay’s length is 8 pages, and the deadline Friday 28 November.

The essays should be sent as word or pdf attachements to the address given above.

2ND LECTURE DAY POSTPONED TO 21.10.2014 9-16 at Atalpa140

LECTURE SLIDES FROM THIS LINK

Learning outcomes:

The aim of this course is to strengthen the general researcher skills of the participant by training her to grasp her own particular field of research in a wider and more general context through some central issues in philosophy of science.

Teaching schedule:

7.10. at 9-16

21.10. at 9-16 (NB! Changed time!)

Place 21.10.: Atalpa 140

General description:

The course consists of alternating sessions of lectures and discussions. The lectures will cover some central themes in philosophy of science, and these will then be further discussed in smaller groups whose members (to the extent that this is possible) come from related scientific fields.

Course contents:

1. Objects of Study and the Classification of Sciences
2. Concepts, Propositions, and Arguments
3. Hypotheses, Explanations, and Justification
4. Scientific Realism and Antirealism

Completion: Passing the course requires a tight following of the lectures and an active participation in the group discussions. There will be no final exam as such, but the participants are required to produce a three-page written presentation where one of the central themes of the course is connected with the participant’s own scientific field and research topic.

Enrolment in NettiOpsu. The maximum number of students is 50. Students are selected on first come-first-served principle. The student has to check the selection from NettiOpsu (Courses > Enrolments) after the enrolment period.

Goals:
1. To begin, proceed, digress, summarize and end a presentation, and to respond to questions in an effective manner
2. To convert written into spoken English: stylistic differences
3. To practice correct pronunciation and intonation
4. To deliver a talk in a relaxed manner using effective visual aids, but without reading
5. To analyze one's own presentation and (in groups) others' presentations in a supportive, affirmative manner, including attention to body language and visual aids.

Place: Main building D13

Contents:

Thu 30 October, 2014 (common to both groups) 

9:00-10:30 Structure of English presentations; Introduction and Conclusions-tips
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:30 Language performance issues
11:30-12:10   Lunch
12:10-14:00   Preparing and Using Visuals: Tips and Concerns
14:00-14:20   Coffee
14:20-16:00   Training for the Question-and-Answer period at conferences

Thu 6 November 2014 (group 1)

Thu 13 November, 2014 (group 2)

9:00-10:30  Individual Presentations + Judges feedback and evaluation
10:30-10:45  Break
10:45-11:30  Individual Presentations + Judges feedback and evaluation
11:30-12:10  Lunch
12:10-14:00  Individual Presentations + Judges feedback and evaluation
14:00-14:20 Coffee
14:20-16:00  Individual Presentations + Judges feedback and evaluation

Enrolment in NettiOpsu. The maximum number of students is 11 in both groups. Students are selected on first come-first-served principle. The student has to check the selection from NettiOpsu (Courses > Enrolments) after the enrolment period.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the participants
•    are more aware of discipline-specific academic conventions, i.e. the academic conventions of their field
•    are able to read and assess the relevancy of articles in a faster and more efficient manner
•    are aware of their responsibilities and role as peer reviewers
•    are able to understand the expectations of their target audience,  in order to tailor their  own research articles for specific contexts
•    are aware of the different functions of language in academic writing in English: i.e.
o    how to interpret writer’s attitude, level of commitment
o     the  use of tense, voice, register
o    how to create cohesion

Contents

In order to attain the intended learning outcomes, the participants will take an active role. They will be given guidance and information in the form of mini-lectures. However, students will be asked to  deconstruct articles in their own field, analyze journals in order to gain a better understanding of their expectations and profile,  and act as peer reviewers.

Special attention will be given to address the multidisciplinary concerns of the groups and focus will also be given to gaining a better understanding of the language and structural functions of writing for research. Although academic disciplines are different, many of the same key strategies and components can be used.

Target group

The course is intended for post-graduate students who feel  that they need support in writing and reading research in English.

Proficiency level

B2=>C1 (European framework)

Teaching methods

Contact classes and independent assignments.

Timetable

The course will be given from 9-16 o'clock on
- 17.11. (Room Arvo A207)
- 24.11. (Room Arvo A207)
- 1.12. (Room Arvo A308)

Arvo building is at Kauppi campus.

Student selection

At the maximum 20 students group. Students are selected on first come-first-served principle. The student has to check the selection from NettiOpsu after the enrolment period.

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Continuous self-assessment, peer assessment and assessment by the instructor. Pass/fail.

Goals:

1. To begin, proceed, digress, summarize and end a presentation, and to respond to questions in an effective manner
2. To convert written into spoken English: stylistic differences
3. To practice correct pronunciation and intonation
4. To deliver a talk in a relaxed manner using effective visual aids, but without reading
5. To analyze one's own presentation and (in groups) others' presentations in a supportive, affirmative manner, including attention to body language and visual aids.

Schedule: Thu 29.1., 5.2., 12.2.2015. Two days per group, at 9-16 o’clock.

Place:

- Thu 29.1. at 9-12 o'clock in A32 (Main building), at 12-16 o'clock in A2A (Main building)

- 5.2. and 12.2. in Atalpa 143 (Atalpa building)

Contents:

29.1.2015 (common to both groups)

9:00-10:30 Structure of English presentations; Introduction and Conclusions-tips
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:30 Language performance issues
11:30-12:10 Lunch
12:10-14:00 Preparing and Using Visuals: Tips and Concerns
14:00-14:20 Coffee
14:20-16:00 Training for the Question-and-Answer period at conferences

5.2.2015 (group 1)

12.2.2015 (group 2)

9:00-10:30 Individual Presentations + Judges feedback and evaluation
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:30 Individual Presentations + Judges feedback and evaluation
11:30-12:10 Lunch
12:10-14:00 Individual Presentations + Judges feedback and evaluation
14:00-14:20 Coffee
14:20-16:00 Individual Presentations + Judges feedback and evaluation

The maximum number of students is 11 in both groups. The selection method is draw. The student has to check the selection from NettiOpsu after the enrolment period.

Evaluation: Pass/fail.

Learning outcomes: To familiarise students with various aspects of scientific communication.

Form of education: Lectures 16 h (different lecturers).

Timetable:

At 15-17 o'clock

Tuesdays 10.3., 17.3., 31.3. 14.4., 21.4, 28.4., 5.5.

All lectures in Kauppi Campus, B building small lecture room, except 17.3. (Arvo, lecture hall A210-211)

Programme:

10.3. / B building small lecture room
15.15- 15.20 Opening the course, Seppo Parkkila
15.20- 16.15 Statistical reporting, Heini Huhtala
16.15- 17.15 Writing a scientific article from biomedical research, Seppo Parkkila

17.3. / Arvo-building, lecture hall A210-211
15.15-16.30 Science communications, Laura Tohka

24.3. no lecture!

31.3. / B building small lecture room
15.15-16.45 Tables and statistical graphics, Raili Salmelin

14.4. / B building small lecture room
15.15-16.45 The role of the editor in scientific publishing, Timo Partonen

21.4. / B building small lecture room
15.15- 16.00 Research article publishing: open access, Raija Aaltonen
16.15- 18.00 Producing better English text, Robert Hollingsworth

28.4. / B building small lecture room
15.15- 16.00 Scientific lectures, congress abstracts and posters, Seppo Parkkila

5.5 / B building small lecture room
15.15- 16.00 Publishing a doctoral dissertation, Petri Juuti
16.15- 17.00 Doctoral dissertation- practical aspects, Markku Kulomaa

Participants: Open to all. Especially recommended for doctoral students and students enrolled on the Tampere Research Training Program for Medical Students.

Evaluation: Pass/fail.

Enrolment by e-form (will be open 2.2.-15.2.2015): https://elomake3.uta.fi/lomakkeet/6964/lomake.html

Course information

Learning outcomes: This course provides doctoral students with understanding over writing scientific journal articles. The lecture will motivate students to start writing sooner. After the lecture the student will understand what is required from a scientific article and what the related publishing processes entail. The student will know how to approach and write a scientific journal article effectively.

The lecture aims at providing tips to researchers in all fields. Especially starting researchers have experienced the lecture as very beneficial. Also researchers that have written multiple articles have given positive feedback.

Contents: The course consists of

• lecture on Tue 10 February at 12-16 (4 hours)
• pre-assignment
• seminar work (11 Feb (group 1) or 12 Feb (group 2)) at 9-16 o'clock

Lecture, 10 February at 12-16 o'clock (Room A4, Main building)

Contents:
 - Practical tips for writing scientific articles
 - Improving chances for acceptance
 - Article logic, beginning and end
 - Editor's viewpoints
 - Group dynamics for writing articles
 - Discussion

Seminar

- 11 Feb (group 1 at Room D14 (Main building)) at 9-16 o'clock

OR

- 12 Feb (group 2 at Room KH 3 (Main building)) at 9-16 o'clock

Seminar will deepen issues discussed on the lecture.

Reference material: Tips for writing scientific journal articles

Pre-meeting assignment:

•             Read the guidebook "Tips for writing scientific journal articles" (http://herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9789514293801/isbn9789514293801.pdf). Choose a potential target journal where you wish to publish in the future. Analyse the structure, not substance, of 2-3 articles recently published in this journal by comparing them against the structure presented in the guidebook. Write a report in text format (e.g. MSWord) of your observations, pay attention to any deviations in structure. 

•             Prepare a short presentation of your observations, for instance, using 3-4 PowerPoint slides. This presentation will be publicly shown.
•             In the report, include your reflections about the issues you consider as bottlenecks in your scientific writing. These will be discussed in the workshop anonymously.
•             In the report, include the topics you wish to be discussed during the workshop
•             Please, remember to include your name, academic field, and your research topic

Pre-meeting assignment to be sent to course Moodle-area by 5.2.2015.

Lecturer: Dr Pekka Belt, University of Oulu

More information about the lecturer: www.tinyurl.com/efficient-doctoral-studies

Enrolment: Enrolment in NettiOpsu either to group 1 or 2. The student has to check the selection from NettiOpsu after the enrolment period. Maximum 18 students per seminar group can be accepted.

Evaluation: Pass/fail.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the participants
•    are more aware of discipline-specific academic conventions, i.e. the academic conventions of their field
•    are able to read and assess the relevancy of articles in a faster and more efficient manner
•    are aware of their responsibilities and role as peer reviewers
•    are able to understand the expectations of their target audience,  in order to tailor their  own research articles for specific contexts
•    are aware of the different functions of language in academic writing in English: i.e.
o    how to interpret writer’s attitude, level of commitment
o     the  use of tense, voice, register
o    how to create cohesion

Contents

In order to attain the intended learning outcomes, the participants will take an active role. They will be given guidance and information in the form of mini-lectures. However, students will be asked to  deconstruct articles in their own field, analyze journals in order to gain a better understanding of their expectations and profile,  and act as peer reviewers.

Special attention will be given to address the multidisciplinary concerns of the groups and focus will also be given to gaining a better understanding of the language and structural functions of writing for research. Although academic disciplines are different, many of the same key strategies and components can be used.

Target group

The course is intended for post-graduate students who feel  that they need support in writing and reading research in English.

Proficiency level

B2=>C1 (European framework)

Teaching methods

Contact classes and independent assignments.

Timetable

The course will be given on three days: 4.5., 11.5. and 18.5.2015 at the Kauppi Campus from 9-16 o'clock.

Room: Arvo A308 (Arvo building, Kauppi campus)

Student selection

At the maximum 20 students group. The selection method is draw. The student has to check the selection from NettiOpsu after the enrolment period.

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Continuous self-assessment, peer assessment and assessment by the instructor. Pass/fail.

This course invites students in various stages of their doctoral thesis to think through, write and process the ethical questions and themes in their own ongoing research projects. It provides a compact knowledge package on ethical issues concerning the research design, data collection/field work and writing-up phases. The course consists of lectures, discussion & student presentations in class and assignments.

Learning outcomes: After the course, students will

- be better equipped to think about and deal with ethical issues at different phases of their research projects
- have skills to discuss and identify issues concerning the ethics both in relation to research participant and the academic community (treatment of participants, informed consent, data lifespan, publication and ethical reporting)
- have knowledge on the key guidelines concerning ethical conduct and know where to go for further information
- have practical tools and means for the writing-up of ethical question in the doctoral thesis.
- have access to an information package on ethics
- know the basic functions of Turnitin plagiarism checker programme

Course Schedule: Tuesdays 17.3., 24.3., 31.3. and 14.4.2015 at 10-16

Place: KH 3 (Main building), except 31.3. at 14-16 Ml 40 (Pinni B, computer classroom)

17.3.2015

10.00. -11.30. Introduction to research ethics  

11.30. -12.15. Lunch

12.15.-14.00 Research ethical guidelines, principles and codes

14.00-14.15. Coffee break

14.15.- 15.30.  Examples of research ethical problems

24.3.2015

10.00. -11.30. Ethical questions concerning the research topic, funding and selection of method 

11.30. -12.15. Lunch

12.15.-14.00 Ethical questions concerning studying humans (data-collection, information consent, ethical encounter with participants, analysis and interpretation)

14.00.-14.15. Coffee break

14.15.-15.30. Doctoral student’s presentations

31.3.2015

10.00.-11.30.  Ethical questions concerning the sources of the research, writing a thesis and plagiarism

11.30.-12.15. Lunch break

12.15. -14.00. Doctoral student’s presentations

14.00.-14.15. Coffee break

14.15.-15.30.  Introduction of the plagiarism program: Turnitin. Place: Computer classroom

14.4.2015

10.00.-11.30.  Doctoral student’s presentations

11.30.-12.15. Lunch break

12.15. -14.00. Ethical questions concerning the feedback, supervision

14.00.-14.15. Coffee break

14.15.-15.30. Securing the data lifespan, data archiving and ethical questions concerning research community and responsibilities of researcher as an expert in scientific committees or in media

Enrolment in NettiOpsu. At the maximum 25 students. Selection method is draw. Please check the selection result from NettiOpsu after the enrolment period.

Further information

Please Note: Those accepted to the course are required to send in a pre-assignment (max one page A 4) through Moodle.

THE PRE-ASSIGNMENT: Please include the following in short:
1)    Your name & discipline
2)    Your Research topic
3)    Potential ethical issues you have encountered or anticipated to encounter as part of your doctoral research and solutions you may already have in mind
4)    Any issues relating to research ethics you wish to be discussed during the course
5)    Please indicate if you are not willing to present some key ethical themes concerning your own doctoral work, otherwise it is presumed that you could present briefly during the course the ethical questions that you are facing during your research. There is a short (max. 3 page) writing task for those who don’t deliver a brief oral presentation during the course.

Learning outcomes: To familiarise students with various aspects of scientific communication.

Form of education: Lectures 16 h (different lecturers).

Timetable:

At 15-17 o'clock

Tuesdays 10.3., 17.3., 31.3. 14.4., 21.4, 28.4., 5.5.

All lectures in Kauppi Campus, B building small lecture room, except 17.3. (Arvo, lecture hall A210-211)

Programme:

10.3. / B building small lecture room
15.15- 15.20 Opening the course, Seppo Parkkila
15.20- 16.15 Statistical reporting, Heini Huhtala
16.15- 17.15 Writing a scientific article from biomedical research, Seppo Parkkila

17.3. / Arvo-building, lecture hall A210-211
15.15-16.30 Science communications, Laura Tohka

24.3. no lecture!

31.3. / B building small lecture room
15.15-16.45 Tables and statistical graphics, Raili Salmelin

14.4. / B building small lecture room
15.15-16.45 The role of the editor in scientific publishing, Timo Partonen

21.4. / B building small lecture room
15.15- 16.00 Research article publishing: open access, Raija Aaltonen
16.15- 18.00 Producing better English text, Robert Hollingsworth

28.4. / B building small lecture room
15.15- 16.00 Scientific lectures, congress abstracts and posters, Seppo Parkkila

5.5 / B building small lecture room
15.15- 16.00 Publishing a doctoral dissertation, Petri Juuti
16.15- 17.00 Doctoral dissertation- practical aspects, Markku Kulomaa

Participants: Open to all. Especially recommended for doctoral students and students enrolled on the Tampere Research Training Program for Medical Students.

Evaluation: Pass/fail.

Enrolment by e-form (will be open 2.2.-15.2.2015): https://elomake3.uta.fi/lomakkeet/6964/lomake.html

General description: This course will give you practical tips and strategies for writing scientific articles in English. Designed as a two-day workshop, the main objective of this course is to learn to identify and produce the most important elements in English academic writing.

The first day offers a series of exercises and points to ponder, whereas the second day offers the students an opportunity to apply these tips and strategies in an "Editing Clinic". During the second day, the students will be taught a ten-step editing process that they will apply to texts in class.

Schedule: 2.4., 9.4., 16.4.2015. Two days per group, at 9-16 o'clock

Room: LS A31 (Main building)

Contents:

2.4.2015 (group 1)
9.4.2015 (group 2)

9:00-9:45 Online sources: Scientific, clear, transparent
9:45-11:00 Drafting, Differences between Finnish and Anglo-American traditions
11:00-11:30  Components of a Scientific Article, The Sequence of Writing
11:30 Lunch
12:15 Problems, Transitions, Tenses
14:00 Coffee break
14:15 Old Information and New Information, Nouns and Verbs for Academic Writing
15:30 Self-editing
16:00 End of the day

Scientific Writing: The "Editing Clinic": Revising English Texts

16.4.2015 (both groups)

The students select a scientific text from their field and also bring in two to three pages of their own writing (5 copies of these pages). These texts will be evaluated in class.

9:00-10:30 Introduction to editing. Practice of editing on the "ideal" article in your field
10:30-10:40 Short break
10:40-11:30 Editing
11:30-12:10 Lunch  (40 min.)
12:10-14:00 Editing groups
14:00-14:20 Coffee break (20 min.)
14:20-15:25  Editing Groups
15:25-16:00  Course Discussions (Questions and Answers)
16:00   End of the course

The maximum number of students is 18 in both groups. Selection method is draw. The student has to check the selection from NettiOpsu after the enrolment period.

Evaluation: Pass/fail.

Study materials: Booklet handed out by the instructor.