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  • Welcome to LC-1335, Preparing for the Doctoral Defense!

    Time:  1000–1300 or 1800–2100

    Dates: Mondays 14.09–05.10

    All meetings in Zoom (link below)


    Teacher    : John Weston
    (consultation by appointment only)

    Email: john.weston@aalto.fi


    ZOOM LINK for 05.10.2020 PM https://aalto.zoom.us/j/68353815277

    Welcome to LC-1335, an intensive two-day course designed to help you prepare for the Doctoral Defence.

    Before the course starts, please upload the materials requested under "Before the Course Starts". You will find more detailed instructions there. In particular, you should upload the following three things:

    • your thesis abstract;
    • a few sentences about your thesis "in a nutshell" or as an "elevator pitch";
    • half a page about what you hope to learn from the course.

    We will have all our meetings in Zoom. There will be a Zoom link above, and I will also email the link shortly before the first session. Download the Zoom client if you haven't already (search for "Aalto Zoom Quick Guide" for instructions if you are unsure). Please attend the Zoom sessions on a desktop or laptop with a webcam if possible. Earphones/buds or headphones will be useful. It would be nice to sometimes switch to mobile devices too, so you should also download Zoom onto your phone or a tablet if possible. Check that your internet connection is as good as it can be.

    I am looking forward to learning about your doctoral research and working with you to communicate it more effectively and enjoyably.

    See you soon!

    John


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    Course instructor: John Weston, PhD, Aalto University Language Centre

    Email: john.weston@aalto.fi

    The WebOodi course description can be found here.