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  • Welcome to Preparing for the Doctral Defence, period 3, 2025!

    This course starts on 13 January and ends on 20 February 2025.

    Kick-off meeting: Tuesday 14 January 2025 10.00-12.00
    Workshop 1: Friday 31 January 2025 10-14.30
    Workshop 2: Friday 13/14 (TBA) February 2025, 10-17.00

    Participants are expected to complete assignments before coming to the Workshops.

    Instructor: Dr. Signe-Anita Lindgrén
    Aalto University Language Centre

    Contact: Email.
    Please add LC-1335 to the subject/at the top of your message.
    signe-anita.lindgren@aalto.fi

    In Period III, this course is offered as an intensive course with a kick-off meeting and two Workshops.
    This iteration is planned as an on-campus course.

    Before the meetings,  you are asked to submit assignments, see grey left-hand menu (Hide/Show the menu by clicking on the x/white lines in the black tab, top left). More information about these will be posted here once the registration has closed.

    "The course is intended for doctoral students who are preparing for the public examination of their doctoral dissertation. It is recommended that the course be taken at least one month or more before the planned date of defence. Participants are expected to submit a needs analysis and an abstract of their dissertation before the beginning of the course. Participants are also encouraged to attend a doctoral defence to acquaint themselves with the process prior to the course." (SISU, s-al emphasis)

    This is a 1-credit course. Please reserve approx 27 hours for regular course work incl. the workshops in your schedule.

    For more information, please see SISU and the Syllabus.

    Course language: English

    Questions? Please be in touch!

    Signe-Anita