What are the tools needed in doctoral studies?
What kind of support is available for doctoral students? How do I plan my
career?
In this course, depending on your choices you will hear expert views on doctoral studies, services available (Orientation Days), career planning, research ethics, an editor’s tips, writing etc.
Schedule
(varies depending on your choice, see the course requirements on the
left):
Orientation Days: Mon-Tue 2-3 September (Compulsory for
everyone, participation in selected parts based on own needs)
Seminar 1: Fri 13 September (Compulsory for everyone)
Seminar 2: Fri 20 September
Seminar 3: Fri 4 October
Seminar 4: Fri 11 October
Feedback
session: Tue 29 October (Compulsory for
everyone)
Seminar 5: Fri 1 November
Seminar 6: Fri 8 November
Feedback
session: Tue 19 November
The seminars take place on Fridays from 9.15 to 11.00 on Otaniemi campus, in Maarinti 8,
lecture hall TU7
Course
Staff
Responsible teachers: Dr Emma Holmlund, Prof Ari Sihvola, Prof Vesa Välimäki
Course Coordinators: Antti Ojapelto, Suvi
Katajamäki
Contact
Info
elec-l0902@aalto.fi
Registration
and Admission
This course is for doctoral students at Aalto University School of
Electrical Engineering. We are sorry we can't take any master's or bachelor’s
students. If you have begun your work towards the doctor's degree and you have
submitted the online application for doctoral studies (to the doctoral
programme in Electrical Engineering), but you have not been admitted yet,
please contact the course coordinators if you wish to take the course now.
Please register in Sisu to attend
the course (search for ELEC-L0902). You need to have an Aalto IT license to
take this course.
More information on registering
to a course in Sisu. If you have registered for the course, but
realize that you need to drop the course, please unregister and inform
the teachers of the course (elec-l0902@aalto.fi), so we know that you have dropped the course.
Admission preferences if needed to limit the group size:
- Full-time doctoral students of ELEC (School of Electrical
Engineering)
- Other doctoral students of ELEC, we prefer students who are at an early
stage in their doctoral studies.
