Doctoral education

Model schedule for doctoral students

Each doctoral journey is individual and needs support. This model schedule will help you to
1) complete the required credits in the target time,
2) find the information necessary for your research work at the right time and
3) plan how you can build your transferable competencies and the networks needed for successful employment after graduation.

Doctoral programme's curricula

You will find the compulsory and elective courses of your doctoral programme and their schedules in their curriculum. Please also note the possibility for the independently completed individual studies.

Plan your studies and research activities with your supervising professor:

Doctoral personal study plan (DPSP)

Transferable competencies

Year 1		Year 2		Year 3		Year 4
Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6	Term 7	Term 8
Transferable / working life skills + research mobility
LC-L1000 Research Ethics for Doctoral Students, 2 ECTS	Academic language and communication courses (Language Centre)		Possible research mobility according to DPSP	Doctoral thesis summary workshops in English and in Finnish		LC-L1012 Business Skills for Doctoral Students, 1 ECTS
LC-L1011 Open Science for Doctoral Students, 1 ECTS	Writing clinic and speech clinic (Language Centre)	LC-L1018 Tutkimusraportoinnin tekstiretriitit tohtoriopiskelijoille, 3 ECTS (in the autumn term, offered in Finnish)				LC-L1014 Interactive Leadership Skills for Doctoral Students, 1 ECTS
LC-L1015 Research Project Management for Doctoral Students, 1 ECTS	LC-L1013 Career Course for Doctoral Students, 1 ECTS	LC-L1017 Asiantuntijaesittämisen valmennus tohtoriopiskelijoille D, 3 ECTS (in the autumn term, offered in Finnish)				LC-L1016 Writing Grant Applications for Doctoral Students, 1 ECTS
LC-L1020 Theory of Science, 1 ECTS	LC-L1019 Tutkimustiedon yleistajuistaminen, 5 ECTS (in the spring term, offered in Finnish)
International doctoral students: Finnish/Swedish courses (see possibilities to include in the degree from your doctoral programme's curriculum).
Networking with industry, traineeship
Talent Expo	Excursions	Excursions	Excursions				Possible traineeship period in a company/research institute in Finland or abroad

Infos & trainings

Year 1		Year 2		Year 3		Year 4
Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6	Term 7	Term 8
Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days and Info session series for doctoral students by Doctoral education services
Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days	IPR and copyright	Career + mobility		Writing the summary part	Pre-examination
Supervision practices	Researcher skills & infra			Publishing and media coverage	Public defence & graduation
Writing doctoral research	DPSP & Sisu clinic
Funding	Wellbeing			Funding			Funding
Following your progress
Trainings in Research Data Management and Open Science by Aalto University's Data Agents and Open Research Network
Introduction to research	Preparing privacy notice	How to store data				Reproducing your data
Writing a RDM plan	Information on data hub	How to publish data
AI in research work	Data collection	ACRIS info
	Handling personal data	How to publish your code
	Computing, coding