{"id":14,"date":"2021-10-13T09:14:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/tai2021\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2021-11-03T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T14:03:26","slug":"doctoral-education-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/tai2021\/doctoral-education-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Education Network Afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date:<\/strong> 8 November 2021
\nVenue:<\/strong> Silja Symphony (View on Google Maps<\/a>)
\nContact in matters related to the OR network: <\/strong>Ahti Salo, firstname.lastname@aalto.fi
\nMore information about the network: <\/strong>https:\/\/sal.aalto.fi\/en\/teaching\/gradschool\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The Doctoral Education Network in Systems Analysis, Decision Making and Risk Management<\/strong> spans all the research groups in Finland with a focus on Operations Research (OR) and closely related disciplines. On 8 November 2021, the Doctoral Education Network organizes on the boat Silja Symphony the following programme, prepared by Ahti Salo and Gloria Jacobovitz, on skills that can be useful in research-based careers.<\/p>\n

The participants are kindly requested to read the reading materials ahead of time, at least cursorily (please access the papers by clicking on the titles). Each session will begin with a short introduction and discussion, followed by 30-45 minutes of discussions in groups of approximately 4 participants. The groups are invited to select a rapporteur who reports the main insights of the group to all participants.<\/p>\n

13.00-13.30 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction of the participants<\/strong> (\u00e0 3 min)<\/p>\n

Please introduce yourself briefly by mentioning your home university, educational background, academic career stage, research topic(s), supervisor, possible future ambitions, expectations on this boat seminar.<\/p>\n

13.30-14.30 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Academic networking and scholarly collaboration platforms (SCPs)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reading materials:<\/p>\n

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  1. E. Williams and M.A. Woodacre (2016) The possibilities and perils of academic social networking sites<\/a>, Online Information Review<\/em> 40(2) 282-294.<\/li>\n
  2. N. Richards (2019) Networking strategies for academics who are bad at it<\/a>, Inside HigherEd,<\/em>
    \n6 December 2019.<\/li>\n
  3. M. Narayanan (2013) Putting your best foot forward: Applying for a faculty position<\/a>, IEEE Potentials<\/em> 32(3) 22-25.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Focal questions:<\/p>\n