Transcript PPTmall LiU 2008 svensk

Meeting for Graduate Students
October 17th 2011
Bengt Ove Turesson
Department of Mathematics
Agenda
1. News
2. Follow-up action plan NDI
3. Other issues
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News
 Administration of graduate program
o Theresia responsible
 New students
o Alexandra Cojuhari, Applied Mathematics
o Frida Johansson, Computational Science, Nov. 1
o Tomas Lundquist, Computational Science
o Anna Orlof, Applied Mathematics
o Sonja Radosavljevic, Applied Mathematics
o Andreas Rejbrand, Applied Mathematics, Jan. 1
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News
 Other positions
o Marco Kupiainen, Postdoc Computational Mathematics
o Berkant Savas, Postdoc Computational Mathematics
 Positions advertised
o Lectureship, Applied Mathematics
 Disputations
o Henry Amankwah, October 18th 13.15
 Meeting for supervisors
o October 19th 10.15
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News
 Study plans
o Study plans for all subjects are being revised
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Head of divisions
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Template is being used
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What happens if the subjects change name?
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Probably not less than 120 hp (credit transfer more common now than before)
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Up to 60 hp can be transferred today
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Sammanläggningsavhandling preferred
 Research Seminar
o Will start November
o Jan-Åke’s lectures after Christmas
o Research Seminars, advanced course available
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Elina has information
 Scientific Methods and Research Practice, 6 credits
o Wednesday course: Part 1 of the course starts October 19th, ends
December 14th. Part 2 starts in February
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o Thursday course: Part 1 of the course starts October 20th, ends
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News
 Pedagogical training
o Auscultation for new students during fall
o Departmental course spring (practical course) – no
credits
o The CUL course is compulsory – parallell teaching
 Höstskola October 20th-21st
o Lectures both days 9.00-16.30 at Frimurarehotellet
o October 20th: Mathematical Statistics. Optimization
o October 21st: Continuum Mechanics, Theory of
Elasticity and Contact Problems. Mathematical
Modelling in Biology
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News
 Riktlinjer för betygsnämndens sammansättning
o See
http://www.lith.liu.se/forskarutbildning/fun/policydokume
nt/1.245390/Betygsnamnd_2011.pdf
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Betygsnämnd: Conflict of interest – jäv: Related, working group, co-writer, not former supervisor
 Master’s courses (recommendations)
o PhD students should not register for Master’s courses
o Students should instead agree with course leaders that
they can follow courses without being registered
o Results should be reported directly in Forskar-Ladok
 PhD programs will be evaluated by HSV
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Follow-up action plan NDI
1. Recruitment
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Introduction process being reviewed at the moment
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Expectations of students and supervisors still needs to
be discussed
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Most important – expectations – to be formalized
2. Supervision
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The need for planned meeting was discussed with
supervisors and at follow-up meetings
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The fact that some students feel that they get too little
supervision was discussed with supervisors
Follow-up action plan NDI
3. Environment and postgraduate studies
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Workload was discussed with supervisors and at
follow-up meetings
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Students were informed about Feelgood and
Studenthälsan
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Students were informed about the guidance services
of the university library
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Only five or six participants. Very good information, everyone should go there! Bengt Ove will organize a
new presentation.
4. Courses and seminars
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The need of and the possibilities for organizing
advanced courses and seminars were discussed with
heads of divisions and supervisors
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Encourage more participation in summer schools, conferences, self study etc.
Follow-up action plan NDI
5. Scientific conferences and networks
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The need for a recommendation for participation in a
certain number of conferences during the time of study
together with the heads of the divisions and the
supervisors
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Participation in conferences was discussed in
connection with revision of study plans
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The recommendation will probably be part of the
subjects’ new study plans
Follow-up action plan NDI
6. Education
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The department’s introductory pedagogical course still
needs to be evaluated
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At least one course meeting for every course, where
PhD students are involved, should have been
organized
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Course meetings to be followed up. The director of studies/examinator is responsible but they need to
know that it is important – to be formalized
7. Equal opportunities
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Students have been informed about policies
concerning equal opportunities
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Students have been informed about routines
concerning discrimination and sexual harassment
SMS autumn meeting
• SMS autumn meeting in the end of October directed to young researchers – talk to
Milagros
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www.liu.se
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