For example following courses are offered at LUT:

BM20A3401 Design of Experiments 4 ECTS cr

CT10A9512 Research Design and Methods  6 ECTS cr

A350AJ200 Qualitative Research in Social Sciences 6 ECTS cr

CS30AJ128 Introduction to LUT Innovation Processes 1 ECTS cr 

• Recommendation: none
• Schedule: yearly, spring term/period 4. 
• Spring 2024: Registration time has been continued until 19th of April. Lectures will take place on 7th of May (no remote participation), and after that individual course assignment will be done.

The university provides many opportunities for training and education, details are available on LUT intra (restricted access).

University pedagogy training is available mainly in Finnish, see LUT intra (restricted access)

• Contact information: kristiina.karjalainen@lut.fi

Project manager training is virtual training through Moodle, see LUT intra (restricted access) - no ECTS credits awarded based on the training

• Contact information: tutkimuspalvelut@lut.fi

Orientation events for new employees - no ECTS credits awarded based on the orientation session

• New employees are invited by email (a calendar invitation) to events, see also  LUT intra/Events (restricted access)
• Schedule: monthly during academic terms

Two alternative courses are offered at LUT. Please note that you can include only one version of the course in your doctoral degree studies.

991031 Research Ethics Course 1 ECTS cr (online course 26.2.-25.3.24) or

991030 Research Ethics Course 2 ECTS cr (26.2.25.3.2024, including two workshops)

• Recommendation: 1st or 2nd year
• Contact person at LUT University: terhi.virkki-hatakka@lut.fi

Good scientific practice (possible info sessions on changing themes)

• Recommendation: 1st or 2nd year depending on the topic
• Schedule: arranged when applicable
• Contact information: terhi.virkki-hatakka@lut.fi

Research data management services, see LibGuides

Copyright issues, see LibGuides

KE00BZ88 English Clinic for Researchers and Doctoral Students, 5 ECTS cr (mainly for technology students)

See the study guide of LAB/Language Centre: Finnish, English

The HR-unit and LUT Doctoral School organise an info session on researcher mobility possibilities for LUT employees once a year.

• Recommendation: 1st year (end) or 2nd year (beginning)
• Schedule: yearly, in January
• Contact information: anu.honkanen@lut.fi

LUT Doctoral School regularly offers an info session on the dissertation process. The session includes information from the study affairs point of view and sometimes a presentation on a changing topic.

• Recommendation: 3rd or 4th year
• Schedule:  autumn and spring - next time in October-November
• Contact information: doctoral.studies@lut.fi

LUT Academic Library services for new doctoral students and junior researchers, see LibGuides
Contact information: kirjasto@lut.fi

RefWorks - to collect, manage and organize research papers and documents, see LibGuides
 

Please note that you can include only one of the courses below in your doctoral degree because the contents are partly overlapping.

991040 Open Science 1 ECTS cr

• Recommendation: 1st or 2nd year
• Schedule: online, usually once per academic year
• Contact information: terhi.virkki-hatakka@lut.fi

BL20AJ010 Open Science, Information Retrieval and Publishing 1 ECTS cr

Some services offered at LUT are suitable also for doctoral students, read more in Finnish or in English.

Contact information: careerservices@lut.fi

CT70AJ110 Grant Writing: Individual Grants 3 ECTS cr

• Schedule: yearly, period 4-summer, see schedule spring 2024

CT70AJ120 Grant Writing: Collaborative Grants 3 ECTS cr

• Schedule: yearly, period 2
• Recommendation: 3rd or 4th year