SUPERVISION PLAN FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES AT THE FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY

  Drug Research Doctoral Programme (DRDP)
  Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research (DPCR)
  Doctoral Pilot Programme in Immunology (ImmuDocs)
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1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
First names:                                                        	     	
Family name:	     	
Date of birth:  	     	
E-mail:                                                        	     	
Phone:	     	

2. FIELD OF RESEARCH, PLANNED DEGREE AND DEPARTMENT (choose one in the lists below)
 Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Computing
 Information and Communication Technology, Doctor of Science in Technology, Department of Computing
 Phonetics, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Computing
 Biochemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Life Technologies
 Food Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Life Technologies
 Molecular Biotechnology and Diagnostics, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Life Technologies
 Molecular Plant Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Life Technologies
 Biotechnology, Doctor of Science in Technology, Department of Life Technologies
 Food Development, Doctor of Science in Technology, Department of Life Technologies
 Sustainable Biotechnological Processes, Doctor of Science in Technology, Department of Life Technologies 
 Automation and Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Science in Technology, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
 Industrial Engineering and Management, Doctor of Science in Technology, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
 Industrial Engineering and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering 
 Materials Engineering, Doctor of Science in Technology, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering 
 Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Science in Technology, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering 
  
3. PLANNED TITLE OF THE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
     	

4. SUPERVISION PLAN
Supervision plan is made between doctoral researcher and supervisors. With this plan supervisors and doctoral researcher commit themselves to work in collaboration and in the agreed timeframe with a completed degree as the goal. This plan is updated when necessary. The plan expires if the doctoral researcher is transferred to passive register.

SUPERVISORS
The doctoral researcher must have at least two supervisors, one of whom is an adjunct professor (docent) or professor. One of the supervisors must be employed by the University of Turku or be a docent at the University of Turku.
Only one supervisor may be accepted for a valid reason and on a separate application. All supervisors must have a doctoral degree. If the principal supervisor does not have an UTU user ID, specify in the roles and responsibilities which of the supervisors is the UGIS supervisor (= supervisor with an utu username and who is responsible for commenting on the UGIS portal such as activity / passivity monitoring).

Principal supervisor:
Name:               	     	
Title (Professor/ Associate professor/ Assistant professor/ Adjunct Professor/ Doctor) 	     	
Affiliation:	     	
e-mail:               	     	
Role and responsibilities in supervising
     

Other supervisors:
Name:               	     	
Status or title (Professor/ Associate professor/ Assistant professor/ Adjunct Professor/ Doctor) 	     	
Affiliation:	     	
e-mail:               	     	
Role and responsibilities in supervising
     
	
Name:               	     	
Status or title (Professor/ Associate professor/ Assistant professor/ Adjunct Professor/ Doctor)  	     	
Affiliation:	     	
e-mail:               	     	
Role and responsibilities in supervising
     

RESEARCH DIRECTOR (valvoja)
A person eligible for research director is an employee of the Faculty whose title is Professor. In an exceptional case when there is no Professor available, an Associate Professor can be appointed as a research director.
Name:               	     	
Status or title (professor):  	     	
e-mail:               	     	

ADVISORY COMMITTEE:                 Yes	 No         
Members of the advisory committee:	Title/position:	Email:	
     	     	     	
     	     	     	
     	     	     	
     	     	     	

Time plan
Starting date        
Estimated time of completion of the degree:            
Mode of attendance:                full-time                                         part time

Agreed reporting and meeting frequency and the way in which the doctoral researcher reports the progress of the research work
     	

Other things agreed 
For example:  rights and use of the outcomes and material produced at the research project, principles of publishing, names and order of the authors in publications, rights and patents of the inventions produced at the research project
     	

Responsibilities of the doctoral researcher:
•	the doctoral researcher carefully prepares for the meetings and follows the agreed schedule;
•	the doctoral researcher completes postgraduate studies independently with the supervisor’s support;
•	the doctoral researcher annually participates in the agreed number of postgraduate courses and ensures that they are appropriately registered;
•	the doctoral researcher is responsible for the progress of his/her research work and for informing the supervisor and the doctoral programme on the progress made according to the agreed reporting schedule and in the agreed manner;
•	the doctoral researcher informs the supervisor and the research director (+ possible follow-up group) of all changes that considerably affect working conditions, progress of the thesis project or keeping with the agreed schedule;
•	the doctoral researcher hands in an annual follow-up report of the doctoral programme. 

The duties of the supervisor are, among others:
•	to direct the doctoral researcher in planning and completing the postgraduate studies; 
•	to direct the doctoral researcher in planning and completing the research and completing the thesis; 
•	to follow the progress of research and postgraduate studies in accordance with the supervision plan;
•	to accept an annual update of a personal study plan, if needed;
•	to assist the doctoral researcher in contacting other researchers in the field and with the users of the research;
•	a principal supervisor has to give a statement on the activeness of a doctoral researcher in connection with annual progress reporting;
•	to assist the doctoral researcher in applying for funding by providing information on available options;
•	to assist in career planning by having an annual discussion on the subject;
•	to ensure that a thesis written in a second language undergoes a language check if needed;
•	to be responsible for checking the originality of the thesis with the plagiarism detection system.
•	to introduce to the doctoral researcher the responsible conduct of research (http://www.tenk.fi/en/resposible-conduct-research-guidelines) 

The duties of the research director are:
•	to monitor the progress of the research work and postgraduate studies annually in collaboration with the supervisor;
•	to assume responsibility for the scientific level of the degree; 
•	to ensure that the necessary conditions for the studies are maintained; 
•	to accept the first personal study plan of a doctoral researcher and the application for the final grade of the postgraduate studies module. The research director ensures that the required learning outcomes of postgraduate studies are achieved with the completed postgraduate studies and thesis work. 
•	to ensure that the thesis as a whole meets the requirements regarding the extent of theses;
•	to make a proposal regarding the examiners of the reviewers, opponent and chairperson (custos) of the doctoral thesis;
•	to make a proposal for the examiners of the pre-examiners, opponent and chairperson (custos) of a doctoral thesis;
•	to provide the faculty with a statement approved by the supervisor, research director and doctoral researcher indicating the author’s contribution to the research if the thesis contains joint publications. The statement must also tell whether a part of the thesis has earlier been used in another thesis or if such use is being planned;
•	to ensure that the intended final version of the doctoral thesis is delivered to the faculty at the same time as the proposal for pre-examiners;
•	to ensure that the intended final version of the doctoral thesis is delivered to the examiners by the student, supervisor or research director immediately after their appointment
•	to ensure that the doctoral thesis is delivered to the opponent by the doctoral researcher, supervisor or research director immediately after the opponent has been appointed;
•	to help solve possible cases of disagreement in supervision

5. PRELIMINARY PERSONAL STUDY PLAN
Applicant will make their personal study plan to complete required 40 credits of postgraduate studies. The postgraduate studies have to be planned according to the current curriculum available in the study guide. 
DRDP: https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/programme/101726?period=2024-2027 
DPCR: https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/programme/101706?period=2024-2027 
Courses on transferable skill organized by the University of Turku graduate school can be found in https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/programme/101783?period=2024-2027. 
Below is outlined the general structure of the study requirements. Please fill in your preliminary study plan here. 

DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC STUDIES	25-36 ECTS	
-	Courses Related to Research Area, at least 4 ECTS
-	Literature Exam or Equivalent Literature Review 0-10 ECTS
-	Seminars 0-10 ECTS
-	Research methods 0-15 ECTS
-	Scientific Publication (not a part of the doctoral thesis) 0-8 ECTS
-	Studies Supporting Mobility and Professional Career 2-15 ECTS
-	Teaching Practice 2-15 ECTS
-	Courses of the doctoral programme

		
GENERAL STUDIES AIMING FOR EXPERTISE 	4-15 ECTS	
-	Ethics of Academic Research 2 ECTS (mandatory)
-	Science Publishing, Communication and language skills 0-8 ECTS
-	Pedagogical skills 0-10 ECTS
-	Working-Life Competences 0-13 ECTS

		
TOTAL	40 ECTS	

6. SIGNATURES 

APPLICANT:
Date:        	Signature	
	Applicant’s name      	

RESEARCH DIRECTOR:
I, the research director, am aware of the duties of the research director (described above) and confirm that the research plan is realistic and that the research can be carried out at the department / unit.

The doctoral researcher has to complete additional bridging studies: Yes   No
	
If yes, determine the bridging studies:      	
Date:        	Signature	
	Research director’s name      	

SUPERVISORS: 
I am aware of the duties of the supervisor (described above).
Date      	Date      	Date      	
Signature

	Signature
	Signature
	
Principal Supervisor’s name	Supervisor’s name	Supervisor’s name