Studying in the HSE Doctoral Program

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Studying in the HSE Doctoral Program

• Orientation seminar for doctoral students
• Tuesday, 25th August
• Mari Svahn, Senior Planning Officer

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Content of this presentation

• HSE and Doctoral Program
• History
• Dissertations Awarded
• HSE Doctors at Work
• Objectives of the Doctoral Program
• Degree Structure
• Compensation with Equivalent Courses Completed
  Elsewhere
• Common Scientific Doctoral Studies
• Forms of Dissertation
• Personal Study Plan (PSP/HOPS)
• International Opportunities
• Practicalities Concerning Doctoral Studies
• Center for the Doctoral Program
• Administration of the Doctoral Program
• Information Sources

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HSE and Doctoral Program

• The Helsinki School of Economics (HSE) is
  Finland's largest institution providing
• academic business education and research.
• The amount of completed doctoral degrees in
  EconBusinessAdMin in Finland,
• Years 1990-2007

HSE share / year
Year/
JYU Oulu UTA ÅA UWASA LUT
HSE HANKEN TSE total
(Source Kota Online)
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History

• The doctoral degree program was established at
  HSE already in 1931.
• In 1937 the first public defence and publication
  of a doctoral dissertation took place. The first
  Nordic dissertation in the field of Economics and
  business administration by Vilho Paavo
  Nurmilahti, 38, a lecturer and part-time
  librarian.
• In 1972, Meeri Saarsalmi was the first woman to
  complete a doctoral degree at HSE. She was the
  20th DSc. in HSEs history.

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Dissertations Awarded

• Several HSE Dissertations have been awarded
  during the past few years. For example
• HSE doctors have been placed 1st in the EDAMBA
  (network of around 60 universities and
  polytechnics in Europe) Doctoral Thesis
  Competition three times
• 2009 DSc (Econ.) Samuli Knüpfer, major Finance
• 2008 DSc (Econ.) Kristiina Mäkelä, major
  International Business
• 2005 DSc (Econ.) Mikko Syrjänen, major
  Quantitative Methods of Economics and Management
  Science

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HSE Doctors at Work

• The Center for the Doctoral Program has studied
  the
• transition of newly graduated doctors to
  employment
• and the effects of doctoral degree on their
  careers.
• (Bask Sairanen 2005).
• Employment sectors
• 45 Universities
• 20 Reseach related work
• 35 Companies or other

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Objectives of the Doctoral Program

• Objective of the postgraduate education is that
  the student
• becomes well-versed in ones own field of
  research and its social significance and gains
  knowledge and skills needed to apply scientific
  research methods independently and critically and
  to produce new scientific knowledge
• becomes conversant with the development, basic
  problems and research methods of ones own field
  of research and
• gains the knowledge of the general theory of
  science and of other disciplines relating to
  ones own field of research necessary to follow
  developments in them.
• In addition, HSEs scientific post-graduate
  education aims to
• provide students with skills for academic and
  other research
• and teaching posts and also for tasks demanding a
  very high
• level of expertise in either the private or the
  public sector.
• Post-graduate education also aims to promote
  international
• cooperation.

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The Degree Structure
The degree structure for Licentiate in Science,
Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science
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Compensation with Equivalent Courses Completed
Elsewhere

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit
  points from the HSE Doctoral Program in common
  scientific doctoral studies and a minimum of 12
  credit points from the HSE Doctoral Program in
  major subject studies and research-related
  studies.
• Basic guidelines
• Replacement courses must be at least equivalent
  to or of higher level in terms of difficulty and
  extent
• Replacement should be agreed with the person
  responsible for the basket before participating
  in the course.
• A course may be replaced by one or more courses
  that fulfill certain requirements
• See detailed instructions from the Study Guide
  Chapter 4 and 5

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Common Scientific Doctoral Studies

• The common scientific doctoral studies (30 ECTS
  credits) are offered in three different baskets
• BASKET I research capabilities
• BASKET II methodologies and methods
• BASKET III economic theories
• The objectives of the common scientific studies
  are
• 1. to improve the intellectual and skilled
  capabilities of the doctoral students
• 2. to create a solid theoretical foundation for
  the use and understanding of different theories,
  and
• 3. to intensify the progress in the doctoral
  studies.

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Common Scientific Doctoral Studies
Students must earn at least a minimum of 6 ECTS
credits per basket. Credits from the three
baskets need to accumulate altogether at least 30
ECTS credits of common scientific doctoral
studies.
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Forms of Dissertation

• Both Doctor of Science (Economics and Business
• Admistration) and Doctor of Philosophy degree
• dissertations can be done in / as
• monographic form or
• article-based dissertation or
• essay-based dissertation.

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Article-based Dissertation

• Own research (all articles doctoral canditates
  own) at least 2 articles and 1 working paper
• Joint publications at least 3 articles including
  1 of own research and 1 working paper
• Summary in which the doctoral candidate presents
  the scientific problem of the dissertation and
  the goals of the research, and a review of the
  subject, research methods, materials and findings
  of the research.
• The publications and the summary shall treat a
  single scientific problem or problem entity so
  that the overall performance of the doctoral
  candidate otherwise corresponds to the
  requirements set for a dissertation.
• The doctoral candidate's contribution shall be
  apparent from the articles.

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hseDiss - HSE disserations

• All HSE dissertations are published in the
  printed form. An electronic version is published
  with an agreement by the author of the doctoral
  dissertation.
• Dissertations database hseDiss is a part of the
  HSE electronic publications portal

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Personal Study Plan

• The Personal Study Plan (PSP or HOPS)
• is designed to support students in planning their
  studies
• helps students in forming a general view of their
  studies
• helps understand the program as a plan of action
  supporting the dissertation writing process
• students are able to familiarize themselves with
  degree vocabulary and the structure and contents
  of the degree
• The PSP / HOPS form
• http//www.hse.fi/FI/education/doctoral/forms/
• To improve postgraduate education and guidance of
  dissertation research, a systematic monitoring
  and evaluation system is organized and
  maintained. More information on the monitoring
  process and requirement of progress in studies,
  see Study Guide Chapter 4

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International Opportunities

• Conferences, workshops, courses
• Networks, such as
• EDAMBA (European Doctoral Programmes Association
  in Management and Business Administration)
• EIASM (European Institute for Advanced Studies in
  Management)
• CEMS (The Global Alliance in Management
  Education)
• Professors and supervisors international
  contacts
• More information on financing studies abroad
  (e.g. HSE Visiting Scholar Program), see Study
  Guide Chapter 13
• Remember to be active!

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Practicalities Concerning Doctoral Studies

• Remember to register! Each doctoral student must
  register either as an attending or as a
  non-attending student each academic year.
• Update your contact information in WebOodi!
  Students are responsible for updating their
  address and telephone number in WedOodi, as we
  use the contact information in the WebOodi when
  we need to contact the students.
• Remenber to register for courses and exams in
  WebOodi! Information on how to register for each
  course can be found from the Study Guide.
• Report your publications and research projects in
  RESCAT! Information on HSE academic publications
  and ongoing research projects are gathered in
  RESCAT (Research Catalogue) database. Doctoral
  students and researchers give information about
  their own research and publications there on
  their own initiative.
• Follow the website! The organizing of the Aalto
  University in http//www.aaltoyliopisto.info/en/
• Enjoy your studies!

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Center for the Doctoral Program

• Established in 1997
• Co-ordinate the doctoral programme of the HSE
• Organise methodological courses and
  interdeciplinary research seminars
• Is part of the HSE Research Network
• 15-20 doctoral students work at the Center
• Research assistantship posts are located at the
  center gt follow the internet pages for open
  vacancies

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Administration of the Doctoral Program

• Director Professor Pekka Korhonen
• Coordinator DSc Anu Bask (on a leave of
  absence), Johanna Vesterinen, tel. [phone]
  38449 (acting)
  
• Postgraduate guidance doctoral_at_hse.fi
• Senior Planning Officer Mari Svahn, tel. 358 9
  431 38625
• Planning Officer Ritva Laaksovirta, tel. 358 9
  431 38732
• Department Secretary Jenni Sara, tel. [phone]
  38540
• International Affairs Planning Officer Minna
  Polvi, tel. [phone]
• Postal address PL 1210, 00101 Helsinki
  
  Street address (New!) Arkadiankatu 28, (1st
  floor), 00100 Helsinki

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Information Sources

• Internetpages http//www.hse.fi/EN/education/doct
  oral/doctoral
• Study Guide and Forms
• News and Events
• Open Positions
• Scholarships
• WebOodi, Piazza
• Email tohtori_at_hse.fi / doctoral_at_hse.fi
• Postgraduate guidance
• Planning Officer Ritva Laaksovirta, tel. 358 9
  431 38732
• Senior Planning Officer Mari Svahn, tel. 358 50
  312 0917
• Information on the Student Union of the HSE
  http//kyweb.org/