Teaching Staff Mobility

Lutz Leuendorf

10 -13 March 2009

Last updated: 9.3.2009, BF

This document may be retrieved electronically at

http://www.oamk.fi/~bafahnri/visits/tsm_lutz_leuendorf

Person

Prof. Lutz Leuendorf,

Home Institution

Hochschule Furtwangen

Product Engineering

Host Institution

Oulu University of Applied Sciences

School of Engineering, Oulu Campus

Persons: see of document and contact information.

Presentation: http://www.oamk.fi/kalvot/otek_2009.ppt

Brochure: http://www.oamk.fi/~bafahnri/info/school_of_engineering.doc

Accommodation

Hotel Scandic (Saaristonkatu 4)

Confirmation of reservation:

Name: Lutz Leuendorf

Arrival: 10.3.2009

Departure: 13.3.2009

Room: standard

Rates/night: 97 EUR (preferential price 2009)

Payment: Cash or credit card

Reservation number: 86289

The rates are per room per night, inclusive of breakfast, VAT, customer sauna and gym.

The rooms are available from 2pm on the day of arrival until 12noon on the day of departure.

The reservation is valid until 6pm on the day of arrival, for later arrival times we require a credit card guarantee.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Scandic Oulu!

Transportation

Arrival: The cheapest way to travel downtown, i.e. close to the hotel is to take bus no. 19, which leaves in front of the airport. Here's the schedule for normal workdays (departure): every 30 min, e.g. 17:20, 17:50 , and it takes around 40 minutes. The bus ticket/person is around 4,50 EUR. For timetables see also next pages.

During your stay: Taxis or buses, see more information next pages.

Departure: Again, by bus it’s going to be the cheapest way. Remember to be at the airport approx. one hour before the scheduled take off in order to make sure that the check-in will go smoothly.

Taxi Services www.oulunaluetaksi.fi/sivu/en/ (EN)

Landline: 10041 (0,99 € + local network charge)
Mobile phone: 0600-30081 (0,99 € + local network charge)
Calling from abroad: +358 600 30081 (0,99 € + local network charge)
DirectTaxi: 0600-30080 (0,99 € + local network charge)
Operates on Elisa, TeliaSonera and DNA mobile phone subscriptions

Train Timetables

www.vr.fi/heo/eng (EN)

Bus Timetables

www.linjakas.fi > EN (Local buses. Search by place of departure and destination.)

www.matkahuolto.fi > EN (Overland buses)


You may reach the School of Engineering (city district Kaukovainio) with the following local bus connections: 7,12,13,14,20,24. The bus trip takes around 15 minutes. Here’s a suggestion:

Scandic Hotel > School of Engineering

Bus no. 14 (Walk approx. 200 m and step on bus at bus stop “Hellaakoski E” on Saaristonkatu, close to the crossing of Saaristonkatu and Uusikatu. Leave bus at bus stop “Kotkantie E”, and walk approx. 50 m.)
Timetable in the morning from “Hellaakoski E”: 7:40, 8:10, 8:40, 9:10 etc.

School of Engineering > Scandic Hotel

Bus no. 14 (Walk approx. 50 m and step on bus at bus stop “Kotkantie E” on Joutsentie.

Leave bus at bus stop “Rotuaari P” on Saaristonkatu, and walk approx. 100m.)
Timetable in the afternoon from “Kotkantie E”: 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:30.


Teaching Subjects

Scope: Altogether (min) 8 hrs of teaching / week according to Erasmus Agreement

Time: Spring 2009, academic term starts 7.1. and ends 16.5.

Topics: Tbd in more detail, suitable in the frame of courses at Oulu UAS, School of Engineering and possibly Professional Development Services

1. Structured and standardized writing in technical documentation (1-2 days)
2. Content management systems in technical documentation (1 day)
3. Believe it or not: MS Word as a professional tool for technical documentation (1 day), (PC-lab)
3. Structured documentation with Adobe FrameMaker (1-2 days), (PC-lab)
4. SGML /XML: Principles of structured documentation (1 day)
5. Information logistics, topic maps und semantic ontologies (1 day)
6. Introduction and practice of knowledge management (2 days)
7. Blended learning (1 day)
8. Training concepts in service and after sales (1-2 days)
9. The impact of av-media in technical communication (1 day)
10. Multimedia conception and production using Adobe Director (1 day), (PC-lab)

Please turn page!

Schedule

Time / Tue, 10 March / Wed, 11 March / Thu, 12 March / Fri, 13 March
8-9
9-10 / 9.00, Pick up from Hotel Scandic and Introduction to the School of Engineering
10-11
11-12 / 11.00-12.00, Lunch Meeting with Mikko Ylimaula, , Senior Lecturer, Talks regarding Business Engineering
12-13 / Arrival / 12.15-14.00, room 3366, English 2, Marjo Palo, Topic 1 or 9
13-14 / 13.15-16.00, room ATK6, Product Description Control, Jari Viitala, computer room ATK 6, Topic 2 / Departure 14.10
14-15 / 14.45-17.15, room 1406, Advanced Course in English, Elina Bergroth, Topic 1 or 9
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19 / Possible Evening Programme / Possible Evening Programme

> Mechanical Engineering, Option Machine Automation Engineering

Course:

T310603 / Product Description Control

Product Data Management

Topic: CAD integrated PDM systems, like Solidworks+PDMworks and CATIA+Smarteam. Three hours can be used to: 2. Content management systems in technical documentation and/or 4. SGML /XML: Principles of structured documentation. Our students are mechanical engineers, so I think focus should be more "How to do it" neither than theory.

Scope: 3 hours

Time & Place: Thursday, 13.15-16.00, computer room ATK6

Contact: Jari Viitala,

> Language Studies (English)

Courses:

T030203 / English 2
T033003 / Advanced Course in English

Scope: approx. 2 hours per group/teacher = altogether 4-5 hours

Topics:

1. Structured and standardized writing in technical documentation or

9. The impact of av-media in technical communication

Emphasis on cultural aspects of Germany ('Landeskunde') and IT topics in general.

Time & Place:

Wednesday 12.15-14.00 room 3366 (Marjo Palo, group information technology TTE7SN3)

Wednesday 14.45-17.15, room 1406 (Elina Bergroth, group medtech HYV5SN and HYV6SN and information technology TTE7SN2)

Contact:

Marjo Palo, (English 2)

Elina Bergroth, (Advanced course in English)

Links & Tips

City of Oulu

www.ouka.fi/english (EN)

Tourist Information Oulu

www.oulutourism.fi/en/ (EN)

Weather in Oulu:

Bring along clothes and footgear that’ll keep you warm and dry. From a central and southern European point of view, the winter here in northern Finland is extremely cold ;-)

Clothing in Winter:

http://www.oamk.fi/~bafahnri/visits/dress_for_success.pdf (EN)

Oulu Webcam:

http://www.ouka.fi/english/webcam.htm (EN)

Weather Forecast Oulu:

http://www.fmi.fi/weather/local.html?kunta=Oulu (EN)

Overview & Event Calendars:

www.oulutourism.fi/en (EN)

www.ouluthisweek.net (FIN/EN)

www.kaleva.fi/tanaan/index.cfm?p=menot (FIN)

www.ouka.fi/kalenteri (FIN)

News and Views from Oulu:

www.65degreesnorth.com (EN)

News in Finland:

www.yle.fi/news (EN)

Facts about Finland

http://virtual.finland.fi (EN)

NetTutor – Survivors Guide to Oulu

www.oamk.fi/english/nettutor

A Chance to speak Finnish

http://finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25143 (EN/FIN)

Map of Oulu

http://kartta.ouka.fi > EN

If you haven’t got a paper map of Oulu, please take a copy on your arrival at the airport. They’re available at metal shelves in the arrival hall, nearby the cafeteria and just after you leave the baggage claiming facilities.

Internet Access

Free WLAN access is available in the city and on campus. See www.panoulu.net > EN. You can have access to the Internet also via computers in the assembly hall of the Oulu City Library. Check www.ouka.fi/kirjasto > EN. The hotel Scandic offers also free Internet access – please check when signing in ;-)

Nature (Suggestion)

Visit to Nallikari, Oulu’s beach, within walking distance from the city centre, via Pikisaari approx. 3 km in one direction.

Visit to the Snowcastle in Kemi. Have a look at http://www.snowcastle.net/en/ . Kemi is a coastal city located around 100 km north of Oulu. It may be reached by train, see timetables and costs at www.vr.fi/heo/eng.

Culture (Suggestions)

School of Engineering/School of Music, Dance and Media, see http://www.oamk.fi/kultt/tapahtumakalenteri/index.php (FIN)

Culture Centre Valve in the city centre, Hallituskatu 7, see www.kulttuurivalve.fi (FIN).

There’s a nice cafe, and art galleries with exhibitions of local and national artists. The Studio Cinema screens mostly independent films from various countries, both classic and contemporary.

Oulu City Art Museum (www.oulu.ouka.fi/taidemuseo > EN)

Oulu City Library (www.ouka.fi/kirjasto > EN) offers a section to read newspapers from around the world,

Oulu Music Festival (http://www.oulunmusiikkijuhlat.fi FIN) comes with all kinds of music, 11.-21.3.2009.

Finnkino (http://www.finnkino.fi/?lang=eng, EN)

Movie Theatre Star (http://www.elokuvateatteristar.fi, FIN)

Sports (Suggestion)

There’s a swimming hall at Raksila (close to the railway station and central bus station) with sauna and other bathing possibilities, as well as a gym. Other sports are possible, if arrangements are made and equipment available, like cross-country skiing etc.

Shopping (Suggestion)

Various stores in the environment of the pedestrian road in the city centre, Rotuaari. There’s also the possibility to visit the Market Hall and Market Square. See www.rotuaari.info.

Churches (serving in English)

Various local Christian Ministries offer Sunday worship services and Bible studies etc. in English or in other languages: http://nfac.wordpress.com. Here’s also a direct link to the event calendar.


Map of the School of Engineering

and the School of Music, Dance and Media (Kotkantie 1)


Contact Information

Mr Bastian Fähnrich, Coordinator of International Relations

Oulu University of Applied Sciences

School of Engineering, Oulu Campus

Kotkantie 1, FIN-90250 Oulu, Finland

Room: 2388

Phone +358 (0)10 27 23536

Mobile +358 (0)50 31 749 31

Fax +358 (0)10 27 21320

E-mail