Dr Juri Valtanen
Tampere, Finland · valtanenjuripetri@gmail.com
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Dr Juri-Petri Valtanen is a highly qualified research scholar with solid history of experience in teaching, researching, designing courses and leading others in a wide range of environments. Dr Valtanen is committed to improving learning experiences for diverse student populations. He is passionate about challenging misconceptions through reciprocal and fundamentally sound teaching and research/analysis. Juri is very interested in international projects’ quality management. He is highly motivated regarding academic and organisational success. Juri has served on various academic and extracurricular committees and as quality advisor in industry. He is excited about facilitating learners’ motivation and engagement through developing new research and learning opportunities in diverse settings. Juri’s hobbies include walking, reading, world cinema and scriptwriting.
Education/Training
Doctor of Philosophy in Education, University of Tampere – School of Education, Tampere, Finland, 2016
Certificate of Valorisation Expert Training, Middlesex University, London, UK, 2013
Diploma in Professional Development of Problem-Based Learning, Institute of Eduta – University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, 2006
Diploma in Cinema Dramaturgy, The Adulta Institute of Radio and Television, Helsinki, Finland, 2002
Diploma in Cinema and Television Programming, Institute of Voionmaa, Ylöjärvi, Finland, 2001
Diploma in Multimedia and Internet, Institute of Occupational Development, Helsinki, Finland, 2000
Master of Arts in Education, University of Tampere – Faculty of Adult Education, Tampere, Finland, 2000
Professional Experience – Most Recent
Teacher / Thesis Supervisor, Tampere University, Faculty of Education and Culture, Tampere, Finland, 2019.
Customer Service Management, KONTTI-Recycling Department, Finnish Red Cross, Tampere, Finland, 2017-2018.
Ph.D. Researcher in Adult Education, University of Tampere, School of Education, Tampere, Finland, 2010 to 2016.
Stock Worker/Process and Product Improvement Quality Analyst, Valio LTD, Tampere, Finland, 2006 to 2010.
Teacher and Course Designer, University of Lapland, Open University, Rovaniemi, Finland, 2006.
Teacher and Course Designer, University of Tampere, Institute of Extension Studies, Tampere, Finland, 2004 to 2005.
Researcher, University of Tampere, School of Education, Tampere, Finland, 2003 to 2004.
Scientific Community Service and Activities – Most Recent
**Member of the International Conferences Organising and Chairing Committees of INSPIRE (**International conference for Software Process Improvement in Research and Education) and SQM (Software Quality Management) of the British Computer Society. 2012.
**Member of the British Computer Society INSPIRE conference international reviewing and advisory committee. INSPIRE (**International conference for Software Process Improvement in Research and Education). Since 2008.
Member of the Scientific/Reviewing Committee of IADIS (International Association for Development of the Information Society) 2008 and 2013.
Member of the Scientific/Reviewing Committee of the International Conference QUATIC (Quality of Information & Communication Technology). 2010 and 2012.
Consulting Expert for Evaluation and Feedback for European Commission’s research- and development project: Creativity in Classrooms. 2013.
Thesis Supervisor/Advisor/Mentor, in different Universities in Finland, since 2004 (See sample).
Bachelor level students 26: All completed on time.
Master level of students 20: All completed.
Assistant Advisor at Doctoral level students, 5: All completed.
Sample of MSc theses
Tiensuu, Aleksi 2012. Computational thinking in regard to thinking and problem solving. http://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/83702
Xing, Xin. 2013. The relevance of cross-cultural leadership training: A case study of a Finnish training program for Chinese school principals. https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/41205
Aydinli, Dilem. 2015. Software project management anti-patterns in innovation projects. http://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/97770
Grigoriadou, Kira. 2017. Teaching mathematics in middle school with Suggestopedia method. https://dspace.cc.tut.fi/dpub/handle/123456789/25279
Sharma Kandel, Chetan. 2017. Cloud-based services users and trust issues: A comparative study of gender and national culture perspectives. http://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/102553
Soloveva, Elena 2017. A remedy perspective for emerging antipatterns in agile software projects in small and medium enterprises. http://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/102551
Nguyen, Hung Phi. 2018. Phenomenon-based learning in Finnish and Vietnamese upper secondary school curriculum for English as a foreign language. https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/58161
Mishra, Priya. 2018. Quality deployment and use of the scaled agile framework – Managing teamwork and software quality in the banking sector. http://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/104060
Doctoral level students, 5: All completed (Sample)
Laaksonen, Inkeri. 2016. Avaimia huomiseen? Aikuisopettajien käsityksiä ilmiöstä opettajuus ja teknologia. http://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/99929
Chaudhary, Sunil. 2016. The use of usable security and security education to fight phishing attacks. http://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/100073
Cañas-Bajo, José. 2017. Audience experience of commercial videos and length films: Are they universal or culturally mediated? https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/55611
Prizes and Awards (Recent Sample)
Winning Team member – Public Transport Service Design Hackathon – Tampere, Finland, 2017.
Winning Team member – The Ällästikku prize for excellence in teaching and learning, 2005.
The University of Tampere Rector’s scholarship for personal doctoral research on PBL, 2011. Six months research and development funding.
Best Conference Paper Award: “Multicultural Edutainment Role Models for Women IT Professionals – An Innovative Proposal to Creative Industries”, INSPIRE 2014, Loughborough, UK. (paper available online).
Best Paper Presentation Award: “Problem-Focused Education and Feedback Mechanisms for Re-designing a Course on Open Source and Software Quality”, INSPIRE 2013, London, UK. (paper available online).
Among the three best papers: “Critical and Creative Mathematical Thinking with Practical Problem Solving Skills – A New Old Challenge”, SEEFM 2007, SEERC, Thessaloniki, Greece. (paper available online).
Honourable Mention: “Lightening of three short Films”, The Institute of Voionmaa, 2001.