Course Catalog 2006-2007

IHTE-1706 ORIENTATION TO POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, 3 cr
Orientation to postgraduate studies

Courses persons responsible
Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
Course provides basic understanding of post-graduate studies and scientific and applied research. After the course students are able to find a research problem, review literature, and prepare an initial plan for post-graduate studies and research. Students will also have basic knowledge on reserach methods.

Requirements for completing the course
A course assignment.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is passed / failed

  • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    The course is organized by the Department of Information Technology and is compulsory for post-graduate students. Student applying to the post-graduate program should take this course no later than during the first year of their post-graduate studies. The Web-based implementation allows students to pass the course at any time during the academic year. The students can be officially accepted to the program only after passing this course.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 20 %
    - Distance learning: 80 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 0 %

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    Last modified 31.01.2006
    Modified bySuvi Melakoski-Vistbacka