Course Catalog 2007-2008

OHJ-1806 ORIENTATION TO POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, 3 cr
Orientation to Postgraduate Studies

Courses persons responsible
Tarja Systä

Lecturetimes and places
Per I,II: Tuesday 16 - 18, TB111

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

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 set goals for the research. Students will also have basic knowledge on research 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

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 10 %
    - Distance learning: 90 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 0 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 35
    Assignments 42
    Total sum 77

    Correspondence of content
    8109992 Orientation to Postgraduate Studies

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    Last modified 28.01.2007
    Modified byTarja Systä