Course Catalog 2007-2008

SGN-1996 SIGNAL PROCESSING THESIS SEMINAR PRESENTATION, 0 cr
Signal Processing Thesis Seminar Presentation

Courses persons responsible
Alpo Värri

Lecturers
Alpo Värri

Implementations
Person responsible: Alpo Värri
Programs: Information Technology
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Seminar 2 h/week - - - - -

Person responsible: Alpo Värri
Programs: Information Technology
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Seminar - 2 h/week - - - -

Person responsible: Alpo Värri
Programs: Information Technology
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Seminar - - 2 h/week - - -

Person responsible: Alpo Värri
Programs: Information Technology
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Seminar - - - 2 h/week - -

Person responsible: Alpo Värri
Programs: Information Technology
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Seminar - - - - 2 h/week -
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
The goal of the seminar presentation is to develop the student's ability to speak about his topic to an audience of peers and to inform the students about the recent technological developments in the thesis. One objective is also to prepare fellow students to the process of writing their master's thesis.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Presentation skills to a group of peers.  Informing fellow students about recent technological developments relating to the student's thesis.    

Requirements for completing the course
Giving a 15-20 min seminar presentation of the topic area of one's own master's thesis and responding to questions about it from the audience. Starting the study year 2007-2008 a maturity test is also a requirement to pass the course. It is a written essay of three A4 pages about the presentation. The language of the essay is English and it does not contain illustrations or tables. The essay needs to be submitted to the supervisor of the thesis at least one week before the presentation. The course is compulsory to those who plan to graduate from the Institute of Signal Processing.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • The quality of the presentation is assessed on the basis of its content, duration and way of presentation. Starting in autumn 2007 the maturity test essay is also assessed according to the general criteria of maturity tests of the university.

  • Used assessment scale is passed / failed

    • Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    SGN-1986 SGN-1986 Signal Processing Thesis Seminar 1 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    In order to give a good presentation it is recommended that the student listens to other similar presentations first and learns about the good methods and the mistakes of the previous presenters.

    Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

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

  • Description of the course implementation from ICT point of view

    • The course requires presence in one seminar and that cannot be done in distance learning. The essay required staring in autumn 2007 can be submitted by e-mail.

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 2
    Seminar reports 15
    Information and communication technology 1
    Learning diary, portfolio and other written work 3
    Total sum 21

    Principles and starting points related to the instruction and learning of the course

  • The principle is that when the student prepares and holds his/her presentation and listens to feedback of it, he/she learns what needs to be considered in other similar presentations.

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    Last modified 17.04.2007
    Modified bySari Peltonen