HOW ARE CS COURSES ORGANISED? Jyrki Nummenmaa [email protected].
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Seeing your teachers Each teacher has a regular ”surgery hour”
(which, of course, may be cancelled due to a trip, illness,...)
It is usually a better idea to settle an individual time for seeing the teacher, in particular for ”bigger” conversations, like thesis work, etc...
At our department, electronic mail is often the most convenient way to contact the teachers
”Official” forms of study work
Lectures (Weekly) exercises Demonstrations Coursework Essays Seminar works Group supervision Individual supervision
Exams – an oral examination may
also somtimes be possible
MSc thesis work All this requires
indivdual work: reading, proglem solving, programming, writing, ...
Lectures
”Traditional” Typically not compulsory to attend – but
you should somehow be aware of what the lectures contained
Weekly exercises
Exercises are given several days ahead At the session, the teacher collects of who
has solved what Students are to present solutions When all the exercises are dealt with, the
session is usually over Some percentage of the exercises may be
compulsory, or give bonus exam points
Weekly exercises / 2
Sometimes it is possible to hand in written solutions and skip the session.
Sometimes you need to have a reason for this.
If this is necessary for your schedule, contact the teacher in advance.
Coursework(s)
Separate assignment Separate schedules
Exams (cs, maths, statistics)
Typically the following rules hold: Exam time 4 hours. You may leave after 30 mins. Some exams allow you to have written
material and some don’t – check up! Typically a re-sit possibility at the start of
the following term.
A typical course module
Weekly lectures Weekly exercises Courswork Exam