Course description
Figure 1. Summary of the course. Click here for a more detailed table.
Note: Please start by choosing your major!
Intended learning outcomes
After the course the student will be able
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- to adopt the code of conduct of the academic community.
- to set personal goals for effective learning and skills development.
- to communicate and collaborate in a multicultural and multidisciplinary learning environment.
- to identify opportunities for academic entrepreneurship and career development.
- to work safely in laboratory and conduct the principles of scientific research and communication.
Completing the course
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- Extent 3-5 cr, depending on the modules you complete.
- The minimum requirements (giving 3 cr), are
- Answering all the quizzes
- Attending the major-specific orientation session, two personal meetings with your academic advisor, and two major-specific feedback sessions
- Participating Aalto Talent Expo Virtual Week
- Completing Communication Skills module
- Finalising Scientific Article Exercise module
- Participating successfully Thesis Review module
- Completing Entrepreneurial Mindset module
In addition, you can choose two elective one-credit modules: MATLAB basics and Career Planning Exercises, which will give you up to 5 cr in total for the course. Please note that students who have finished their bachelor's studies somewhere else than in Aalto School of Chemical Engineering, attend the orientation week obtaining one credit for it; hence, these students should only choose one of the elective modules. - Extent 3-5 cr, depending on the modules you complete.
Feedback summary
Constructive and analytical feedback is very much appreciated throughout the course! The feedback will be used for making the course better. You can access the feedback summary of the course 2019-2020 here; the summary of the previous year (2018-2019) is available here.
Added June 23rd, 2021: the feedback summary on 2020-21 is here.