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  • Information and Syllabus

    Welcome to the course! 

    Please take a look at the course Syllabus (updated 23.03.2022) to find important information regarding course content, structure, assessment, etc. All study materials except the course books will be provided as needed and made available on the pages found in the sidebar. Also, please check the course schedule in syllabus or at the respective modules pages.

    All lectures and tutorials are pre-recorded and uploaded every Mon each week. You are free to watch at any time.

    There are NO lecture & tutorial live session via zoom this academic year (2021-2022). 

    Zoom live session is only for Q&A: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/66962985397

    1. On Tuesday (16:30-18:30), Q&A session, general questions related with theory, tutorial, assignments etc. We encourage everyone to join the session and be interactive with teachers.
    2. On Wednesday (16:30-18:30), Q&A session on previous module assignment solution
    • Please, check this course syllabus file for the modules description and the timetable.

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      Modules selection Group choice

      Please, select 5 modules out of 6, that will count towards your grade. You will be able to study the materials of all modules, but submit assignments only to selected modules. The weight of each module in the total grade is 20%

    • Contacts

      Professor: Pekka Malo, D.Sc. (quant. methods), M.Sc. (math)

      Assistant 1: 
      Iaroslav Kriuchkov, M.Sc. (Management/CEMS)
      • Email: iaroslav.kriuchkov(at)aalto.fi
        • Questions about theory in Module 6
        • Questions about assignment and tutorial in Module 1 & 6
        • Questions about assignment and grading in Module 3
        • Questions about enrolment
        • Practical arrangements of the course
        • Please write to me in English
        • Use the subject DSBquery in your email

      Assistant 2: Lina Siltala-Li, M.Sc. (tech)
      • Email: lina.siltala-li(at)aalto.fi
        • Questions about assignment and tutorial in Module 2 & 5
        • Please write to me in English
        • Use the subject DSBquery in your email

      Assistant 3: Taeyoung Kee, M.Sc. (ISM)
      • Email: taeyoung.kee(at)aalto.fi
        • Questions about assignment and tutorial in Module 4
        • Please write to me in English
        • Use the subject DSBquery in your email

      Assistant 4: Lauri Neuvonen, M.Sc. (Engineering Physics and Mathematics)

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