ELEC-E0110 - Academic skills in master's studies, Lecture, 4.9.2023-21.4.2024
This course space end date is set to 21.04.2024 Search Courses: ELEC-E0110
24.9.2023 Self-assessment, beginning of the course - submit your writing
The purpose of this first assignment is
- To evaluate the current status of your academic skills and set goals regarding which skills you want to improve or develop during this course. As a result you will be able to choose relevant optional assignments in the course.
- To clarify or vocalize from your perspective, the purpose of your master' studies and set goals for your master's degree. As a result you will be able to make a justified and goal-oriented personal study plan for your master's degree.
- The workload of this assignment is about 0,25 cr = 6-7 h
Instructions:
Read through the instructions first to get an overall understanding on the assignment and then complete the written parts according to the instructions.
PART 1
2. Based on the swot, write at least ten sentences where you describe which study related skills you want to, or you think you should improve and/or develop during this course. If you have you completed your BSc degree in the Bachelor's programme in Electrical Engineering in Aalto, read also the instruction at the bottom of this instruction.
PART 2
- No clear direction for studies yet. You may be wondering something like: What should I study and why? Where am I aiming at with my studies? What motivates me, where am I good at?
- Quite clear direction in studies and some ideas regarding career after graduation. You may be wondering something like: I know what I want to study but I'm not sure what is expected in the industry/of graduates. I'm interested in many things but I'm not sure where should I focus in my studies.
- A clear direction in studies and already have eg. a job in a desired professional field. You may be wondering however something like: Where is my career focus? Could there be something I could provide to the field? How to develop further besides regular studies? Is this it? Is there something else my field of study/profession could provide?
2. The
purpose of the university studies is to equip graduates with such knowledge,
skills and attitudes that allow you to thrive in your chosen field. Now write
at least ten sentences, where you describe what do you you want to know, what do you want
to be able to do and what kind of an engineer do you want to be after your
graduation? If you struggle forming these goals, you can use these extra exercises to organize your
thoughts regarding your master's studies and your goals for the degree:
Aalto ELEC BSc graduate: During your BSc studies you have completed courses ELEC-A0110 Johdatus opiskeluun Sähkötekniikan kandidaattiohjelmassa and ELEC-A0120 Opintojen suunnittelu where you have developed different study-related skills. Look through the study skills assigments you have completed in your second year of bachelor's studies: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ELEC-A0120 (you should be able to see your submissions if you haven't archived the course). If possible, use your previous assigments to help you asses, how your study skills have developed during your bachelor's studies, and what academic skills you should develop further during this course.