FAQs: (updated 2.1.2024 contains q&a from previous years)

GENERAL:

Since lectures are recorded, is that possible to skip few lectures in class and watch them remotely instead?

There is 70% participation requirement in the syllabus, that means that out of 10 sessions you can miss 3 and still pass the course. However, I will highly recommend participation as this is designed as interactive course and I truly hope you learn as much as possible during the course.

Do I have to stick with my Thursday workshop selection or can I change my participation weekly?

In principle, you choose the timeslot that fits best to you through the whole course, but send email (hani.tarabichi@aalto.fi OR taija.turunen@aalto.fi) if you would need to change your slot some week for any unexpected reason.

EXAM:

How extensive is the take home exam, how much time do I need to complete the essays?

The exam has 4 essays, each are about a page long. If you have understood and reflected all the material during the course and you are able to write well, it should not take longer than 2-3h. However, it is difficult to estimate the time spent in each case as we have different writing skills, information processing skills and other traits that impact our efficiency in exam situations. Weekly essays will be good time to practice essay writing.

Should I submit 4 different PDF files, or save all my essays to one file?

You should submit all your essays as one document.

Can we repeat the same type of journal more than one time? Or it’s not necessary that we follow a journal type?

Journal type restrictions do not apply in the exam. You don't have to follow any particular format. You can use the formats if you want, of course. And you can use one format as many times as you like.

I've written a reflection essay on the same topic, can I use this framework as long as I don't quote myself but instead write new text and further analysis around the framework?

Yes, exactly like that:) You can write about the same topic, but it have to be new text and content.

Is it ok to use the case companies that I already used in the reflective journals?

Yes, you can use the same case companies. However, the exam answers should be understood without any knowledge about your previous assignments.

Is it ok to take benefit from the already submitted essays (reflective journals)?

Autoplagiarizing (copypasting own text) is not ok. Further developing own thinking is of course ok. However, the exam answers should be understood without any knowledge about your previous assignments (do not, for example, "cite" or refer to previous journals).

About the selection of a firm case: can we select a firm that does not exist anymore (e.g Enron) or should we focus only on contemporary firms?

You can use any case(s) you find appropriate. Please describe the case(s) shortly, do not assume that the reader knows the case(s).

Can I refer e.g. to answer two in answer one, etc. Can I combine answers?

One question - one answer. One should be able to understand each answer independently, without reading other answers. 


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