Seminar period 1 2021/2022: Depth vs breadth in Master's education
- Due 21 Sep 2021 by 10:10
- Points 1
- Available after 8 Sep 2021 at 17:00
The computer science master's program, reflection seminar in September 2021
Here you find instructions for how to prepare for the seminar and the group schedule of the seminar. Before the seminar, you also need to write a reflection document and read and comment on other group members' reflection documents.
Preparations for the reflection
- If you started the DD2300 prosamm course this year, read the course memo (kurs-PM), in particular, the section "The reflection seminars".
- If you are not used to reflective writing, look at this video.
- Find which group you belong to by looking up your results of the course under grades/omdömen in Canvas. Look for "Group number, fall", a number between 1 and 24. In order to make the groups of the same size, some students from the second year have got a new group number, so everyone needs to check.
- The second cycle in the Bologna system (see Further reading below) is called avancerad nivå ("advanced level") in Swedish. Master's programs belong to the second cycle.
- Read the qualitative targets (examensmålen) for the degree of master according to the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance (Högskoleförordningen).
- Read the objectives of the master's program.
- Review the structure of the Computer Science master's program presented in the Introduction to the course and the Master's program Download Introduction to the course and the Master's program.
- Look at the flow charts that visualize the courses of the tracks of the program (for students enrolled your year).
- Check the formal list of courses and tracks in the official program syllabus for students enrolled your year ( prosamm20 or prosamm21 ).
- Read below about study visits in prosamm and D-dagen.
Group schedule
Find your group number in the table below and look up when and where your seminar will be. The seminar is about 50 minutes, and it is important to be on time. Notice the odd starting times (10 minutes past)!
The seminar will be a walking seminar, starting from the meeting place.
If you can not participate in the walking seminar, for example because you are sick or belong to a risk group and can not get to Campus, or because you have clashing teaching in another course, a Zoom seminar is offered as an alternative, see below.
| Group number | Mentor | Date and time for walking seminar | Meeting place for walking seminar |
| 1 | Philipp Haller | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 3 |
| 2 | Philipp Haller | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 3 |
| 3 | Cyrille Artho | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 17 |
| 4 | Cyrille Artho | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 17 |
| 5 | Tino Weinkauf | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 7 |
| 6 | Tino Weinkauf | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 7 |
| 7 | Johan Jansson | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of Lindstedsvägen 1 |
| 8 | Johan Jansson | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of Lindstedsvägen 1 |
| 9 | Viggo Kann | September 23 at 13:10 | Under the vault near Osquars backe 12 (opposite the library entrance) |
| 10 | Viggo Kann | September 23 at 14:10 | Under the vault near Osquars backe 12 (opposite the library entrance) |
| 11 | Mårten Björkman | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 30 (next to the Tor fountain) |
| 12 | Mårten Björkman | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 30 (next to the Tor fountain) |
| 13 | Stefan Nilsson | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 9 |
| 14 | Stefan Nilsson | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 9 |
| 15 | Joakim Gustafson | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of the F1 entrance, Lindstedtsvägen 22 |
| 16 | Joakim Gustafson | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of the F1 entrance, Lindstedtsvägen 22 |
| 17 | Erik Fransén for Sten Ternström | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 24 |
| 18 | Erik Fransén for Sten Ternström | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of Lindstedtsvägen 24 |
| 19 | Christian Smith | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of the F2 entrance, Lindstedtsvägen 28 |
| 20 | Christian Smith | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of the F2 entrance, Lindstedtsvägen 28 |
| 21 | Danica Kragic | September 23 at 13:10 | In front of Teknikringen 14 |
| 22 | Danica Kragic | September 23 at 14:10 | In front of Teknikringen 14 |
| 23 | Sonja Buchegger | September 23 at 13:10 | At the Ada fountain in the middle of the courtyard |
| 24 | Sonja Buchegger | September 23 at 14:10 | At the Ada fountain in the middle of the courtyard |
All meeting places are outdoors, close to the Main building (D and E buildings).
Here is a map showing the addresses. The Main building is at the lower right corner of the map.
Alternative seminars in Zoom
If you can not participate in the walking seminar, for example because you are sick or belong to a risk group and can not get to Campus, a Zoom seminar is offered as an alternative, see below.
| Group number | Mentor at the Zoom seminar | Date and time for Zoom seminar | Link to the Zoom session |
| 1-4 | Philipp Haller | September 21 at 10:10 |
https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/69222329459 Links to an external site. |
| 5-8 | Tino Weinkauf | September 21 at 10:30 |
https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65717188879 Links to an external site. |
| 9-12 | Viggo Kann | September 21 at 10:10 | https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65281842722 Links to an external site. |
| 13-16 | Stefan Nilsson | September 21 at 10:10 |
https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/66835241553 Links to an external site. |
| 17-20 | Christian Smith | September 21 at 10:10 |
https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/64712136148 Links to an external site. |
| 21-24 | Danica Kragic | September 21 at 10:10 |
https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/63340795104 Links to an external site. |
Study visits in October and November
The first intended learning outcome of DD2300 is "compare different workplaces and professions relevant to computer scientists". In order to make you fulfill this learning outcome, you will visit an IT company each year in the course and reflect on the visit at the next seminar.
Due to the Corona pandemic, we do not yet know whether the study visits will be offered in Zoom or at the companies this fall. The following information is preliminary. More information will be posted in the Canvas course room.
The study visits will take place between October 21 and November 18, on Thursdays after 15.00.
Every student should participate in one study visit.
D-dagen October 7
D-dagen is organized by the D student chapter. It is not a formal part of DD2300. More information will be published later.
Further reading
The European Bologna agreement of higher education was made in 1999. The so-called Bologna process has recently been extended beyond 2020. Read more about it on the European Higher Education Area web site. Currently, 48 countries have signed this agreement. It might also be interesting to read the section second cycle qualification (Master) on page 2 in the text known as the Dublin descriptors, since the agreement was signed in Dublin.
There is also a European quality assurance agreement, called ESG - Standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European higher education area.
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