Course syllabus
Detailed schedule (year 1 students)
Academic year 2025/2026
Period 1
29 August 2025, 10:15-12:00, Information session
Introduction to the course and the master's programme.
Room M1 (Brinellvägen 64A) or Zoom: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65134442036
2 September 2025, 13:15-15:00, Information session
Introduction to studies at KTH.
This lecture is only for students who have not studied at KTH before.
Room E33 (Lindstedtsvägen 3) or Zoom: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65134442036
Assignment: reflection seminar 1
Topic: Depth vs breadth in Master's education.
3 September 2025: the instructions of the first two parts of the assignment will be published: reflection document and comments
8 september 2025: the group numbers and the schedule of the walking seminars will be published.
11 September 2025 at 19:00: deadline for submitting the reflection document.
15 September 2025 at 13:00: deadline for commenting on other students' reflections.
16 September (8-10) or 18 September (15-17), 2025: walking seminar at KTH. See the instructions of the assignment for the exact date, time and meeting place of your group.
23 September 2025, 8:00-10:00, Information session
Information about specialisation tracks and course.
Note that the session starts at 8:00 sharp!
Room M1 (Brinellvägen 64A) or Zoom: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65134442036
9 October 2025, D-dagen
Career fair.
D-dagen is organized by the D student chapter and is not a formal part of DD2300.
Period 2
Study visit 1
16 October 2025 (prel.): the list of available study visits will be published in the course room and you can sign up. You will make one study visit in each year of the course.
You need to make the study visit before you write your reflection document in period 2.
All study visits are scheduled on a Thursday between 23 October and 13 November, 2025. The visit will start at the earliest at 15:30 (except for 6 November when it will start at 16:30 at the earliest).
Assignment: reflection seminar 2
Topic: Channels to interesting jobs.
12 November 2025: the instructions will be published.
20 November 2025 at 19:00: deadline for submitting the reflection document.
24 November 2025 at 13:00: deadline for commenting on other students' reflections.
25 September (8-10) or 27 September (15-17), 2025: walking seminar at KTH. See the instructions of the assignment for the exact date, time and meeting place of your group.
Period 3 (preliminary)
Reflection seminar 3
Topic: International opportunities and contexts.
Period 4 (preliminary)
Programme meeting (programkollegium) of the Master of science in engineering programme
(in Swedish, only for students of the 5-year civilingenjörsprogrammet i Datateknik)
Information session
Information about the second year of the programme
Reflection seminar 4
Topic: Future of Computer Science as a Profession.
This year's questionnaire on the education (mandatory)
The questionnaire will be published on 17 May 2026 via a personal link sent by e-mail.
The questionnaire should be answered before 29 May 2026 at 19:00.
Academic year 2026/2027 (preliminary)
Period 1
Information session
Introduction to the second year of the master's programme.
Assignment: reflection seminar 5
Topic: The road towards the Degree of Master.
Information session
Information about the degree project (exjobb).
D-dagen
Career fair.
D-dagen is organized by the D student chapter and is not a formal part of DD2300.
Period 2
Study visit 2
Assignment: reflection seminar 6
Topic: Sustainability in computing.
Period 3
Assignment: reflection seminar 7
Topic: Ethical responsibilities.
Period 4
Programme meeting (programkollegium) of the Master of science in engineering programme
(in Swedish, only for students of the 5-year civilingenjörsprogrammet i Datateknik)
Assignment: reflection seminar 8
Topic: Diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
This year's questionnaire on the education (mandatory)
The questionnaire will be published 17 May 2027 via a personal link sent by e-mail.
The questionnaire should be answered before 29 May 2027 at 19:00.
Detailed schedule (year 2 students)
Academic year 2025/2026
Period 1
28 August 2025, 15:15-17:00, Information session,
Introduction to the second year of the master's programme.
Room Q1 (Malvinas väg 4) or Zoom: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65134442036
Topic: Depth vs breadth in Master's education.
NEW: 3 September 2025: the instructions of the first two parts of the assignment will be published: reflection document and comments - IN THE AFTERNOON
NEW: 8 september 2025: the group numbers and the schedule of the walking seminars will be published.
11 September 2025 at 19:00: deadline for submitting the reflection document.
15 September 2025 at 13:00: deadline for commenting on other students' reflections.
16 September (8-10) or 18 September (15-17), 2025: walking seminar at KTH. See the instructions of the assignment for the exact date, time and meeting place of your group.
2 October 2025, 15:15-17:00, Information session
Information about the degree project (exjobb).
In Zoom only: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/6454199194
9 October 2025, D-dagen
Career fair.
D-dagen is organized by the D student chapter and is not a formal part of DD2300.
Period 2
Study visit 2
16 October 2025 (prel.): the list of available study visits will be published in the course room and you can sign up. You will make one study visit in each year of the course.
You need to make the study visit before you write your reflection document in period 2.
All study visits are scheduled on a Thursday between 23 October and 13 November, 2025. The visit will start at the earliest at 15:30 (except for 6 November when it will start at 16:30 at the earliest).
Assignment: reflection seminar 6
Topic: Channels to interesting jobs.
12 November 2025: the instructions will be published.
20 November 2025 at 19:00: deadline for submitting the reflection document.
24 November 2025 at 13:00: deadline for commenting on other students' reflections.
25 September (8-10) or 27 September (15-17), 2025: walking seminar at KTH. See the instructions of the assignment for the exact date, time and meeting place of your group.
Period 3 (preliminary)
Assignment: reflection seminar 7
Topic: International opportunities and contexts.
Period 4 (preliminary)
Programme meeting (programkollegium) of the Master of science in engineering programme
(in Swedish, only for students of the 5-year civilingenjörsprogrammet i Datateknik)
Assignment: reflection seminar 8
Topic: Future of Computer Science as a Profession.
This year's questionnaire on the education (mandatory)
The questionnaire will be published on 17 May 2026 via a personal link sent by e-mail.
The questionnaire should be answered before 29 May 2026 at 19:00.
Academic year 2024/2025 (past year)
Period 1
Information session
Introduction to the course and the master's programme.
Information session
Introduction to studies at KTH.
This lecture is only for students who have not studied at KTH before.
Assignment: reflection seminar 1
Topic: The road towards the Degree of Master.
Information session
Information about specialisation tracks and courses
D-dagen
Career fair.
D-dagen is organized by the D student chapter and is not a formal part of DD2300.
Period 2
Study visit 1
Assignment: reflection seminar 2
Topic: Diversity and and inclusion in the workplace.
Period 3
Assignment: reflection seminar 3
Topic: Ethical responsibilities.
Period 4
Alumni presentation
Programme meeting (programkollegium) of the Master of science in engineering program
Information session
Information about the second year of the programme.
Assignment: reflection seminar 4
Topic: Sustainability in computing.
This year's questionnaire on the education (mandatory)
The questionnaire will be published on 17 May 2025 via a personal link sent by e-mail.
The questionnaire should be answered before 29 May 2025 at 19:00.