Course Workflow¶

Important

The course uses a flipped classroom based learning approach. This means that the student’s own active approach to learning is key.

Learning Events¶

Learning events are organized on the Central campus and in Hervanta. In addition online sessions are offered. The kick-off lecture and the Q&A session can be followed online and are recorded.

There are no learning events during the winter break (27.2.2023–5.3.2023) and the Easter holiday (5.4.2023-11.4.2023).

Kick-off lecture
- Monday, 9.1.2023 8–10, TB109, Tietotalo, Hervanta.
- Recording of the kick-off lecture.
Coditoriums
- In the weekly coditorium groups (exercise groups), you have an opportunity to get help with the problems with your tasks from the teaching assistants. The assistant gives some hints of how to solve the new tasks given in the current week at the beginning of each coditorium session. The solving of the project work is also supported in the coditorium groups.
- The coditorium groups are optional activities.
- It may be easiest to work with your own laptop in the coditorium. Desktop computers are also available in the coditorium rooms.
- The coditoriums start on the third week of 2023.
- The groups intended for the English-speaking students are as follows:
  - On Thursdays, 10–12, TC215, Tietotalo, Hervanta, Anh Tran. The first session is on 19.1.
  - On Fridays, 12–14, TC215 starting from 3.2., Tietotalo, Hervanta, Gaurab Mahat. The first session is on 20.1.

Q&A sessions
- On Fridays 14–16, TB103, Tietotalo, Hervanta.
- The Q&A session on Friday, 13.1. has been cancelled. Therefore, the Q&A sessions start on Friday, 20.1.
- The Q&A session on Friday, 28.4. has been cancelled. Therefore, the last Q&A session is on Friday, 21.4.
Exam
- Students can use their three exam attempts freely over the exam windows meaning several attempts can be used within one exam window.

Study Facilities on Campus¶

In addition to adding on campus learning events we want to encourage students to meet eachother for example to work on the course project and based on the idea of peer learning. There are different rooms available for the students’ use on the campuses. All such rooms that are available in Resource Booker can be used also without a reservation. Lecture halls and classrooms can also be used when there is no teaching or other reservations in them. Information on the facilities and making reservations is available in the intra.

Guidance and Support Services¶

Getting back to the campuses after a long strech of remote studying is exiting but can also feel overwhelming. The aim of the university community is that your studies progress smoothly and you feel well. Remember that there is support available for study guidance as well as coping with stressful situations and concerns on the current crisis situation in the world. Remeber that you are not alone! Information on guidance services is available in intra.

Flipped Learning¶

Flipped Learning or Flipped Classroom is a learning approach where the student studies the given subject first on their own or with other students. After and to support this there are contact teaching events where the studied topics and possible questions regarding them are discussed together.

You can get to know Flipped Learning better for example on the Lesley University web page: An Introduction to Flipped Learning or watch the following video

On this course, Flipped Learning means that:

Each week there are online material and learning videos available for study.
There are exercises done based on the given material.
Coditorium groups (exercise classes) are provided to help with the programming tasks each week.
At the end of the next week a Q&A session is held to discuss the week together.

Video on Flipped Learning on Programming 3 (duration 14:22)