Computer Engineering Education Survival Guide Our Aims and Expectations

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1 Computer Engineering Education Survival Guide Our Aims and Expectations Dr. Enis Karaarslan Muğla University / 2012

2 These slides are made to give some recommendations to computer engineering students (most of the facts can be generalized to any university student) This document can be distributed under the following License: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

3 University, lesson, information A small video from Son Ders: Aşk ve Üniversite

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5 Why are you here?

6 You are having this education to be a COMPUTER ENGINEER

7 Take your time, don't be stressed (Acele etmene ve strese gerek yok ;-) ) You have 4 years to prepare for your career The following slides are my recommendations...

8 If something challenges you (Eğer birşey sizi zorluyorsa...) If something challenges you, This means that you are learning something It is good as long as you are not stressed too much

9 Engineering Education You are here to learn the fundamentals, the basic concepts, analytic thinking the philosophy So that you can Design and form efficient information systems Solve problems Make improvements...

10 Problem Solver (Sorun çözücü) You will not be a coder, a programmer You will be a problem solver With Analytic thinking ability Who knows everything about an information system

11 Thinking Wrong (Yanlış düşünmek) "My teachers know everything I need to know to be an engineer. Their job is to tell it to me in lectures, and my job is to soak it up and then repeat it on exams. If I can do that, I ve learned it." WRONG! That approach may have worked in high school but it begins to fail in college, and once you get into the plant or research lab, it stops working completely. Richard M. Felder[1]

12 Studying engineering People can complain that there are[1] incomprehensible lectures endless homework impossible exams Nobody said that it is easy, but it's not that hard! At least there are methods to make it easier (or less painful)

13 No memorization, analytical thinking (Ezberleme değil, çözümleyici düşünme) In engineering education No memorization Analytical/critical thinking (Learn to) Use your mind...

14 Use Your Mind (Zihninizi kullanın)

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16 Critical Thinking Skills (Eleştirel Düşünme Yetenekleri)

17 Focus on Learning (Öğrenmeye yoğunlaşmak) Recommendations such as: Be prepared for todays lesson (derse hazırlıklı) Take notes (not tutun) Short Review after lesson (ders sonrasında kısa tekrar) Think, research about the subject (konu hakkında düşün, araştır) Learning by doing (Uygulama ile Öğrenmek)

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19 I know, you can't (or won't) do all But the more you do, the more successful you are

20 Research Effectively (Etkin Araştırma) Search engines lists, forums (Virtual) Library Wikipedia, blogs (details later)

21 Time Management (zaman yönetimi) Bad time management = stress Time can not be managed, you can only manage what you fill your time with

22 Working in Daily Basic (günü gününe çalışmak)

23 If you do not work in daily basic (Günü gününe çalışmazsanız...)

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25 Work Intelligent (Akıllı Çalış)

26 Study Skills

27 Don't be afraid to Ask (sormaktan çekinmeyin)

28 Visualize it (Görselleştir) If something seems complex, visualize it: Flow Charts Mind Maps

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30 Continuous Learning (Sürekli öğrenme) Learning will never end You have to learn the new concepts through your whole life or you are out of the game

31 Learning by doing (Yaparak öğrenmek)

32 The more you code, the better Generate virtual problems and try to generate solutions

33 Team work (takım çalışması)

34 Collaborate (İş Birliği)

35 Writing Skills (Yazma becerileri) Enhance your writing skills Write essays Write blog entries Write You should be able to write reports Enhance your language skills Read, write...

36 Language Skills Know your own language well (Dil Yetenekleri Öncelikle kendi dilinizi iyi bilin) Öncelikle, ana dilinizi iyi bir şekilde konuşuyor ve yazabiliyor olmanızın gerekliliğini belirtmek istiyorum. Ortaokulda hocalarımız hep şunu hatırlatırlardı: İngilizceyi iyi öğrenebilmeniz için, öncelikle Türkçe yi iyi biliyor olmanız gerekir! Bilgisayar mühendisliği için İngilizce bilmek bir gereklilik. Ingilizce kaynakları anlayabiliyor olmanız gerekiyor.

37 Enhance your English (no translation :) ) You can do many things to enhance your English Watch films with English subtitles Watch videos from Read books, track Internet sites Form a English speaking club Your English knowledge will be useful everywhere, every time...

38 Able to read without paper (Kağıt kullanmadan okumak) Do not print, get used to read on computer, tablet Contents of technology is changing every moment, No need to use paper for temporary knowledge

39 Ethics Respect Others Work (Ahlak Başkalarının Çalışmalarına Saygı)

40 Your work should be original (Çalışmanız özgün olmalıdır) Rule 1: Research similar works Rule 2: Use your own words not copy/paste Rule 3: When you cite, put a reference (like [2]) and put the details of the reference at the end of the work. Rule 4: If you have to use the phrase as it is (like quotes), you should use it between.

41 Use resources wisely (Kaynakları akıllı kullan) Resources are limited Engineer should devise intelligent ways to make solutions by using this limited resources

42 An engineer doesn't have to know everything But should know where to look for the answer Bir mühendis her şeyi bilmek zorunda değildir ama cevabı bulmak için nereye bakması gerektiğini biliyor olmalıdır.

43 Believe in yourself (Kendinize inanın) Impostor Phenomenon, which is like a tape that plays inside people s heads "These people are good they understand all this stuff. They really belong here but I don t. Over the years I ve somehow managed to fool them all my family, my friends, my teachers. They all think I m smart enough to be here, but I know better and the very next hard test or hard question I get in class will finally reveal me as the impostor I am."

44 Believe in yourself (Kendinize inanın) What you don t know is that almost everyone else in the class is playing the same tape... Furthermore, the tape is usually wrong. If you survived your first year of engineering school, you almost certainly have what it takes to be an engineer. Just remember all your predecessors who had the same self-doubts you have now and did just fine.

45 Believe in yourself (Kendinize inanın) You do belong here, and you ll get through it just like they did. Try to relax and enjoy the trip. Richard Felder [1]

46 Don't give up! (Pes Etme)

47 University Life (Üniversite Hayatı) University is meaningful with Social Clubs (be an active member) Concerts, Seminars about any subject, art events Sports Hobbies etc

48 Be happy where you are (bulunduğunuz yerde mutlu olun) Some of you may think of changing department or university Try it if you want to If you can't change it, it's not the end of the world! Be happy where you are!

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50 Balanced Life (Dengeli hayat) A good social life is possible if you study your lessons on time. Ders zamanı ders, eğlence zamanı eğlence

51 Be positive. Have fun!

52 Keep moving forward Around here, however, we don't look back for very long. We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Keep moving forward. Walt Disney Biz buralarda pek geriye bakmayız. İleriye bakar, yeni kapılar açar, yeni işler yaparız. Çünkü biz meraklıyız. Yönümüzü merak tayin eder. İlerlemeye devam et..

53 Welcome to this interesting journey Bon voyage (Have a good trip)... Dr. Enis Karaarslan enis.karaarslan@mu.edu.tr enis.karaarslan@gmail.com

54 References [1] How to survive engineering school, Richard M. Felder [2] Enisden hayata dair, Enis Karaarslan's personal blog, Pictures are collected from Internet, there were no signs of any License. If you want them to be removed, please inform.