Computer Engineering Education Survival Guide Our Aims and Expectations Dr.

Enis Karaarslan Mula University / 2012

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) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

University, lesson, information

A small video from Son Ders: Ak ve niversite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_emb

Why are you here?

You are having this education to be a COMPUTER ENGINEER

Motivation

To become a good engineer To have a nice and efficient university life Make learning fun! ...

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 ...

If something challenges you

(Eer birey 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

Engineering Education

You are here to learn

the fundamentals, the basic concepts, analytic thinking the philosophy Design and form efficient information systems Solve problems Make improvements ....

So that you can

Problem Solver
(Sorun zc)

You will not be a coder, a programmer You will be a problem solver

With Analytic thinking ability Who knows an information system in detail

Thinking Wrong
(Yanl dnmek)

"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, Ive 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]

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)

No memorization, analytical thinking (Ezberleme deil, zmleyici dnme)

In engineering education

No memorization Analytical/critical thinking

(Learn to) Use your mind ...

Use Your Mind

(Zihninizi kullann)

Critical Thinking Skills

(Eletirel Dnme Yetenekleri)

Focus on Learning
(renmeye younlamak)

Recommendations such as:

Be prepared for todays lesson (derse hazrlkl) Take notes (not tutun) Short Review after lesson (ders sonrasnda ksa
tekrar)

Think, research about the subject (konu hakknda

dn, aratr)

Learning by doing (Uygulama ile renmek)

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

Research Effectively
(Etkin Aratrma)

Search engines E-mail lists, forums (Virtual) Library Wikipedia, blogs (details later)

Time Management
(zaman ynetimi)

Bad time management = stress Time can not be managed, you can only manage what you fill your time with

https://enisden.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/zaman-y

Working in Daily Basic

(gn gnne almak)

If you do not work in daily basic

(Gn gnne almazsanz ...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_emb

Work Intelligent
(Akll al)

Study Skills

Don't be afraid to Ask

(sormaktan ekinmeyin)

Visualize it (Grselletir)

If something seems complex, visualize it:

Flow Charts Mind Maps

Continuous Learning
(Srekli renme)

Learning will never end You have to learn the new concepts through your whole life or you are out of the game

Learning by doing
(Yaparak renmek)

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

Team work
(takm almas)

Collaborate
( Birlii)

Writing Skills
(Yazma becerileri)

Enhance your writing skills

Write essays Write blog entries Write Enhance your language skills Read, write ...

You should be able to write reports

Language Skills Know your own language well

(Dil Yetenekleri ncelikle kendi dilinizi iyi bilin)

ncelikle, ana dilinizi iyi bir ekilde konuuyor ve yazabiliyor olmanzn gerekliliini belirtmek istiyorum. Ortaokulda hocalarmz hep unu hatrlatrlard: ngilizceyi iyi renebilmeniz iin, ncelikle Trkeyi iyi biliyor olmanz gerekir! Bilgisayar mhendislii iin ngilizce bilmek bir gereklilik. Ingilizce kaynaklar anlayabiliyor olmanz gerekiyor.

Enhance your English

(no translation :) )

You can do many things to enhance your English

Watch films with English subtitles Watch videos from www.ted.com Read books, track Internet sites Form a English speaking club

Your English knowledge will be useful everywhere, every time ...

Able to read without paper

(Kat 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

Ethics Respect Others Work

(Ahlak Bakalarnn almalarna Sayg)

Your work should be original

(almanz zgn olmaldr)

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 .

Use resources wisely

(Kaynaklar akll kullan)

Resources are limited Engineer should devise intelligent ways to make solutions by using this limited resources

An engineer doesn't have to know everything But should know where to look for the answer

Bir mhendis her eyi bilmek zorunda deildir ama cevab bulmak iin nereye bakmas gerektiini biliyor olmaldr.

Believe in yourself
(Kendinize inann)

Impostor Phenomenon, which is like a tape that plays inside peoples heads "These people are goodthey understand all this stuff. They really belong herebut I dont. Over the years Ive somehow managed to fool them allmy family, my friends, my teachers. They all think Im smart enough to be here, but I know betterand the very next hard test or hard question I get in class will finally reveal me as the impostor I am."

Believe in yourself
(Kendinize inann)

What you dont 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.

Believe in yourself
(Kendinize inann)

You do belong here, and youll get through it just like they did. Try to relax and enjoy the trip. Richard Felder [1]

Don't give up!

(Pes Etme)

University Life
(niversite Hayat)

University is meaningful with

Social Clubs (be an active member) Concerts, Seminars about any subject, art events Sports Hobbies etc

Be a volunteer in Non Governmental Organizations

(Sivil toplum gnlls olun)

Be a part of the change For a better city/country/world

Be happy where you are

(bulunduunuz 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!

Balanced Life
(Dengeli hayat)

A good social life is possible if you study your lessons on time.

Ders zaman ders, elence zaman elence

Be positive. Have fun!

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 bakmayz. leriye bakar, yeni kaplar aar, yeni iler yaparz. nk biz meraklyz. Ynmz merak tayin eder. lerlemeye devam et..

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

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