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EH1021 Active Career Start 1.5 credits

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Headings with content from the Course syllabus EH1021 (Spring 2014–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

You will conduct an interview with a professional engineer and then reflect on the engineer's professional role. You will also work with individual exercises and reflections about your characteristics, motivations, interests, experience and skills. The course trains you also to write CVs and cover letters, and preparing for a job interview. This part also presents information on the professional role, including from KTH Alumni Network and from the career follow-ups performed. The purpose is to show you what career paths that are available, which companies are former students are employed at and what positions they have.

Intended learning outcomes

After Active career start you should be able to:
• Describe your characteristics, motivations, interests, experience and skills .
• Specify any alternative areas / professional roles that you are interested in.
• Have a CV and a covering letter .
• Present yourself at job interviews.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Swedish level C1, students in CELTE year 3-5, TELPM, TTLSM, TSCRM, TNSSM, TELFM

Recommended prerequisites

No information inserted

Equipment

nothing

Literature

Kurshäfte (course booklet)

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • INL1 - Homework, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

3 homework assignments and an assignment

Other requirements for final grade

3 homework assignments and an assignment gives a G

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

No information inserted

Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Technology

Education cycle

First cycle

Add-on studies

No information inserted

Contact

Anneli Åkesson