EH1021 Active Career Start 1.5 credits
This course has been discontinued.
Last planned examination: Spring 2021
Decision to discontinue this course:
No information insertedContent 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
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
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
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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.