Seminars

Reflection seminars, prosamm14

There are eight mandatory 50 minute reflection seminars in the course. See the detailed schedule for the entire list. The instructions for each seminar will be placed in the sub-menu to "Seminars" one week before the deadline for posting the reflection document. In the reflection seminars you will meet in groups of about a dozen students and a computer science teacher (mentor). Half of the students are studying their first year of the Master's program and half of the students are studying their second year.

Before each seminar, you need to do the following

• Read the instructions for the seminar.
• Read the material that you are asked to read about the topic for the seminar. There may also be some videos to view.
• Write a reflection document, answering and reflecting on the questions of the seminar. The document should be between 500 and 600 words and written in English. You may also be asked to fill in a questionnaire or similar things.
• Put the document on your Google Drive and make it readable and commentable by others.
• Put the URL to the Google document in a text file in your group's seminar directory. The name of the file should be your first name dash second name, without any dots or accents. Example: if your name is Håkan Idé the file name should be Hakan-Ide
• Read the reflection documents of the other group members and write at least one comment in each document.

After these preparations you should go to the seminar and actively discuss the topic. 

One of the intended learning outcomes of the course is that you should plan and carry out assignments within stipulated time. Therefore it is very important that you submit the reflection documents and comment on the other documents on time.

What if you cannot participate in the seminar?

If you know in advance that you will not be able to participate in the seminar, you should timely contact the administrative course co-ordinator, who will then try to find a time with a different group. If this is not possible, you have to write a two-page reflection on the others' reflections instead and mail it to your mentor.

You should still submit your reflection document on time and comment on the other documents.

What happens if you do not submit your reflection document on time?

The course is based on everyone submitting their reflection documents on time. If you do not, you have to write a double length reflection (at least 1000 words) and mail it to your mentor (as well as putting it on Google Drive and in the ordinary way).

What happens if you do not comment on the other documents on time?

If you have not commented (relevantly) on each of the other documents on time you will need to write two relevant comments in each of the other documents, and then mail to your mentor telling that you have done this.

What if you study abroad?

If you are studying abroad for a period, you should carry out the reflection seminars remotely. Then you get the chance to share your experiences of the exchange studies with the rest of the group. 

Pay attention to when it is time for submission of reflection documents of the course. In addition to the ordinary reflection you should reflect on the exchange studies, if possible in the context of the topic of the seminar. You should write a little more than usual (about 800 words), but on the other hand, you won't need to participate in the reflection seminar. You will of course still read and comment on the other group members' reflection documents. Your mentor will report in Rapp as if you had participated in the seminar.