Undergraduate Orientation Things to know Academically

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Undergraduate Orientation Things to
know Academically

• Computer Engineering
• 2003
• Atakan Kurt
• akurt_at_fatih.edu.tr

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Things to know academically

• Obtain the Undergraduate Catalog and Student
  Guide
• Read Undergraduate Rules Regulations
• Familiarize yourself with CE Curriculum
• Find out about minimum credit requirements, must
  courses, prerequisite courses, techical
  non-technical elective courses

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Thing to know academically

• Instructors
• See your advisor first for problems
• Assistants
• See assistants for problems concerning a course
• Laboratories
• Windows lab (A125)
• Linux Lab (A122)
• Get yourself accounts in both labs.

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Things to know academically

• Probation If your GPA is below 1.5 2 semesters
  in a row, then you are on probation and can not
  take more credits than your current semesters
  credit (usually 18 credits).
• CENG101 CENG102 is a prereq. for all courses in
  junior (3rd) year.
• CENG101 or CENG102 is a prereq. for courses in
  sophomore (2nd) year

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Books

• Students must own textbooks for the courses
  taken.
• You may be given openbook exams or quizzes.
• Photocopying of a text book is not allowed.

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Thing to know academically

• Cheating Copying
• Cheating is strictly prohibited. It is a
  discipline offend. The penalty for cheating is 1
  or 2 semesters expelsion form the school.
• Cheating is moral problem. When you cheat, you
  cheat yourself! And you cheat your friends.
• Uphold the Academic Honor Code and do not cheat.

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Things to know academically

• In each course there will be
• Midterm(s)
• Quizze(s)
• Assignments
• Project
• A final exam
• A course theoretical (exams) and practical
  requirements (assignments).
• Point
• Assignments/project must be submitted in order to
  pass courses

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Things to know academically

• Assignments
• Required in departmental courses
• Done in labs
• Requires significant amount of time.
• Requires patience, endurance, focus, help
• Dont get frustrated, Use top-down stepwise
  refinement
• Submit on time or lose points

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Thing to know academically

• Assignments
• Get help from
• the textbook
• the assistant
• the instructor
• friends
• You can discuss the subject with friends, but
  cant write the code together

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Things to know academically

• DO NOT BE LEFT OUT
• Check your email.
• Check courses web pages.
• Talk to friends about assignments, exam dates,
  meetings etc.
• DO NOT BE LEFT OUT
• Check undergraduate catalog.
• Check rules regulations.
• Be aware of deadlines.

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Things to know academically

• If you are planning on graduate study,
• take TOEFL and GRE when in 3rd year.
• apply for student assitantship to help
  instructors in their courses.
• Find out about graduate programs oversees and get
  ready to apply
• Get a high GPA

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Thins to know academically

• STRESSED ?
• When feeling down, frustrated, helpless,
  stressed, angry, GET HELP, let others know and
  help you. See a counsel at the health desk.
• You can also talk to your advisor, instructors,
  assistants.

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Things to know academically

• University is different than highschool.
  University is not an highschool.
• You are on your own, you have to discipline,
  organize, take control of your life.
• In the end you will have to accept the
  responsibility of the results of your actions.

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Things to know academically

• Points
• Something, like programming, is difficult to
  learn without practice (remember assignments!).
• So you do not do the assignments, you will fail
  the course.
• If you do not study, you do not pass.

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Things to know academically

• I DO NOT UNDERSTAND the SUBJECT
• Read the book first
• Read the book again
• Go over the notes (did you take notes?)
• Use the office hour
• Ask the instructor
• Ask the assistant
• Ask a friend

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Things to know academically

• I AM FAILING
• Study harder ! Invest more time on practice.
• Formula for success
• 10 inspiration(ilham),
• 90 perspiration(alin teri)
• No pain, No gain

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Things to know academically

• PLANNING AFTER GRADUATION
• Make plans for a career after graduation.
• Have specific objectives.
• Find out about the job market and qualities that
  a good engineer should posses.
• Network around.

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Things to know academically

• PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Be a social person.
• Boost your self confident.
• Develop your(self) personality. Dont be an
  ordinary guy.
• Try to be a extraordinary person that stands out
  in crowd.
• Be a person that will be remembered after an
  interview.

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Things to know academically

• What is Computer Engineering?
• What does a Computer Engineer do?