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Concurrent Programming, Autumn 2009, Extra project 2 (8 pp)

This is a personal extra project. You may get an excellent grade for this course without this project.

Project task: Personal Study Diary

Collect it continuously during the course - writing it up during the last week is too late.

In the study diary one reflects each learning event (lecture, practice session, study circle meeting, text book reading session, etc) on how it supported learning related to course and your own learning goals. One can concentrate on the event as a whole, or just one theme that came up. For example, one can ponder the foundations or practical uses for some new concepts.

Project return

Project is returned via email the instructor (Teemu.Kerola _at_ cs.helsinki.fi) in an easy-to-read format (html, text, MS word, pdf). You do not need to return a paper copy.

Only the personal study diary is returned and the deadline for it is on the course schedule page. Project may be returned late, but you will then be penalised for it 12.5% (of max pp's) per day. For example, if the project is 30 hours late, you will lose 2 pp (25% of 8 pp) from your final grade for the project.

Project evaluation

A weak (grade 1/5) study diary presents mostly just time spent, but not own learning and reflection on learning. Understanding basic concepts does not come through in the diary and language may be lacking.

A satisfactory (grade 3/5) contains concepts and topics learned and it also tries to evaluate quality of learning. It shows that the student has understood most of the relevant contents for this course. Language is good.

An excellent (grade 5/5) study diary presents the central topics well and how one has absorbed them. It shows that the student has a good understanding on the course area. Language is excellent.