INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE … Orientation...INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN...

INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (WCE)

WCE CURRICULUM & SCHEDULE

TOOLS FOR PLANNING OF STUDIES

Dr. Kari Kärkkäinen

Academic Coordinator & Personal Study Advisor

Room TS439 (4th floor)Email: [email protected], Tel: 029 448 2848, Mobile: 040 571 4761

Web: http://www.ee.oulu.fi/~kk/

Web Home for Enrolled WCE Students: http://www.oulu.fi/cwc/wceWeb Home for WCE Applicants: http://www.oulu.fi/degree/wce

1 (31)

WCE Orientation 24.8.2016

2 (31)

WCE CURRICULUMN STRUCTURE

• Basic, advanced, and optional (elective) modules

Basic WCE studies module (40 ECTS)

Advanced WCE studies module (18-31 ECTS)

Optional WCE studies module (≥16-29 ECTS)

Practical training (3 ECTS)

M.Sc. (Diploma) Thesis work (30 ECTS)

In total 120 ECTS

ECTS = European Credit Transfer System, 1 credit 25-30 hours, 1 year ca. 60 credits


3 (31)

WCE SUBJECTS TO BE COVERED

• Basic & Advanced studies:• Wireless communications• Communication networks• Mobile telecommunication systems• Information theory & Coding methods• Radio engineering & antennas• Communication signal processing• Radio communication channels• Optimization (math)

• Optional (elective) studies:• Modern topics course in telecom. & radio engineering • Many electronics design courses & lab. works are given by the

Electrical Engineering (EE) research units• Many elective computer engineering & DSP courses are given by

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) research units• Elective courses plan must be submitted always to your PSP

advisor


ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ELECTIVES

• Optional EE related courses:• RF components and measurements

• Wireless measurements

• Electronics design II

• Electronics design III

• Special course in electronic design

• Computer aided circuit design

• Laboratory exercises of analogue electronics

4 (31)


5 (31)

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ELECTIVES

• Optional CSE related courses:• Signal processing systems• Digital video processing• Biosignal processing• Application specific signal processors• Machine vision• Computer graphics• Distributed systems• Human & computer interaction• Mobile and social computing• Ubiquitous computing fundamentals• Programmable web project• Software project

• Other courses provided by different UO faculties (you have to ask always coordinator’s opinion about suitability before taking them!)


6 (31)

LANGUAGE STUDIES AS ELECTIVES

• It is also possible to include up to 10 ECTS Finnish

language studies into the optional module.• In order to check the schedules of Finnish courses and the

free seats in language study groups, see web page:

http://www.oulu.fi/languagesandcommunication/finnish_f

or_foreigners

• You should choose only from the following set of Finnish

courses that are offered by the UO language center (valid

for WCE studies):• 900017Y Survival Finnish Course - 2 ECTS credits

• 900013Y Beginners' Finnish Course 1 - 3 ECTS credits

• 900053Y Beginners' Finnish Course 2 - 5 ECTS credits

• Reserve a Finnish language group ASAP, since number of

groups/seats is typically limited!


7 (31)

WCE SCHEDULE - 1ST YEAR 2016-2017

# = Choose at least two courses from this set of four courses

¤ = Student can also take both of these. Antennas course is lectured on spring terms of on years 2018, 2020, 2022,..., and Radio Channels course on spring term of years 2017, 2019, 20121,...

Communication Networks I (5 cr, 2 p p)

Wireless Communications I

(5 cr, 2 p)

Commun. Signal Processing I

(5 cr, 3 p)

Introduction to Optimization (5 cr, 1 p)

Autumn 2016Periods 1-2

Spring 2017Periods 3-4

Basic Studies Advanced Studies Optional Studies

Elements of Information Theory

and Coding (5 cr, 2 p)

Wireless Communications II (8 cr, 3-4 p) #

Finnish Language studies (2-5 cr) and/or optional s tudies depending on personal workload

Radio Engineering I (5 cr, 1 p) Radio Channels

(5 cr, 4 p) orAntennas (5 cr, 4 p) ¤

(one of these is mandatory, one can be chosen as an

optional study course)

Radio Engineering II (6 cr, 3 p )#

Communication Networks II (7 cr, 3-4 p) #

Advanced Practical Training (3 cr) (recommended in summer 2016, training report will be done on

autumn 2016 term)

Broadband Communications

Systems (5 cr, 1 p)


8 (31)

WCE SCHEDULE - 2ND YEAR 2017-2018

Optional Studies

Commun. Signal Processing II

(5 cr, 1 p) #

Radio Channels (5 cr, 4 p) or

Antennas (5 cr, 4 p) ¤

(one of these is mandatory, one

can be chosen as an optional study course)

Advanced StudiesBasic Studies

Diploma (M.Sc.) Thesis Work (30 cr)

Mobile Telecommunication Systems (5 cr, 2 p)

Finnish Language studies (2-5 cr) and/or optional s tudies to fulfil 120 ECTS requirement (totally 24 courses available)

Autumn 2017Periods 1-2

Spring 2018Periods 3-4


9 (31)

CWC SCHOLARSHIP FOR MASTER’S THESIS

• There is not minumum requirement of ECTS credits to be obtained

per each study year,...

• ..., BUT, if you wish to get a good chance to obtain a CWC’s

master’s thesis grant for the second study year, at least 55 ECTS is

required to be passed during the first study year.

• NOTE: Study credits that are obtained with credit compensation (i.e.

if you have done a course during your B.Sc. studies the content of

which equals, or is closely similiar to WCE course content) based on

recognition of prior learning process (RPL shortly) are not included

into the sum of passed courses required by the terms of grant.

• CWC also offers training scholarship for summer internship after 1st

study year. See:• http://www.oulu.fi/cwc/node/17110


RESULTS FOR FRAUD & MISCONDUCT IN STUDIES

• If a student participates in cheating in exams (e.g. using mobile

phones, stored material, etc.), or preparing course exercise

reports e.g. based on friend’s reports (plagiarism) a hearing

report is always prepared for ITEE dean of education, and

punishment results.

• Students who have participated in misconduct in their studies

are not eligible for:• Paid (contract-based) training or master’s thesis topics (appr. 1375

Eur/month)

• CWC training scholarship (1500 Eur)

• CWC master’s thesis scholarship (3000 Eur)

• Doctoral studies at University of Oulu graduate school

• Excuses are not taken in account if participated in cheating!

• Clearly the risk of cheating is not worth taken!

10 (31)


11 (31)

WEB-BASED TOOLS TO HELP STUDYING

• UO offers several web-based tools in order to help students in

their daily studies & life, and to monitor their progress.

• You will get your personal PAJU userID & PW when

registering/enrolling to UO.

• PAJU account is needed in order to access all UO web-based study

portals/tools

• You will also soon get EE userID & PW from coordinator.

• It is required when using our own EE & CWC network for exercise

works in this building.

• Your student tutor will help you to enroll/register at UO student

services office in order to get PAJU userID & PW.

• Systems to be introduced next:• O365 → UO e-mails, MS softwares

• WEBOODI → personal study register & course/exam registration

• LUKKARI → web-based course calendar

• NOPPA → course homepages & info channel

• OPTIMA → stored lecture & exercise materials

• OodiPSP → personal study plan toolWCE Orientation 24.8.2016

12 (31)

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESSES AT UO

• O365• Students will get their personal UO e-mail address & acess for

the Microsoft’s Office 365 for Education (O365) cloud service: http://o365.oulu.fi/.

• O365 will offer our students a free Outlook email, but also free cloud services like Office Online applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote), calendar and OneDrive.

• NOTICE: WCE staff will use only official UO addresses to contact you, i.e. they will never contact you with your private e-mail adresses (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.).

• Format of official UO e-mail addresses designed to you are:• [email protected] (UO network & e-mail)• [email protected] (EE & CWC network & e-mail)


YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESSES AT UO

• O365:• That’s why remember every now and then check your O365

and EE e-mail accounts in order not to miss important

messages from teachers, coordinator, officers, etc..

• Instructions how to get O365 access can be found from:

http://www.oulu.fi/ict/office365 .

• If this “computer jungle” sounds a bit obscure, just ask help

from your student tutors (Kummis), or from older WCE

colleaques!

13 (31)


14 (31)


• WEBOODI• Student’s study-related info & history like contact addresses,

course & exams registrations, leaves, course marks, etc. are

stored there, i.e. everything about you since now.

• It is the most important system at UO, i.e., a ”mother” of all

student–related web-based systems

• Closed environment, i.e. PAJU userID & PW needed

• Course registrations

• Exam registrations & results

• Detailed description of courses and their schedule: number of

ECTS, prerequisites, learning outcomes, target group, timing,

contents, mode of delivery, learning activities, assesment

methods & criteria, grading, contact teacher

• You will soon create your Personal Study Plan (PSP) in Weboodi

environment• Shortly: OodiPSP is an e-document for the purpose of monitoring (by

yourself and your personal study advisors) your study progress


15 (31)

COURSE CONTENT DESCRIPTIONS AT WEBOODI HTTPS://WEBOODI.OULU.FI/OODI/FRAME.JSP?KIELI=6&VALITTUKIELI=6

You can search content, requirements, implementation, timetable, etc.

of each course by typing course name or course code here


16 (31)


• LUKKARI • Web-based calendar of courses you have chosen

• Easy check up of daily schedule from a lap-top

• Final exams are shown

• Personal appointments, leisure activities, etc.

• Weekly & monthly & term-wise outlook

• Closed environment, i.e. PAJU userID & PW needed


17 (31)

SCHEDULE & APPOINTMENTS AT LUKKARI

LOGIN


18 (31)

SCHEDULE & APPOINTMENTS AT LUKKARI


19 (31)


• NOPPA• A one-way channel to share information from teachers to

students

• Home pages of all UO courses are located there

• Open environment, i.e. no UID & PW needed

• Course overviews

• News

• Coming events

• Timetable & room info

• Share of public materials by a teacher (if she/he wishes to

do so)

• However, all WCE materials are stored in OPTIMA system


20 (31)

HOMEPAGES OF ALL UO COURSES AT NOPPA


21 (31)


• OPTIMA• Interactive two-way channel for the purpose of

communication between teacher and student• Closed environment, i.e. all teacher’s materials &

communications are protected with PAJU UID & PW• Lecture, class-exercise, exercise work share, etc. pdf-

materials are stored there• Registration for courses also possible• Registration BOTH with WEBOODI AND with OPTIMA are

recommended • Your student tutors will help you to find and use OPTIMA.• Because there are several OPTIMA environments for different

faculties, choose the OPTIMA environment• After PAJU logging:

• Enter an environment: → Oulun yliopisto, TTK


22 (31)

WCE COURSE MATERIALS AT OPTIMA


23 (31)


Choose this

OPTIMA

environment:

Oulun yliopisto, TTK


24 (31)


Shared lecture etc. materials e.g. in pdf, PPT or MS Word formats

Search new courses

Workspace tools


25 (31)

CONFUSED ABOUT ALL THESE TOOLS?

• The most updated information of each course schedule is

always located in NOPPA and OTIMA. Follow them for

each course!

• Join also the first lecture of each course, because the

most important information is given on that lecture!

• Don’t worry! You will learn them sooner than you will

believe.

• Advice: Ask your student tutor, or your older WCE

colleague students. They will certainly help you.


26 (31)

PERSONAL STUDY PLAN (PSP)

• Electronic PSP-plan is created with OodiPSP tool

• A tool both for student and your personal study advisor

• PSP is a plan that includes the necessary choicesand timing in order to graduate

• How am I going to go through my degree programme?

• By using OodiPSP students will get an overall picture of their studies with both contents and timing

• Degree structure as starting point (i.e. curriculumn)

• Important part of PSP is study goals and following progress

• Video how to create your own PSP with OodiPSP tool(http://www.oulu.fi/oodienglish/node/19271)


27 (31)

YOUR PERSONAL STUDY PLAN AT OODI PSP


28 (31)

YOUR PERSONAL STUDY PLAN AT OODI PSP


29 (31)

A COUPLE OF THINGS MORE ...

• Many WCE courses are based on an assumption that

students have good background knowledge of probability

theory & stochastic processes.

• If you feel your probability knowledge needs some

refreshing, it is recommend, e.g., to take a look at the

following textbook:• Athanasios Papoulis: ”Probability, Random Variables, and

Stochastic processes”, McGraw-Hill Book Co.

• Your older WCE student colleagues may have paper or

electronic pdf copy of it. Ask them.


30 (31)

A COUPLE OF THINGS MORE ...

• Bring your original bachelor’s degree certificate & study

records certificate to Faculty of Information Technology

and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) student office as soon as

possible.

• You must show your passport and residence permit card

when bringing your documents.

• You will get a receipt that you have left your documents

at the faculty office.

• You’ll get your documents back within one month.

• Coordinator will inform you, when you can pick up them.


31 (31)

ENJOY YOUR STAY IN FINLAND!

FIND LIFE-LONG FRIENDS, AND CREATE SOCIAL & ACADEMIC NETWORKS IN ORDER TO BE CONNECTED

IN A GLOBAL WIRELESS WORLD!

Regards, WCE staff


INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE … Orientation...INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN...

Documents

Transcript of INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE … Orientation...INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN...