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This is my personal and unofficial recommendations to an ECE undergrad. | This is my personal and unofficial recommendations to an ECE undergrad. | ||
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- | In places, this page contains certain biases toward someone who is interested in computer hardware. | ||
I will continue to expand this page as time goes on. This page does not reflect the opinions of anyone else, and there is no guarantee of suitability. I believe every word I said, but that doesn’t mean you should too. This writing is informal, but please help me make this better by [[How to Contact Me|pointing out mistakes.]] | I will continue to expand this page as time goes on. This page does not reflect the opinions of anyone else, and there is no guarantee of suitability. I believe every word I said, but that doesn’t mean you should too. This writing is informal, but please help me make this better by [[How to Contact Me|pointing out mistakes.]] | ||
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The degree requirements as a whole have the designed objective of preparing you for professional success after CMU by (1) initially helping you build a foundation of knowledge and breadth of exposure; (2) next helping you identify an area of interest; and (3) finally helping you start to specialize in an area of choice. | The degree requirements as a whole have the designed objective of preparing you for professional success after CMU by (1) initially helping you build a foundation of knowledge and breadth of exposure; (2) next helping you identify an area of interest; and (3) finally helping you start to specialize in an area of choice. | ||
- | You need to view the requirement structure correctly and plan your undergrad study as a complete strategy. | + | You need to view the requirement structure correctly and plan your undergrad study as a complete strategy |
As you complete each course, do think about how it has (or failed to) build toward what you want to do after CMU; has it caused you to change your mind about what you want to do after CMU. | As you complete each course, do think about how it has (or failed to) build toward what you want to do after CMU; has it caused you to change your mind about what you want to do after CMU. | ||
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=====On grades and cheating===== | =====On grades and cheating===== | ||
- | My second least favorite duty in teaching is to assign grades. | + | My second least favorite duty in teaching is to assign grades. |
**Grades:** | **Grades:** | ||
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You would do much better if you worked on learning the materials. | You would do much better if you worked on learning the materials. | ||
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+ | The A/B cut-off is a perennial point of contention at the end of a term. Keep in mind, if you are performing near the boundary between A/B, (1) whether you receive an A or B, subject to noise and chance, is a correct outcome (don't be there); | ||
**Cheating: | **Cheating: |