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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: | ||
- | For anyone even contemplating cheating, you should understand it is just not worth it. First of all, cheating cannot fix the fact that you really don't know or aren't able to do what you will need in the subsequent courses and in your later life. Second, although the chances of getting away with any one isolated instance of cheating is typically quite good, any one incident is also unlikely to have a noticeable positive impact on your semester letter grade. | + | For anyone even contemplating cheating, you should understand it is just not worth it. First of all, cheating cannot fix the fact that you really don't know or aren't able to do what you will need in the subsequent courses and in your later life. Second, although the chances of getting away with any one isolated instance of cheating is typically quite good, any one incident is also unlikely to have a noticeable positive impact on your semester letter grade. |
- | For someone who is already | + | For someone who is feeling the pressure to cheat, |
I use the following definition in my course syllabus: "To put it plainly, if what you are about to do is not a truthful reflection of your knowledge, ability and effort, you are about to cheat. More importantly, | I use the following definition in my course syllabus: "To put it plainly, if what you are about to do is not a truthful reflection of your knowledge, ability and effort, you are about to cheat. More importantly, |