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You might be tempted to think by overloading you are getting more “units” per dollar (of tuition) out of CMU. Don’t confuse that with how much learning and retention you are getting for your dollars. | You might be tempted to think by overloading you are getting more “units” per dollar (of tuition) out of CMU. Don’t confuse that with how much learning and retention you are getting for your dollars. | ||
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There are so many different courses you could take as an ECE undergrad at CMU. This can get really confusing. The suggestions below are simply a representation of what “I” would have taken had I been an undergrad in ECE today. | There are so many different courses you could take as an ECE undergrad at CMU. This can get really confusing. The suggestions below are simply a representation of what “I” would have taken had I been an undergrad in ECE today. | ||
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There are still the Free Electives. They should not all be technical, but it does give me the time to take a few more courses (without overloading). | There are still the Free Electives. They should not all be technical, but it does give me the time to take a few more courses (without overloading). | ||
- | * 18-340: | + | * 18-340: |
* 15-411: | * 15-411: | ||
* 18-422: | * 18-422: | ||
- | * 18-441: | + | * 18-740: |
- | * 18-643: Reconfigurable Logic | + | |
- | * 18-740/ | + | I would be tempted with |
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+ | * 18-330 Introduction to Computer Security | ||
+ | * 18-349 Introduction to Embedded | ||
+ | * 18-403 Microfabrication Methods and Technology (this I actually did as an undergrad) | ||
+ | * 18-461 Introduction to Machine Learning for Engineers | ||
+ | * 18-464 ULSI Technology Status and Roadmap for System on Chips and System in Package | ||
I would make it a point to take a few fun, non-ECE courses (freshman-level intro courses are just fine). | I would make it a point to take a few fun, non-ECE courses (freshman-level intro courses are just fine). | ||
I would also include a senior project. | I would also include a senior project. | ||
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+ | I do not recommend undergrads (especially if heading to PhD) to hurry into or take a lot of graduate courses. | ||
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+ | I do not recommend undergrads (especially if heading to PhD) to hurry into or take a lot of graduate courses. | ||
Again, this simply reflects what I would have done as an undergrad. If you don’t like what you see here, don’t be shy about asking another professor closer to your area to tell you what he/she would do. | Again, this simply reflects what I would have done as an undergrad. If you don’t like what you see here, don’t be shy about asking another professor closer to your area to tell you what he/she would do. | ||
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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, |