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ParticipantsQuestions/topics to be discussed in the next SSE Coffee Room session on ???Notes
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Coffee/tea and a bun will be available for at least those who register on this sheet by xx
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DateOld questions (these can be discussed again)Notes
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7.2.2024Tools & methods to aid in time management with very different or very large tasks (e.g. teaching/research/paperwork)
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7.2.2024Is any professor familiar with Azure DevOPs -> thesis ideas related to Azure?
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7.2.2024At which point should I start worrying about getting a Master's thesis position (as someone who has no contacts in the industry)?
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13.11.2023Can you give examples of SSE MSc theses.Go to see MSc thesis presentation by Juhana Autti on Mon 13.11. 13:00-13:30 in A106.
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13.11.2023How many students started in the SSE major this autumn?15+24
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13.11.2023What are some good courses for elective studies for an SSE student
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13.11.2023Is it possible to have a successful career in CS/SSE without devoting your whole life to it? (Not spending your precious free time tinkering with code and other computer stuff)
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13.11.2023Do you have to be an extroverted person in order to succeed as a software engineer?
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13.11.2023Can you recommend good news outlets/sources to keep up with the SSE world?
Comm. of ACM, IEEE Software, ICSE,ESEM, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, IST, JSS, ESE
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13.11.2023Should you work in the related field while studying or not?
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13.11.2023How can I start the thesis? How early should I start it?
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13.11.2023Which courses would you recommend for developing soft skills?
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What do you think is the best way to plan for the career path? (Taking right courses, involving in project, finding a job or something else?) Should I talk to career counsellors or should I just go with the flow and work on any job I get? (BP)
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Is it true that Software Engineers tend to go to managerial positions after some years of experience? What are the major motivating factors for that?
- Is it because they get tired of coding? Or they earn better in these positions? (BP)
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9.10.2023Is it possible to have a successful career in CS/SSE without devoting your whole life to it? (Not spending your precious free time tinkering with code and other computer stuff)
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9.10.2023How can I start the thesis? How early should I start it?
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9.10.2023What elective courses or minor would you recommend for the sse major?
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9.10.2023Is it possible to emphasize what service engineering is as a part of our studies? Software engineering is very clear, but there's some ambiguity in what service engineering stands for.
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24.3.2023Courses
https://www.aalto.fi/fi/koulutustarjonta/software-and-service-engineering-computer-communication-and-information-sciences-master-of-science
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24.3.2023How and why did the SSE faculty decide to work in academia and not in industry? How do you see the strengths and weaknesses of an academic career specifically in the field of SSE considering the other options.
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23.1.2023An oldie but goodie: How do you manage keeping your skills and knowledge up to date?
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23.1.2023An oldie but goodie: What useful skill or trait do you see SSE students often missing? How would you approach gaining that skill or trait?
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23.1.2023What to do when you have an instructor from a company but not a real topic.
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21.11.2022What is the seminar course about (CS-E5000)? It appears to be related to writing the Master's Thesis, and
there's multiple alternative courses (e.g., CS-E50001, CS-E50002) but no apparent way to sign up for teaching.
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21.11.2022How to practically negotiate your thesis topic with a company that you are working for?
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21.11.2022Is it okay if the master's thesis topic is more on the technical side and not so much in the realm of software engineering?
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21.11.2022How can a SSE-student be able to get their first job of the field without any prior work experience (summer or part time)? Any tips? What kind of positions are the most common ones?
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21.11.2022How to get started with the individual studies in SSE course?
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21.11.2022Which courses do you recommend to learn front-end knowledge？
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24.10.2022How do you handle working full time and master's study?
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24.10.2022How would you figure out what interests you the most and potentially switching (career) paths?
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24.10.2022Do we have opportunities to exchange abroad?https://into.aalto.fi/display/enopinnot/Planning+the+exchangehttps://aalto.moveon4.de/publisher/9/eng
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24.10.2022What useful skill or trait do you see SSE students often missing? How would you approach gaining that skill or trait?
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24.10.2022Which courses do you think a student who wants to be a software architect should take? The criterias on the market are vague, and often require skills in so many areas. How to decide a study path in this case?
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24.10.2022Can you recommend any elective courses to select for a student interested in design and working / communicating with clients?
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24.10.2022Can I add courses offered by the University of Helsinki to my study plan? Do these courses need to be approved in advance or after the courses have been completed?
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24.10.2022What kinds of elective studies would complement SSE courses?
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24.10.2022How well is a SSE master suited for more business-related roles?
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26.9.2022I could be working as a software engineer already, but decided to pursue a master's degree in the software engineering track of SSE full-time instead. What do you see is the value of completing a master's degree, especially reflecting against the alternative of just working as a software engineer
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24.1.2022Thesis work is coming up and I don't know where to start. I have some proposals of the topic from my work and I want to use them as my thesis. How can I find superviser for that? Where I should search? Any tips how to do the thesis work in general? What things I should pay attention and what are the deadlines?https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/view.php?id=19277
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8.11.2021I currently work on the side as a software developer, but would be interested in transitioning more towards enterprise architecture or the strategy side of digitalization. Most positions related to strategy appear to be quite high up the corporate food chain however. Do you have any tips on how to get the "foot in the door" initially?
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8.11.I am working at the moment as software engineer trainee along side wiht my studies. Most likely in the future I will be working as a software engineer in the future as well. If I decide later on to transition to something else like cyber security or enterprise architecture how difficult is this process? Are you aware of eny individuals who have made similar transition?
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8.11.I have recently become more interested in working in the public sector. I believe this kind of work would better match my values. How does the skills needed in the public sector compare to the private sector? What are the differences in the types of work (architecture, service design, and project management)
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8.11.What would be the best way plan my studies for exchange studies? Especially considering Software Project 3 is compulsory in the track (Software Engineering) and takes the whole year.
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8.11.Many design jobs require the applicant to send out a design portfolio of their previous work. Do you have any course suggestions that could provide concrete projects/additions to such a portfolio?
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8.11.What kinds of adjustments have been made on SSE courses in the previous years to match the current market needs?
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8.11.Are there any topics in Software and Service Engineering that you would like to separate into their own courses, which are currently a part of another broader course?device agnostic design, autumn 2023 (Mika & Arto)
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8.11.Do you have any tips for how to perform / structure research spanning multiple sources?
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8.11.Tips on what kind of minors should one consider if you wanting to focus on more in entreprise architecture
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8.11.When should minors be locked in? Where to find information about different minors and optional courses?https://into.aalto.fi/display/enopinnot/Minors+2020-2022
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8.11.Has there been some minors identified to work exceptionally well with some SSE majors?
I'm especially interested about experiences of minors fitting well with Software Engineering major
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11.10.2021How does the thesis topic proposal process go? How early should I start and whom to inform?
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11.10.Grants and financing for master thesis in Computer Science
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11.10.Grants and financing for master students in Computer Science
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11.10.When i start writting essays/papers, it is quite hard for me to stop writting. Most of the time i ended up writting more than what is asked. Any tips? How do you plan for writting papers in a concise way?
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11.10.Does my thesis have to be closely related to my major?
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11.10.Why is there different tracks and how strict are the lines between them? Tracks share a lot of the same courses while some courses are not optional for other tracks. Can I pick the most interesting optional courses from any track and then choose the main track based on the compulsory courses I complete?
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11.10.How to fit work with studies? And do you have any recommendations for courses that fit well with full-time jobs?
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11.10.I'm planning to do Individual Studies in Software and Service Engineering. Is there some best practices with that?
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11.10.Can the chosen thesis topic be more technical if it also incorporates an SSE viewpoint?
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11.10.Where do I find good optional courses to pick?
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11.10.What does the part "IN ADDITION, SELECT 0-22 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING" mean in the SSE track information?
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11.10.How to find a company where I can do the thesis?
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11.10.Where can I find older thesis works?
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27.9.2021How much time should I allocate to finding a thesis topic and getting the process started?
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27.9.Is there any teaching on the thesis course or just doing the thesis with the support of the instructor?
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27.9.Studies so far have focused on more theoretical parts of software/service engineering, so are there some more practical courses or is the practical experience ment to be gotten from internships/work?
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27.9.What should I focus on my studies if I have no clear vision on what I want to do after graduating?
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27.9.How do you manage keeping your skills and knowledge up to date?
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27.9.How did you decide what career path to follow?
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27.9.Do you have any tips for managing a software development project alone?
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27.9.I work as a software engineer, but I was wondering if the Enterprise Systems study track related courses will/could help me move into a more business facing role at work. What is the likelihood of companies letting their employees make this transition?
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27.9.I could be working as a software engineer already, but decided to pursue a master's degree in the software engineering track of SSE full-time instead. What do you see is the value of completing a master's degree, especially reflecting against the alternative of just working as a software engineer
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27.9.What do you see as the pros and cons of writing your master's thesis in the industry versus at university? At my old university, doing it in the industry was generally discouraged, but I feel like it is the opposite here.
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