It is getting tough now. I think about skipping one of my courses, because I have two more than necessary. And they all need my effort.
First of all, there is the Decision Analysis2. It is the main course of my program and is compulsory. At todays lecture we had laboratory.After a short night of sleep I expected us as always in a computer room working on an assignment. But we were sitting in a small class room where we got 30 minutes to prepare a presenation about the results of our former assignments. Suprise! I assumed something like that, but I thought having access to my written assignments. I was not sufficiently prepared. But it was ok. After the presentation we received seminar-topics. Aron and Jim chosed a buisiness-topic for me. I have to read up to 8 papers describing the "Real Options"-method. I think, it won't be that interesting, but I did not ask for another topic, because I do not know which could be better. Perhaps it will become more interesting while studiing on it. The report should be around 10 pages (without images) and has to be presented in the beginning of march. I also have to read the reports of the other students. We have 2 week for finishing our report with an expected workload of 80 hours. How funny. Reminds me of good old times in good old Germany.
Second, there is Datastructures and Algorithms, which is the second course of my program. But because I already heard it in Aachen, I should be able to skip it. But it is the only course I was looking forward to. Decision Analysis is interesting and a nice alternation to my usual studies, but it is more about talking about problems than solving them. According to the past exams of this course, it should be easy points. But the assignments are tough, because of I do not know C++. I just saw the first assignment. It is not difficult, but I know, I will struggle more with formalities than developing a solution.
Third, there is artificial intelligence. During my whole studies I was waiting for this course, because it is not available at my home university. And it fits much more in my program than datastructures. I do not really understand why they put datastructures at the program anyway. All other courses of the program are about decision analysis and logic. Artificial intelligence would be much more adequate.
Fourth, there is swedish. It is the course I could neglect most easily, but I already did during the first semester and I want to learn it. So it needs more effort than before, because I forgot many of the things I already have known. At least, I finished a presentation about myself in swedish today. And I put a sheet from the erasmus language course at the wall next to my desk showing irregular verbs. Now I always look at it when I sit on my computer. Dark spots on the paper tell from a time of evenings with red wine after the homework...
Now does a birthday-party start here at Nacksta. Yesterday evening I thought of going there. But now, I do not think so. On thursday will be my first AI-laboratory and I did not work further on my robot yet. I will teach it to walk this evening and I will go to bed early for being prepared to work for having some free time at the weekend.
First of all, there is the Decision Analysis2. It is the main course of my program and is compulsory. At todays lecture we had laboratory.After a short night of sleep I expected us as always in a computer room working on an assignment. But we were sitting in a small class room where we got 30 minutes to prepare a presenation about the results of our former assignments. Suprise! I assumed something like that, but I thought having access to my written assignments. I was not sufficiently prepared. But it was ok. After the presentation we received seminar-topics. Aron and Jim chosed a buisiness-topic for me. I have to read up to 8 papers describing the "Real Options"-method. I think, it won't be that interesting, but I did not ask for another topic, because I do not know which could be better. Perhaps it will become more interesting while studiing on it. The report should be around 10 pages (without images) and has to be presented in the beginning of march. I also have to read the reports of the other students. We have 2 week for finishing our report with an expected workload of 80 hours. How funny. Reminds me of good old times in good old Germany.
Second, there is Datastructures and Algorithms, which is the second course of my program. But because I already heard it in Aachen, I should be able to skip it. But it is the only course I was looking forward to. Decision Analysis is interesting and a nice alternation to my usual studies, but it is more about talking about problems than solving them. According to the past exams of this course, it should be easy points. But the assignments are tough, because of I do not know C++. I just saw the first assignment. It is not difficult, but I know, I will struggle more with formalities than developing a solution.
Third, there is artificial intelligence. During my whole studies I was waiting for this course, because it is not available at my home university. And it fits much more in my program than datastructures. I do not really understand why they put datastructures at the program anyway. All other courses of the program are about decision analysis and logic. Artificial intelligence would be much more adequate.
Fourth, there is swedish. It is the course I could neglect most easily, but I already did during the first semester and I want to learn it. So it needs more effort than before, because I forgot many of the things I already have known. At least, I finished a presentation about myself in swedish today. And I put a sheet from the erasmus language course at the wall next to my desk showing irregular verbs. Now I always look at it when I sit on my computer. Dark spots on the paper tell from a time of evenings with red wine after the homework...
Now does a birthday-party start here at Nacksta. Yesterday evening I thought of going there. But now, I do not think so. On thursday will be my first AI-laboratory and I did not work further on my robot yet. I will teach it to walk this evening and I will go to bed early for being prepared to work for having some free time at the weekend.
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