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Co-operation in the homework assignments

The homework assignments are primarily individual work. Alternatively pair work is allowed on some courses. This means that each student (pair) must return an individual homework assignment. Co-operation is, on the other hand, allowed when working on the homework problems.

So how much co-operation is allowed?

We can not give a limit for the amount of co-operation, but we can explain why we want everybody to do individual (or pair) work. This will also give you an idea of what we expect each student to do on their own.

When you learn something new, you learn it in stages:

  1. You can repeat what you heard/read:
    "The pike is a fish, the pike is a fish, the pike is a fish, the pike is a fish ..."
  2. You understand what you heard/read:
    "There are many kinds of fish. Typical for fish is... For example the pike is a fish."
  3. You can explain and apply what you have learned:
    "This is a trout. The trout, just as the pike, is a fish because..."

In the first two stages it is fine to work together. Ask eachother, read different source materials, discuss different alternatives and solutions. Compare how you have understood the material. Working together helps you find all the facts and understand them.

The last part, on the other hand, should be done by each student her(him)self. The goal is that you learn things well enough to be able to apply them in new situations - this is why it is important that you do the last part, that is write the homework that you return, on your own (or with your pair). Nobody else can apply the knowledge you have gathered.

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The content of this page is last updated on 16.1.2008
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