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How to Decide Where to Study

System.out.println(“Hello World”); * And that’s how you start your career in software engineering! Among the many good decision that I have made in my life, l would rather say – short life ;) one was to join software engineering and the other was to choose ECS for my MSc! I have an odd habit to delay an important decision unless I have gained all the essential knowledge needed to make that decision. Continue reading →

I Still Haven’t Finished My CV

I hate weekends. Mostly because you build them up in your mind as the light at the end of the tunnel, the holiday at the end of the year, the oasis in a desert of work and lectures that is your working week – what you actually end up doing is spending far too long over the minutiae that you haven’t been able to accomplish between Monday and Friday. Continue reading →

My First Monthly PhD Report

One of the interesting new things that has been introduced to ECS postgraduate life this year is an element of personal development planning and regular reflection. These are techniques and processes recommended in educational literature and also government teaching strategy. Continue reading →

UCAS Visitor Days

I am writing this post now because next Tuesday is the first day (of many!) that the UCAS students come to visit ECS to be convinced that Southampton is the best place for them to come to study. The process of applying to university generally involves submitting a form to an organisation called UCAS. Continue reading →

Lab Sessions Becoming More Challenging

The semester is well under way, with both the work and social activities gathering speed. On the work side, the lab sessions are becoming more challenging, and require more work outside of the session. Maths tests require learning and revision, and other modules have already set their first piece of coursework. Continue reading →

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November 2007

How to Decide Where to Study

I Still Haven’t Finished My CV

My First Monthly PhD Report

UCAS Visitor Days