Only students majoring in computer science may attend this course.Students may register for this course when they have completed the compulsory Cum Laude Approbatur lecture courses and laboratory work except Software Engineering and Software Engineering Project. It is not recommended to take this course in the same term as the SDoftware Engineering course.
The topics of the essays and surveys of the course correspond to the specialisation and research areas at the department. Researchers and teachers of the specialisation areas supervise groups of 5-6 students. When registering, the students may choose the specialisation area they are interested in.
The maturity test required for the Bachelor's and Master's degree is completed during this course. The course exercises is written in the same language as the mother language exam in the matriculation exam (Finnish students).