Seminar 3

Sustainability The 3rd seminar will be about sustainability.¶

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Schedule There will be 6 groups

* Mon Feb 16, 13-15, Elling, Conference room, floor 8, Osquldasv. 10 (be at the entrance door 13.15; after that you will not be able to enter).
* Tue Feb 17, 13-15, Patric, Teknikringen 14, floor 3, room 22:an
* Wed Feb 18, 10-12, Dimos, Osquldas Vag 10, floor 6 at the Automatic Control Dept
* Wed Feb 18, 13-15, Patric, Teknikringen 14, floor 3, room 22:an
* Thu Feb 19, 10-12, Elling, Conference room, floor 8, Osquldasv. 10 (be at the entrance door 10.15; after that you will not be able to enter).
* Fri Feb 20, 10-12, Dimos, Osquldas Vag 10, floor 6 at the Automatic Control Dept
Background This seminar is devoted to sustainability¶ ¶ Written reflection Assignment (Deadline NovemberFebruary 181 in BILDA) Your task is now to reflect about your own study technique, specifically related to procrastination. Please write a short text 500-600 words, reflecting
* Log into bilda.kth.se in another tab onf the following questions:¶
* Do you usually delay completion of tasks until you really have to? If this is the case, does this happen it in all situations or only for studies? Never for studies, but in other contexts?browser and the move back to here again
* Direct you browser to https://bilda.kth.se/courseId/12271/content.do?id=23106706
* DGo you use any special tricks or strategies to avoid procrastination? Have you been able to change your study technique through these tricks? Can you give any suggestions?
* How does your study techniques relate to social media and internet, does your online habits help or hinder your studies?
Feel free to provide examples throughout your text and refer to the reading material whenever relevantthrough the course "The Environment and Sustainable Development" (available also in Swedish "Miljö och hållbar utveckling"
* Make sure to pass the quiz before the deadline
* Write a short text 500-600 words, reflecting on the below questions. Write a continuous text, and use the questions as guidelines.¶ As inspiration for your reflections, the followings links may be useful:¶ Procrastination in general: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk¶ http://lesswrong.com/lw/3w3/how_to_beat_procrastination/¶ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrastination¶ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_syndrome¶ http://online.ohalo.ac.il/pluginfile.php/24537/mod_resource/content/0/steel%202007.pdf¶ W Some of you have a habit of putting each question into the text in big font turning your text into some sort of QA document. This is not OK.
* How important do you think that sustainability issues will be in your future role as an engineer? Motivate!
* How will the technology that you will work with influence the sustainability of then studying: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cramming_%28education%29¶ Influence of internet: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/ociety? Motivate!
* Does KTH do enough to prepare you for working with sustainability? Motivate!

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Before the seminar Read all the reflecting documents of your group mates. Mark the sentences that you find particularly interesting or important. Make some notes.

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During the seminar Bring your notes! Take active part in the discussions!

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If you cannot attend the seminar Read the reflections from the people in your group and write a reflection on these and upload to BILDA before the deadline.