The study programmes of the Dept. of Electrical Engineering aim to create independent professionals which is why study supervision is mainly concentrated on the first year and is gradually reduced in the second and third year. We do not expect you to need much supervision after the first year and if however this is still the case we expect you to take the initiative towards finding it yourself.
You can contact the student counsellor for more information.  Apart from direct supervision of the subject by the teaching staff we offer the following types of coaching:

• a course in study skills (see below)
• study advice for first years after each semester
• study planning in the second year
• individual coaching later on in the study

Study supervision is offered in other places as well, such as the STU and the student societies.  This coaching is often more specialised, intensive and longer lasting, and is sometimes individual, sometimes in a group.  The STU can help you with problems such as dyslexia and other handicaps.  If you are interested you can contact these organisations directly or discuss the possibilities first with the student counsellor.
Students who wish to consult the student counsellor are requested to make an appointment via email, telephone or via the student administration office.  You do not always need to make an appointment if it concerns a small matter only.
For help with problems concerning financial circumstances you can contact the STU.  They can also help you with grants and funds specific to the TU/e which,  under certain conditions,  you can apply for if you begin to lag behind with your study because of illness, top sports or a committee function. 
If you have specific matters concerning education, complaints, remarks, wishes or ideas for improvement  you can contact the Student Office, the year committees or members of the Education Committee and the Education Director - they are all available for consultation via the Student Office.

It is possible for new first year students who are having trouble keeping up to follow a course in study skills.  If your Block A test results are not satisfactory you will be advised to follow the course in study skills in Block B.  This advice is based on the results for the tests in the subjects Linear Algebra (2DE04) and Networks (5DD10) as well as the advice from the lecturers in the subject Implementation of Calculus.

 

The purpose of the training is to help students re-examine their study behaviour, as studying at a university demands a specific approach.
The subjects handled are as follows:

1. planning own study time

2. examining books and study material

3. preparing and taking examinations

4. following lectures and instructions effectively

5. concentration and motivation

6. getting on with studying

7. study environment

Other subjects can be dealt with depending on the needs of the students

After each two blocks the first year students receive an individual study advice, based on their study results, among other things.  One of these recommendations can be gleaned by the students themselves from information about older years students.  At the end of the first year each student receive the compulsory official first years advice.  This advice is not binding but not without obligations either.  Experience has taught us that this advice is nearly always a good indication for whether the study will be successfully completed or not.

In their second year students who have begun to fall behind to a certain or even large degree are given the task of making a study plan and discussing it with their study advisor.  Only if this plan is approved, they will receive permission to continue with their second year subjects.  In this manner we hope that students do not build up a  backlog and we make it possible for the faculty to oversee their study progress.

Those who have completed their preliminary year studies may still consult the study advisor.  The only difference now is that the initiative comes from the students themselves.  The STU also offers various types of coaching to students who are more advanced  in their studies and at the end of the study you can consult the STU for training in applying for jobs, for instance.