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Redesigned Structure of studies view

The Structure of studies view in Sisu has been redesigned. The current view remains the default view for the time being. If you wish, you can try out the new view, or just continue using Sisu as before.

Instructions for the new view

How to make a personal study plan (HOPS) – a quick guide:

Creating a personal study plan

1. Click on ‘Structure of studies’ in the upper banner.
2. Click on the ‘New study plan’ button.
3. Select the curriculum period according to your degree programme’s instructions.
4. Click on the ‘Create a plan’ button.

Selecting study modules and study units (courses)

1. Click on a heading in your study plan (e.g. your major, minor or elective studies). Then use the selection assistant on the right-hand side to add study modules to your study plan. Depending on the situation, the study modules may be compulsory or elective. Some study modules are automatically selected on the grounds of your study right.
2. Click on a study module title (not the code) and select the courses you want to include in it by using the selection assistant on the right-hand side.  
3. Repeat these steps for all study modules included in your personal study plan.

Making choices that diverge from the structure

Sisu regulates your choices in the study plan along the structure of your degree programme. In some cases, you may have to diverge from these structures to include all your individual studies in your plan. You can make these changes only in the free edit mode.Free edit mode

Adding studies completed outside of Aalto

Study draft

Substituting study units (courses) with equivalent ones

For instance, you can substitute a discontinued study unit with a current and equivalent study unit.
Course equivalences

Having sections of your study plan approved

Some study modules or the grouping modules under them may require approval.Study module status: Approval required

Changes to a previously approved part of your plan or to a pending approval application

If an approval is granted for a study or grouping module in your plan and you want to make further changes, you need to apply for a new approval:Study module status: Differs from approved content

If you have a pending application for approval for a study or grouping module in your plan and you want to make further changes, you need to cancel the pending application and apply for a new approval:Study module status: Differs from the content of the approval application

Select the right degree as the basis for your study plan

Sisu will primarily suggest a degree for which you have a right to study.

1. Select the academic year whose curriculum you want your study plan to follow.
   • The earliest curriculum period you may choose is the academic year when your right to study entered into force.
2. Give your study plan a name or use the name automatically suggested by the system.

You can request to have study modules or parts thereof approved if you have a valid study right for the programme in question.

Your programme and major in your study plan

The programme and major for which you have a study right are automatically selected in your study plan.

If...

• you have questions about your right to study,
• you suspect that the information on Sisu contains errors, or
• a programme or a major you want is not available as a choice in your study plan,

please contact:opiskelijapalvelut@aalto.fi

Master’s-level study plan

Create your master’s level study plan in a way that matches your study right: if you have the right to pursue both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, the studies required for both degrees must be included in the same study plan. If you have a right to study towards a master’s degree only, your study plan should only include your master’s-level studies.

Right to study towards a bachelor’s and a master’s degree:

1. In your study plan, select the first section (called ‘Bachelor’s and Master’s in ____’).
2. Select the master’s programme you want using the selection assistant on the right-hand side.

Right to study towards a master’s degree:

1. Create a study plan exactly as you would any other study plan.

You can change the curriculum period in your master’s-level study plan if you need to:Changing versions in your study plan

Instructions on the new Structure of studies view

These instructions on the redesigned Structure of studies view tell about the differences to the instructions on the older view.

Quick guide on making a personal study plan

Creating your study plan

1. Go to the Structure of studies tab (on the upper bar).
2. Click the blue three-dots (...) button on the upper right.
3. Click New study plan on the menu.
4. If necessary, select the teaching corresponding to your right to study, the curriculum period corresponding to your degree programme’s instructions, and the name of your plan.
5. Click on the ‘Create a plan’ button.

Selecting study modules and courses

1. In your study plan, click the blue three-dots (...) button to the right of study plan corresponding to the study module selections you want to make.
   • The study modules may have titles like major, minor or elective studies,
   • A selection window opens corresponding to the title.
2. Choose the study modules that you want or that are required for the study plan; choose them by clicking Select in plan.
   • Some study modules are automatically selected based on your right to study.
3. Click Save to save the choices you made in the dialogue box.
4. To choose courses for your selected study module, click on the blue three-dots (...) button to the right of the module.
   • If some courses are compulsory, they may have already been selected.
5. Select the courses you want by clicking Select in plan.
6. Click Save to save the choices you made in the dialogue box.

Making selections outside the normal structures

Sisu guides the selections you make in your study plan according to the structure of your degree programme. In some cases, you may have to depart from the structure in order to include completed studies that are particular to your own situation. These kinds of changes can be done only in the free edit mode.
Free edit mode

Adding studies to your study plan for completion at another institution

Study draft

Switching one course for an equivalent course

In your study plan, you may switch a course that was discontinued for a currently equivalent course that replaced it.
Course equivalences

Getting approval for the parts of your study plan

Some study modules, or the grouping modules under them, may require approval.Study module status: Approval required

Changes to previously approved parts of a study plan or to applications that are pending approval

If you are granted approval for a study module or other part of your study plan, but you later want to make changes to it, you must apply for the approval again. 
Study module status: deviates from approved content

If you have submitted one of your study plan’s study modules or parts for approval but afterwards want to make changes to it, you must apply for approval again. 
Study module status: deviates from the content of the application

Master’s-level study plan

Create your master’s level study plan in a way that matches your right to study. If you have the right to pursue both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, the studies required for both degrees must be included in the same study plan. If you have a right to study towards a master’s degree only, your study plan should only include your master’s-level studies.

Right to study towards a bachelor’s and a master’s degree:

1. Click the blue three-dots (...) button to the right of the first large component shown in your study plan (it might be called ‘Master’s Programme in ____’ or ‘Bachelor’s Programme in ____’).
   • A dialogue box opens.
2. Select the master’s programme you want by clicking Select in plan.
3. Click Save to save the choices you made in the dialogue box.

Right to study towards a master’s degree:

1. Create a study plan just as you would for any other study plan.

You can change the curriculum period in your master’s-level study plan if you need to. The new view currently does not allow programme curriculum periods to be changed.