TEP - Tutorial Education Program
TEP offers flexible, paid student roles that combine teaching support, research practice, and community outreach. The program builds bridges between the university, students, and external partners.
The Tutorial Education Program (TEP) at the Department of Computer Science and Media Technology at Linnaeus University enables students to grow as educators, research assistants, and community ambassadors alongside their studies. The program enhances teaching quality, connects education with applied research, and opens doors for companies and organizations seeking to engage with future talent.
TEP is built on three pillars:
- Teaching Assistance: Students supervise labs, support course activities, and help create an inclusive learning environment.
- Research Support: Participants contribute to real research projects through analysis, prototyping, development tasks, and documentation.
- Community Outreach: Students carry out activities for schools, festivals, and societal stakeholders interested in technology and science.
Contact: tep.ftk@lnu.se
Our students
We are a group of students who take part in different projects at the university. We help other students as Teaching Assistants in Lab Sessions, we contribute to the current research going on at the university, and support the community work that is done to interest more people in computer science and programming.
Danial Gholomian
Bachelor in Network Security, Year 3
For the last year I had the chance to be a part of TEP group, part of it was working as TA for courses like 1dv607 or 1dv502 , and for some other parts working on data-visulization projects for 3D envoriments like Virtual Reality.
Martim Oliveira
Master in Software Technology, Year 1
Focusing my career in Deep Learning, LLM and NLP. I have been working on different Machine Learning research projects, focused on the intersection of Deep Learning models with LLMs.
Jakob Nyström
Bachelor in Master of Science in Engineering, Software Engineering, Year 3
I work as a Teaching Assistant as well as in projects within TEP.
Arseny Isaev
Bachelor in Software Technology, Year 2
I am TA for Python 1 & 2, and working on an indoor greenhouse project.
Julia Bergön
Bachelor in Master of Science in Engineering, Software Engineering, Year 3
I also work as a teaching assistant and on projects within TEP.
Michelle Weber
Bachelor in Network Security, Year 2
I work as a TA for Python 1 & 2, and also so various Community Outreach Activities like teaching programming to kids.
Fatimah Olamide Ibrahim
Bachelor in Network Security, Year 3
I’m currently working on a VR visualization project and also serving as a teaching assistant for the course 1DV505.
Yan Song
Master in Software Technology, Year 1
I work as TA for the course 1DT301 Computer Technology 1.
Alina Schwertfeger
Bachelor in Network Security, Year 3
I work as a TA for 1DV501 and 1DV505.
Hanna Szalai
Bachelor in Software Technology, Year 3
I am TA for the courses Introduction to Programming with Python and Database Technology.
Meichen Ji
Master in Software Technology, Year 1
I am TA for the course 1DT301 Computer Technolgy.
Examples of completed projects and activities
Green House Monitoring System
This project explores indoor plant growing and monitoring, automatically adjusting environmental conditions based on sensor data and desired settings. A fun and practical experiment in automation!
Key Outcomes:
- Learn automation
- Design a dashboard connecting different interfaces
- Make a reusable base plant growing station for others to experiment with
- Have some fun making it
Open Gaze Visualization Project
Eye-tracking software facilitating gaze data collection and visualizations is commonly proprietary and vendor-locked. This project aims to create a free and open-source solution that facilitates simple gaze analysis. It is currently integrated with the Tobii Pro Spark.
Key outcomes:
- Learned a lot in the domain of eye-tracking and visual analytics
- Increased personal proficiency in Python
- Real-time visualization of screen coordinates the user is looking at
- Recording gaze data into storage
- Analyzing gaze data based on adjustable parameters
- Generation of visual attention maps and gazes plots
Project team:
- Maciej Jan Korzenecki
Data Visualization for VR Systems
Developed using WebXR and THREE.js, the system presents successive timestamps of a graph side by side in a 3D timeline, enabling users to observe the evolution of nodes and connections over time.
Programming course for kids
During school holidays, TeMa Linné, Center for School Collaboration at the Faculty of Technology, invites children aged 10–12 to an introductory Scratch course built on Kodcentrum’s learning material and led by skilled student instructors. Successful sessions in 2023–2024 sparked new collaborations with local companies and community organizations, allowing the course to keep growing.
- Hands-on Scratch programming sessions that build logic, creativity, and problem-solving skills. The material used has been developed by Kodcentrum.
- Guided instruction from student leaders from the Department of Computer Science and Media Technology.
- Inspirational visits and Q&As with developers from Sigma Technology AB and Softhouse.
- Mixed-language teaching (Swedish and English) so every participant feels included.
- Opportunities for children to explore campus and meet university student role models.
More information about projects and activities can be found on TEP-program GitHub webbpage.