Discussion channels
Kumpula students mainly use Telegram for communication purpoises. TKO-äly, in addition to other student organizations, uses Telegram actively. The University has sometimes utilized it for communication purposes as well. In addition, TKO-äly and the CS department both have their own Discord servers.
TKO-äly's announcement and discussion channels can be found on Telegram. The announcement channels are used for important messages and reminders about events and student-related affairs. Discussion channels can be used to chat with fellow students on a broad range of topics. Some discussion channels are officially moderated by TKO-äly, but some are unofficial.
The general discussion guidelines must be followed on all TKO-äly channels.
Course channels exist for almost all CS courses as well as most physics and maths courses. Some are official, some are student-run. The CS department's official channels can be found on the derpatment's Discord server, although there are still some that are on Telegram. Student-run unofficial course channels can be found on Telegram, but they don't usually have course staff to assist. Other Kumpula departments' course channels are usually found on Telegram.
TKO-äly's channels
| Description | Telegram-group | IRC |
| TKO-äly's announcement channel | tkt-announcement | |
| TKO-äly's general discussion channel | TKO-äly2024 | #tko-äly2024 |
| Fresher group for 2023 freshers | Ask for an invite from a tutor (Tutors) | |
| Group for international students in 2023 | Ask the international tutors for a link (Tutors) | |
| Help channel for studies-related inquiries | tkt-apu | #tkt-apu |
| Actives' channel for organization actives | tkt-aktiivit | #tkt-aktiivit |
| Group for masters students / english speaking | tkt-masters | |
| Data Science students | UHdata | |
| Gurula's own channel | tkt-gurula | #tkt-gurula |
TKO-äly on Discord
For gaming, LANs and virtual hanging out, among other things, TKO-äly also has a Discord server helsingin-yliopiston-tietojenkäsittelytieteen-opiskelijoiden-muuhunkin-kuin-lanikäyttöön-tarkoitettu. The server is usually used for talking on voice channels when writing is not enough.
Unofficial channels
| Description | Telegram group | IRC |
| Fresher laptop unofficial support channel | tkt-fuksiläppäri | |
| Fresher pass inquiries | fuksipassi | |
| CS students' second-hand channel | tkt-secondhand | |
| (Retired) daily notifications of Unicafe menu | tkt-daily | |
| TKO-äly's Readme magazine's editors' channel | readme | #tkt-readme |
| For Runescape players | tkt-runescape | |
| Co-ordinating food orders in Gurula | tkt-pizza | #tkt-pizza |
| Support channel for CS women (all genders welcome) | tkt-akat | #tkt-akat |
| Organizing board game playing | tkt-lautapelit | |
| Secret chess club | Salainen shakkikerho | |
| Chess | tkt-shakki | |
| Esports | tkt-esports | |
| Video games | tkt-videopelit | |
| Computer hardware discussions | tkt-rauta | |
| Food | tkt-ruoka | |
| Coffee | tkt-kahvi | |
| Tea | tkt-tee | |
| Game dev | tkt-gamedev | |
| Game design | tkt-gamedesign | |
| Cat stuff | tkt-tääkissat | |
| Technical discussion (sysadmin,ops,koodaus,linux,os,kernels,drivers,libraries,frameworks,etc) | tkt-technical | |
| E-sports | tkt-esports | |
| Books | tkt-lukeminen | |
| Food | tkt-ruoka | |
| Sports | tkt-liikunta | |
| Safe space for LGBTA students | tkt-lgbta | |
| Solving wicked problems | tkt-solvingwickedproblems | |
| General entrepreneurship | tkt-yrittäminen | |
| Arma series of games | tkt-armailut | |
| Political discussions | tkt-politiikkavääntö | |
| Rust programming language | Navetan Rustaajat | |
| Climbing (bouldering etc.) | ||
| Music | tkt-music | |
| Metal music | tkt-metalli | |
| Photographing | tktvalokuvaus |
Course channels
NOTE! These may have changed and this list may be outdated.
1. You can usually find the active course channel on the course site, description or mateiral. Some courses have a new channel for every period.
2. If the course website does not name a course channel, check the CS department's Discord server. Courses known to be on the Discord server are listed below, and an up-to-date list of course channels can be found on the Discord's #guide channel.
- CSM141081 - Full Stack Web Development - CSM14212 - Programming Parallel Computers - CSM90004 - Data Analysis with Python - TKT10002 - Ohjelmoinnin perusteet ja jatkokurssi / Python Programming - TKT10004 - Tietokantojen Perusteet MOOC - TKT10005 - Tietokoneen Toiminta - TKT123456 - Test-Driven Development - TKT20001 - Tietorakenteet ja Algoritmit - TKT20002 - Ohjelmistotekniikka - TKT20003 - Operating systems - TKT20006 - Ohjelmistotuotanto - TKT20009 - Cyber security base - TKT21007 - Web-palvelinohjelmointi Java 2021 - TKT21027 - DevOps with Kubernetes - TKT21036 - DevOps with Docker - TKT50003 - Computing tools for CS studies
3. If you still can't find a course channel, check the ones below. All of these have been in use at some point, and some are still active.
| Course name | Telegram group | IRC |
| Algebralliset rakenteet I ja II, Algebra I | Algebra | |
| Algoritmit ongelmanratkaisussa | Algoritmit ongelmanratkaisussa | |
| C-ohjelmointi | tkt-cee | #cee |
| Calculus 1a, 1b & Advanced Calculus | uniHkiCalc | |
| Cryptography in Networking | tkt-cryptography | |
| Data Analysis with Python | DataAnalysisWithPythonSpring2019 | |
| Data Compression Techniques | tkt-DCT | |
| Design and Analysis of Algorithms | tkt-daa | |
| Full stack -websovelluskehitys | TKTL Full Stack | |
| Fysiikkaa luonnontieteilijöille | Fysiikkaa luonnontieteilijöille | |
| Game Engine Architecture | Game courses | |
| Game Project Course | Game courses | |
| Gradun kirjoittajille | tkt-gradu | #tkt-gradu |
| Introduction to Functional Programming | tkt-ifp | |
| Introduction to Game Programming | Game courses | |
| Introduction to Internet of Things | tkt-IoT | |
| Introduction to Lambda Calculus | tkt-ilc | |
| Introduction to Machine Learning | tkt-iml | |
| Jatko-opiskelijat / PhD students | tkt-phds | |
| Johdatus tekoälyyn / Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | IAI19 | |
| Johdatus tietojenkäsittelytieteeseen | tkt-jtkt2020 | |
| Johdatus todennäköisyyslaskentaan sekä Todennäköisyyslaskenta | Todennäköisyyslaskenta | #todari |
| Johdatus yliopistomatematiikkaan | JYM | #jym |
| Kandidaatintutkielma | tkt-kandi | #tkt-kandi |
| Käyttöjärjestelmät | tkt-käjä | #kaja |
| Laskennan mallit | tkt-lama | |
| Lineaarialgebra ja matriisilaskenta I ja II | mat-linis | #linis |
| Linux system administration | tkt-sysadmin | |
| Matriisilaskennan sovellukset | hy-matsov | #matsov |
| Ohjelmistotekniikka | Ohjelmistotekniikka | #otm |
| Ohjelmistotuotanto | Ohjelmistotuotanto | |
| Ohjelmistotuotantoprojekti | tkt-ohtuprojekti | |
| Ohjelmoinnin perusteet ja jatkokurssi (MOOC) | Ohjelmoinnin MOOC 2020 (Java) | |
| Programming for Performance | tkt-pfp | |
| Raja-arvot, differentiaalilaskenta, integraalilaskenta | hy-analyysi | |
| Randomized Algorithms I-II | tkt-rana | |
| Ruby on Rails | RoR Wepa | #wadror |
| Seminar on Type Theory | MLTT-2020 | |
| Shell Scripting | tkt-shell | |
| Study Group on Programming Language Foundations in Agda | HY-PLFA-2020 | |
| Tietokantasovellus | tkt-tsoha | #tsoha |
| Tietokantojen perusteet | tkt-tikape | #tikape |
| Tietokone työvälineenä (lapio) | tkt-lapio | |
| Tietokoneen rakenne | tkt-tikra | #tikra |
| Tietokoneen toiminta | tkt-tito | #tito |
| Tietoliikenteen perusteet | tkt-tilpe | |
| Tietorakenteet ja algoritmit | tkt-tira | #tira |
| Tietorakenteiden harjoitustyö | tkt-tiralabra | |
| Tilastotiede ja R tutuksi | Tiltu + R 1 | |
| Tähtitieteen perusteet | Tähtitieteen perusteet |
Other organizations' channels
These are some of the channels belonging to TKO-äly's partner organizations.
| Description | Telegram group |
| Matlu ry's Klusteri announcement channel | Klusteri-info |
| Matlu ry's Klusteri general discussion chat | Klusteri-chat |
| TiTOL's announcement channel | TiTOL tiedotteet |
| TiTOL's general discussion channel | TiTOLin ATK-Yhteistoimintakanava |