Experiences from different program integrating courses ====================================================== A program integrating course (PIC) is a course that runs at a low speed through several years, often all years, of a program. It can be designed in different ways, but some properties are common: * PIC enables the students to become more professional in handling their studies. So called self-regulated learning is an important learning factor in higher education [Nicol & Macfarlane-Dick, 2006]. * PIC shows the main thread of the program, how the courses are linked. * PIC gives an opportunity to focus on "softer" program learning outcomes that are hard to cover fully in ordinary technical courses. * PIC consists of reflection seminars in small, usually cross-grade, groups of students, lead by a professor or lecturer as a mentor. In the seminars the students should exercise meta-cognition and their ability to reflect on different topics, such as study techniques, procrastination, studying abroad, plagiarism and responsibility, and the professional life after the studies. Such a course has many positive effects [Kann, 2011], which has led to an explosion of program integrating courses at KTH. Since 2009 the number has grown from one to 13, and 2015 even more programs will start a course. Since the PIC courses are run on different programs of different types and by different teachers it is interesting to discuss the differences between the courses and the experiences from running PIC. In this round-table three different PICs on different types of programs will be presented: 1. Viggo Kann: DD1390 Program Integrating Course in Computer Science Engineering (Master of Science in Engineering program, first cycle). 2. Mats Bengtsson: EQ2220 The Sustainable Wireless Systems Engineer (Master of Science program, second cycle). 3. Karin Almgren: ML1040 Programme Integrating Course in Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor of Science in Engineering program, first cycle). If you are involved in a similar course or just interested in program integrating courses you are welcome to join this round table. Viggo Kann. En programsammanhållande kurs med många funktioner (in Swedish). Presented at 3:e utvecklingskonferensen, LiU, 2011. David J. Nicol & Debra Macfarlane-Dick. Formative assessment and self-regulated learning: a model and seven principles of good feedback practice. Studies in Higher Education vol 31:2, pp. 199-218, 2006. Keywords: program integration, meta-cognition, self-regulated learning