Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
An Project Oriented Study in an External Organisation agreement
approved by the company, an AAU supervisor and the study board for
electronics and it (ESN).
The Project Oriented Study in an External Organisation must have a
scope that correspond the ECTS load.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
The student stays in a company with the purpose of learning and
applying theories and methods to address engineering problems in an
industrial context. In addition, the student will be introduced to
business procedures and policies.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Has knowledge about the organization of the company and
business procedures and policies.
- Has knowledge about performance measures in the company.
- Has developed a fundamental business sense.
- Has knowledge of the competence profile of the program and how
the project oriented study in an external organisation contributes
to the competence profile.
- Has gained deepened knowledge into engineering theories and
methods within the program.
Skills
- Can initiate and ensure the completion of an agreement for the
project oriented study in an external organisation, with learning
objectives corresponding to the semester at the master’s
program.
- Can apply analytic, methodological and/or theoretic skills to
address advanced engineering problems in an industrial
context.
- Can contribute in a professional manner to company objectives
as an individual and in teams in accordance with the project
management model applied in the company.
- Can collaborate and communicate with peers, managers and
others.
- Can document the project oriented study in an external
organisation in a report and defend it orally.
Competences
- Can discuss and reflect on the learning outcomes of the project
oriented study in an external organisation.
- Can discuss the need for knowledge transfer between academia
and industry.
- Has a deepened understanding of the academic interests to
pursue in the master’s thesis and possible job positions to aim at
after graduation.
Type of instruction
Project work
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Project Oriented Study in an External Organisation |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project |
ECTS | 20 |
Assessment | Passed/Not Passed |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |