Engineering Optimization – Concepts, Methods and Applications
2019/2020
Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module
The module adds to the knowledge obtained in 1st Semester.Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who complete the module are expected to:
- Have gained an in-depth understanding of important concepts and methods of optimisation for efficient solution of optimisation problems within different areas of engineering, including design optimisation of mechanical systems.
Skills
- Have developed skills and expertise in proper formulation
- Have developed skills and expertise in the modelling of engineering optimisation problems as well as in selecting or developing appropriate techniques for numerical solutions to such problems.
Competences
- Be able to apply the concepts, theories and methods for solution of engineering optimisation problems
- Be able to account for the considerations involved in the process of formulating and modelling an engineering optimisation problem, choosing an advantageous method of solution and implementing it in practice.
Type of instruction
The teaching is organized in accordance with the general form of teaching. Please see the programme cirruculum §17.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 5 ECTS course module the expected workload is 150 hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Engineering Optimization – Concepts, Methods and Applications |
| Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Ingeniørmæssig optimering – begreber, metoder og anvendelser |
| Module code | M-MT-K2-D2 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Empty-place Scheme | Yes |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Study Board | Study Board of Mechanical Engineering and Physics |
| Department | Department of Materials and Production |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering and Science |
