Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have knowledge and comprehension within the field of the specialization at the highest international level.
• Be able to critically evaluate knowledge and identify new scientific problems within the field of the specialization.
• Have understanding of implications within the related research area including research ethics.

Skills

• Independently explain choice of scientific theoretical and/or experimental methods.
• During the project and when finalising it make an independent and critical estimation of the chosen theories and methods as well as the analyses, results and conclusions.
• Be able to apply a wide range of engineering methods in research and development in the field of specialization.
• Be able to communicate relevant scientific and professional aspects of project work in a clear and systematic way both to specialists and the public.

Competences

• Be able to work independently with a project on a specific problem within the field of the specialization at the highest international level.
• Independently be able to define and analyse scientific problems and based on that make and state the reasons for the decisions made.
• Be competent to solve new and complicated technical problems by the use of advanced mathematics, scientific and technological knowledge.
• Be able to evaluate the progress of the project independently and select and include additional literature, experiments or data when needed in order to maintain a scientific basis for the project.
• Be able to control complex and unexpected working situations and be able to develop new solutions.
• Must be able to communicate the results of the project work in a project report.

Type of instruction

Project work with supervision supplemented with instructions, workshops, presentation seminars, lab tests, etc.

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 45 ECTS project module, the workload is expected to be 1350 hours for the student.

The master thesis is conducted as a long master thesis. A long master thesis has to include experimental work and has to be approved by the study board. The amount of experimental work must reflect the allotted ECTS

Exam

Exams