Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have gained comprehensive understanding of modelling and characterization within materials technology.

Skills

• Be able to choose a material or material system for a given application
• Be able to demonstrate understanding of the microstructure of the material or material system and its influence on the desired application.
• Be able to give a critical evaluation of the methods applied for determining and/or modelling the microstructure, chemical composition or mechanical and other properties.
• Be able to compare and validate theoretical, numerical and experimental results.

Competences

• Be able to devise an experimental method and a numerical model to falsify or validate a given hypothesis.
• Be able to use advanced experimental and numerical techniques within the field of materials technology.
• Be able to apply the background theory and the insight obtained, for validation of the material choice for a given application.

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 15 ECTS project module the expected workload is 450 hours for the student.

Exam

Exams