Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Explain the scientific basis of the work carried out by the external organisation

Skills

• Master the scientific methods and general skills related to the project work in the external organisation
• Write a report following the standards of the field of study, use the correct terminology and document extensive use of relevant and original scientific literature, and communicate and discuss the project's foundation, problem and results in writing, graphically and verbally in a coherent way
• Critically assess and select relevant original scientific literature and current scientific methods, models and other tools used in the project and asses and discuss the problem of the project and results in relevant scientific contexts and social conditions
• Evaluate the potential of the project for further development, assessing and incorporating relevant economic, ethical, environmental and other socially relevant factors

Competences

• Participate in development, innovation, and research and use scientific methods to solve complex tasks
• Take professional responsibility to implement independent assignments and interdisciplinary collaborations
• Independently take responsibility for own professional development and specialization

Type of instruction

• Project work, supervised by an external supervisor in collaboration with an internal supervisor at Aalborg University
• Project work in an external organisation must be in areas of relevance to the competence profile of the program

Extent and expected workload

900 hours. The Project-oriented study in an external organization must have a scope that correspond the ECTS load.

Exam

Exams