Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Purpose:
To enable the student to approach real-life complex problems in a
methodical manner, and to carry out project work, planning and
documentation in a structured way.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Must be able to explain basic learning theory
- Must be able to explain techniques for planning and management
of projects
- Must be able to explain different approaches to problem-based
learning (PBL), including the so-called Aalborg model based on
problems that are part of a social and/or humanistic context
- Must be able to explain different approaches to analysis and
assessment of problems and solutions within engineering, natural
and health sciences from a theoretical, ethical, and societal
perspective
- Must be able to explain how these methods can be applied within
roboticsÂ
Skills
- Must be able to plan and manage a problem-based study
project
- Must be able to analyse the project group's organisation
and cooperation in order to identify strengths and weaknesses, and
suggest how cooperation in future groups can be improved based on
this analysis
- Must be able to reflect on the causes and devise possible
solutions to any group conflicts
- Must be able to analyse and evaluate their own study work and
learning, in order to identify strengths and weaknesses, and use
these reflections to consider further study and group work
- Must be able to reflect upon the methods used from a
theoretical perspective
- Must be able to identify relevant areas of focus, concepts and
methods to assess and develop technical solutions under
consideration of the social and humanistic contexts that solution
must be a part of
Competences
- Must be able to take part in a team-based project
- Must be able to document and present work carried out in a
project
- Must be able to reflect upon and develop his/her own
learning
- Must be able to engage in and improve upon the collaborative
learning processes
- Must be able to reflect upon his/her professional activities in
relation to the surrounding community
Type of instruction
See the general description of the types of instruction
described in the introduction to Chapter 3.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Problem Based Learning in Science, Technology and
Society |
Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Assessment | Passed/Not Passed |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |