Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Have a basic knowledge about study techniques and work
processes in a project work, knowledge acquisition via digital
platforms and collaboration with the supervisor
- Be able to define and understand the energy engineering terms
used in the project work and have a fundamental comprehension for
the applied methods, theories and/or models in energy
engineering
- Comprehend the design of energy systems and their digital
models
- Have knowledge about the academic profile of energy engineering
at which the study aims
Skills
- Be able to describe and analyse an energy engineering topic and
explain this from one or more project angles
- Be able to draw up solutions for simple energy engineering
issues based on an idea generation process
- Be able to communicate the project results in writing,
graphically and orally in a coherent way
- Be able to analyse own learning process
- Be able to define the energy engineering and contextual terms
used in a project report
- Be able to prepare a problem analysis and a problem formulation
and to perspective it in the context in which it is set up
- Be able to describe the applied energy theories and methods to
analyse the chosen problem in relevant contexts
- Be able to create non-complicated models for the whole, or
parts of, the selected energy system
Competences
- Be able to identify energy engineering issues and reflect on
them in the problem-oriented and project-organised study form
- Be able to communicate the results achieved during the project
work in a project report
- Be able to plan and reflect on own experience with project work
and problem-solving by applying relevant analysis methods and
digital tools
- Be able to judge the project problem compared to sustainable
development of energy systems
- Be able to apply methods/theories during the project work in
order to analyse an energy engineering problem
- Be able to be part of a team, collaborate and manage conflicts
and ensure motivation in the project work
Type of instruction
Project work including supervision, possibly supported by
lectures with physical attendance or E-learning, workshops,
seminars, consultant meetings regarding PBL content, laboratory
experiments, etc. The project may be discipline-oriented,
interdisciplinary or part of a multidisciplinary project depending
on project choice.
The project work is divided into two periods: P0 for problem
formulation and P1 for problem solving. The P0 period lasts 5-6
weeks. The work in P0 includes a problem analysis and a problem
formulation for the topic to be dealt with in the P1 part of the
project. This must be written in a P0 document, which also contains
a process analysis for the P0 period. The P0 document is presented
at a status seminar as a part of the course in Problem Based
Learning, where the project group documents (report and process
analysis) are discussed.
Based on the problem analysis and problem formulation, students
complete the P1 part of the project . The project work is
documented in a P1 project report containing problem analysis,
problem formulation, problem solution, analyses and results, as
well as discussion and conclusion.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 15 ECTS project module, the work load is
expected to be 450 hours for the student.
Exam
Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam
- It is a precondition for participation in the exam that the
student has submitted a P0 report and has participated in the P0
status and presentation seminar.
- In case the student does not submit a P0 report or does not
participate in the planned P0 status seminar, the student will have
to present the P0 report to the supervisor no later than two weeks
after the planned status seminar.
Exams
Name of exam | Energy Systems of the Future |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project
and process analysis. |
ECTS | 15 |
Permitted aids | With certain aids:
For more information about permitted aids, please visit the course
description in Moodle. |
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 |