Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
The students can choose to do a traditional project semester
typically founded on subject knowledge from the 1st and
2nd semesters and/or prepare for the subject about which
the student wish to write a thesis. The semester comprises the
preparation of a project report or a scientific article.
The student can choose to integrate project-orientated work in
an organisation into the project module. The
project-orientated work in an organisation is typically of
three months’ duration and has to be approved in advance by the
semester coordinator on behalf of the Study Board of Planning,
Geography and Surveying.
Students completing the project module acquire the
following:
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Must within the chosen field have knowledge based on the
highest international research
- Must be able to understand and relate critically to the
knowledge of the field and be able to identify either scientific
problems or practical problems in a given complex context.
- Must have knowledge of basic project management principles a)
applied at the internship site (for internship projects) or b)
applied in organisations working in the field in general (for
projects without internships)
Skills
- Can master the scientific methods and tools of the field as
well as general skills in relation to the solution of the chosen
problem
- Can assess and choose among the scientific methods, tools and
general skills of the field and draw up new models of analysis and
solution
- Can synthesize the main issues in relation to a specific field
concerning interventions and analyses, and outline recommendations
for solutions or improvements
- Can discuss professional and scientific problems with both
colleagues and non-specialists
- Can reflect on own learning
For internship projects the following furthermore apply:
- Can compare project management principles at the internship
site with approaches to project management applied in university
project work
- Can give an account of experience within the practical work
processes and methods gained in the specific context of the
internship and is able to perform a critical evaluation of the
applied work processes
- Can reflect on the significance of the interventions or
analyses involved in during the internship, including purpose,
strategic and/or political implications, and future use
- Can comprehend the organisational framework conditions under
which the internship and the specific interventions or analyses
take place
Competences
- Can manage work and development situations which are complex,
unpredictable and require new solution models
- Can independently start and carry through professional and
interdisciplinary cooperation and take a professional
responsibility
- Can independently take responsibility for own professional
development and specialisation
Type of instruction
Problem-based project work, possibly with internship
integrated.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Professional Development |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project |
ECTS | 30 |
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 |