Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The module is based on knowledge achieved when studying all previous semesters on the Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Engineering or similar.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have knowledge and comprehension within the area of sustainable energy engineering at the highest international level
• Be able to critically judge knowledge and identify new scientific problems within the area of sustainable energy engineering
• Have comprehension of the implications within the research work (research ethics)

Skills

• Be able to judge the usefulness of different scientific methods and tools for analysis and problem solving within the field of sustainable energy engineering
• Be able to use advanced laboratory set-ups or by using real measured data series combined with data analysis methods and analysis and modelling methods within the field of sustainable energy engineering
• Be able to communicate scientific problems both to specialists and the public
• Have obtained skills related to the industrial area within sustainable energy engineering

Competences

• Be able to control complex or unexpected working and development situations within sustainable energy engineering, and be able to develop new solutions
• Independently be able to define and analyse scientific problems, and based on that make and state the reasons for decisions made
• Independently be able to continue own development in competence and specialisation
• Independently be able to be the project manager of professional and interdisciplinary development work and be able to undertake the professional responsibility and management including reporting

Type of instruction

Problem based project organised work in groups. The students focus on proficient project leadership and management when finding their technical solution. The project can be made in cooperation with external partners and the project can be a disciplinary project, a cross- disciplinary project or part of a multi-disciplinary project, where several groups from one or more departments work with different parts of a larger project.

The final project may study new subjects or be an extension of the project work from previous semesters. The subject matter will remain in the area of either offshore energy systems or fluid & process systems. The project may be of theoretical or experimental nature and will often be in collaboration with an industrial company or other research institution performing research in the area of sustainable energy engineering.

The project work is documented in a project report with maximum extend according to §19.

A Conference for Esbjerg Students (CES) is arranged by the Department of Energy. The student conference is arranged in a manner which reflects an international scientific conference. Participation is not mandatory, but the students are encouraged to participate with an oral presentation of their findings. To participate, the project group must submit a preliminary abstract of the project work prior to the conference. Abstracts are collected in a conference proceeding made available to all participants.

The project group are also encouraged to produce a poster of their project work for the CES conference. The Department of Energy will facilitate printing and display of the poster on campus grounds. The students can choose if they do not want the results of their project work displayed. 

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 50 ECTS project module, the work load is expected to be 1500 hours for the student

Exam

Exams

Additional information

The Master’s Thesis is conducted as a long Master’s Thesis using both the 3rd and 4th semesters. The long Master’s Thesis must include experimental work and must be approved by the Study Board in advance. The amount of experimental work must reflect the allotted ECTS.