Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The student stays in a company with the purpose of learning and applying theories and methods to address computer engineering problems in an industrial context.

A Project-Oriented Study in an External Organisation agreement must be approved by the company, an AAU supervisor and the study board for Electronics and IT (ESN).

The Project-Oriented Study in an External Organisation must have a scope that corresponds to the ECTS load.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Has knowledge about the organisation of the company and the role of computer systems in its operations/field of work.
• Has knowledge about performance measures in the company related to the use of computer systems in its operations/field of work.
• Has knowledge of the competence profile of the programme and how the project oriented study in an external organisation contributes to the competence profile.
• Has gained deepened knowledge into computer engineering theories and methods within the programme.

Skills

• Can initiate and ensure the completion of an agreement for the project oriented study in an external organisation, with learning objectives corresponding to the semester at the master’s programme.
• Can apply analytic, methodological and/or theoretic skills to address advanced computer engineering problems in an industrial context.
• Can contribute in a professional manner to company objectives as an individual and in teams in accordance with the project management model applied in the company.
• Can collaborate and communicate with peers, managers and others.
• Can document the project oriented study in an external organisation in a report and defend it orally.

Competences

• Can discuss and reflect on the learning outcomes of the project-oriented study in an external organisation.
• Can discuss the need for knowledge transfer between academia and industry.
• Has a deepened understanding of the academic interests to pursue in the master’s thesis and possible job positions to aim at after graduation.

Type of instruction

Project work

Exam

Exams