Bachelor thesis

See the Manual for Bachelor Thesis at NTNU (will be made available through Canvas)

Knowledge

The candidate

• has in-depth knowledge about the chosen topic of Mechanical Engineering
• has knowledge about research and development work on the chosen subject

Skills

The candidate

• can identify, formulate and solve a relevant engineering problem
• can apply knowledge and relevant results of the the research and development work to solve theoretical, technical and practical problems on the chosen subject for the bachelor thesis and argue for his/her choices
• can apply appropriate methods and work systematically over time
• can document and disseminate the results
• can plan and see through an engineering task.

General knowledge

The candidate

• is able to disseminate engineering knowledge to the different target groups both written and oral both in Norwegian and English
• has insight in scientific ethics and understanding of ethical dilemmas
• has insight in the environmental, health and societal issues and its consequences and can put it into ethical perspective and life cycle perspective
• is able to integrate previous experience and knowledge and is able to acquire new knowledge during solving of the posed engineering problem.

Bachelor Thesis is to be conducted in a project form in a group of 2-3 students.

Mandatory activities:

• Innovation seminar (Bachelor task mapping pitch)
• Approved assignment
• Approved pre-project
• Documentation of the working progress (status reports, MoM, time sheets etc)
• Oral presentation in English of the project scope under work
• Poster (either as a final presentation or presentation of the project scope under work)
• Final oral presentation