Engineering Design, Project

The student shall make an in-depth study of a specific topic within engineering design and materials. Primarily as a part of a team project. The work shall be based on scientific methods. A project plan with milestones shall be made, and the student shall continuously report progress and results during the work and write a final project report according to current standards.
This year we work on a car for the Shell Eco-marathon competition, and that will likely be so next time also. That project consists of designing, building and racing a car with the aim being minimal energy consumption.
The project is student run; that is that the students have to be a member of the DNV Fuel Fighter team in the semester the course is given.

Knowledge: The student shall have knowledge on using and adapting existing methods, for problem solving in practical development projects. Moreover, s/he shall know how to organize, limit (scope), plan, do and act within a project. The candidate shall also know how systematic technical problem solving and research shall be reported to provide required integrity and value.

Technical skills: The student must be able to prepare a project plan with milestones, report partial results and write a project report in accordance with established standards. The candidate shall be able to perform technical work of limited scope within existing framework, generating results that supports conclusions in relation to the main objectives of the work. S/he shall master writing of technical reports and communication, technically as well as on a more general basis.

General competence: The student shall on general basis be able to apply captured knowledge, competence and skills in a project setting where s/he works with others with different competence. Furthermore, s/he should know how to work in a practical development project, within given circumstances and limitations, and deliver results within them. This is highly relevant for assignments that she will meet in industry after graduation.

Independent project work with supervision. Guidance in English if non-Scandinavian students take the course.