Materials, Specialization Project

The student shall make an in-depth study of a specific topic within engineering materials, engineering design, structural analysis or manufacturing. The work will be based on scientific methods; the student should for instance collect existing knowledge through a literature study and other sources of knowledge, and combine this with own knowledge. A project work is to be done after having worked out a project plan with milestones. The student shall report results during the course of the work and write a project report according to current standards.

Knowledge: The student shall have knowledge on using and adapting existing methods, mainly within selected course module, for problem solving within the disciplines of the department. 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 shall master the interplay between theory and (industrial) practice, method selection, problem solution, and reporting. 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 to carry through tasks that are less structured and more similar to the needs and tasks that s/he will face in the practical (working) life after graduation.

Independent project work with supervision. The guidance and advice are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course.