Course syllabus for Architecture and Engineering - internship

Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameArkitektur och teknik - praktikår
  • CodeACE075
  • Credits4.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKATK
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyArchitecture and Engineering
  • DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 46128
  • Maximum participants20
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0118 Written and oral assignments 4.5 c
Grading: UG		 4.5 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Ongoing studies at Chalmers Program TKATK, Architecture and Engineering, at least 150 ECTS credits reported in the program, and a registration on the bachelor thesis course.

Aim

The aim of the course is to conduct an architectural or engineering internship of minimum of 6 months and during the internship study and reflect upon: - The implementation of architecture/engineering design projects at an architecture/engineering office, and in particular how its questions and challenges have been addressed, processed, reformulated and communicated to clients, stakeholders and collaborative partners. - The sketch process in general, from early meetings with client / architect to final proposal. - Specific methods and tools used as support in the architectural / engineering work.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

- Refer to and reflect on some of the projects that the student have participated in and / or found interesting and, therefore, especially have followed.
- Refer to the own planning and implementation of at least one explorative design process.
- Reflect on and draw conclusions around own work and impact on this/these projects.
- Reflect on workplace explicit and implicit value systems, policies, etc. and the professional culture of the workplace.

Content

At least 6 months internship. 
Seminar with reflections on the internship and linked to the course learning outcomes.
Essay according to special instructions.

Organisation

Registration on the course is by notification to the examiner in connection to the implementation of the internship. An agreement between the student and the examiner is also made in order to confirm that the type of internship is relevant and therefore approved for the course. After completion the internship is reported at a seminar and in a written report.

Examination including compulsory elements

For approval required: A certificate showing a coherent and approved type of internship for at least 6 months, an approved oral presentation, and an approved essay according to specific instructions. The essay may be in Swedish or English and must be approved by the workplace for publication.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.