Course syllabus for Industry project

Course syllabus adopted 2019-02-20 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameIndustriellt projektarbete
  • CodePPU171
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerMPPEN
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • Main field of studyAutomation and Mechatronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Mechanical Engineering
  • DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 34119
  • Maximum participants60
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0114 Project 7.5 c
Grading: TH		 7.5 c

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for Master's level (second 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

English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)
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

PPU215 Research methodology in production projects

Aim

Industry requests engineers prepared to solve open problems in a sustainable way by applying theoretical knowledge in a real-world context. With the aim to fulfil this demand, the course cooperates closely with industry, providing real industrial project enabling learning focused on the application knowledge. The vision is to give students an opportunity to make their first traces in the industrial reality and start building a personal network, an important prerequisite for a successful industry career. The course also functions as a preparatory exercise before the Master thesis work.

The purpose of the course is therefor that the students, through active collaboration in a project group, will learn how to: solve real industrial problems, follow established engineering methods, work in teams, and effectively communicate to various stakeholders.

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

- Formulate a clear problem and create a project plan.
- Select and apply appropriate engineering methods and tools for solving the given problem.
- Assess engineering solutions in perspective of sustainable development, with consideration to both scientific and ethical aspects.
- Divide the work into result specific activities, assign responsibilities, and schedule the activities on a time axis.
- Develop project results following an established project methodology.
- Work in project teams and analyse the project work in terms of group dynamics and inter-cultural communication.
- Organize and contribute to project meetings.
- Write a technical project report that follows an established structure and policies of academic honesty. This includes adding references, figures and tables according to praxis.
- Present the project results and own reflections for other students.
- Present the work for the representatives of the collaborating industrial company. This presentation with focus on the project results and a credible work procedure.
- Give constructive feedback on another project group's work and respond to similar criticism on the own project group's work.

Content

- Real industry project
- Project work: structured management and task distribution
- Coaching in writing a technical project report and poster
- Teamwork: theory and practice
- Presentation training and coaching
- Training in giving and receiving feedback

Organisation

The cornerstone in this course is that learning takes place in a real industrial project. When the course starts, all participants will be divided into project groups and every group is provided a project that is agreed with the industry partner beforehand. To guide the students through their projects and to assist them with reaching the learning objectives, each group has a supervisor at the university. These meetings typically include assistance in finding solutions recent problems in the projects, technical support on applied software packages, and support with writing the final report. The project groups do multiple company visits where they meet the industrial contacts to formulate the problem, collect data and information, and gain necessary experiences from the industry. Furthermore, the course includes seminars aiming to give the students experience of communicating to a larger audience, working in teams, etc. Each group is also provided with a virtual project room for continuous communication and documentation. This virtual project room is used both to assist learning activities and for the supervisors to follow the projects as well as assessing some of the learning objectives.

Literature

- Project methodology
- Scientific papers
- Lecture presentations

Examination including compulsory elements

The learning is assessed based on the various parts of the project. These parts include: the project report + A2 poster, individual presentation, peer evaluation, and a reflection on group dynamics and inter-cultural communication. Grading is individual and the grading scale is: 5, 4, 3, and Fail.