Course syllabus - Project Course Product and Process Development

Objectives

Individually or in groups, students are to apply their acquired knowledge of product and process development and search for new knowledge in order to independently complete an advanced assignment in the form of project management/follow-up and/or advanced problem-solving.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following (in a scientific manner and according to good engineering practice):

- take active part in a commercial or research-oriented project
- take the responsibility of leading all or parts of a project within product and process development, e.g. as a project manager or in connection with a construction task
- draw conclusions and offer recommendations for further work on the basis of the results obtained
- document and argue for the process and result (in writing)
- present and argue for the result (orally)

Course content

The problem that is to function as the basis for the project is to be found within an ongoing project at the "Centrum för produktrealisering".
Supervision by an assigned supervisor at the university and/or by representatives of an external client; lectures, individual studies of sources, and seminars. Students must make sure that regular contact is maintained between students and supervisors.

Tuition

Supervision by an assigned supervisor at the university and/or a representative of the external client; lectures, individual source studies, and seminars. Students make sure that regular contact is maintained with the supervisor(s).

Specific requirements

This course is for program students within the subject area Product and Process Development who have received a passing grade on courses corresponding to at least 150 credits. Among these must be courses on the advanced level that are worth at least 15 credits. Places have to be applied for, and selection is based on the needs within each project. Also required are upper-secondary English and upper-secondary advanced-level Swedish.

Examination

Exercise (INL1), 1.5 credits, marks Pass (G)
Project (PRO1), The project is to be presented in the form of a technical report per group. There also has to be an oral presentation at a seminar at the university plus, possibly, another presentation for the client. The actual examination, i.e. the oral presentation, is to take place on certain scheduled days., 6 credits, marks Pass (G)

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Pass, Fail

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

This course does not overlap with the course KPP039 , nor does it qualify for KPP039.