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Course syllabus - Project Course within Product and Process Development

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

PPU310

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Product and Process Development

Organisation

Department of Engineering Sciences

Ratified

2020-12-15

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2021-06-28
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Other Materials

    Litteratur i anslutning till aktuellt problem

    Akademin för innovation, design och teknik,

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 solve a problem.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student shall be able to:

  1. take an active part in a commercial or research-initiated project work
  2. analyze and apply processes and tools for product and process development in order to solve a project assignment
  3. draw conclusions and give recommendations for further work on the basis of the results obtained
  4. document and argue in writing, for the process/product and result
  5. orally present and argue for the result

Course content

The problem that is to function as the basis for the project is to be found within the public sector, from the business community or internally at Mälardalen University

Specific requirements

90 credits, of which 30 credits must be in product and process development. Of these, 15 credits must be at level G1F in product and process development.

Examination

Assignment (INL1), 1.5 credits, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G), examines learning outcome 1
Project (PRO1), the project is to be presented in a technical report and through an oral presentation at a seminar, 6 credits, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G), examines learning outcomes 2-5

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Two-grade scale

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course overlaps 7,5 credits with KPP307 Project Course Process and Product Development.