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Course syllabus - Project Course in Electronics

15 credits

ELA300

Autumn semester 2025

First cycle

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

Electronics

School of Innovation, Design and Engineering

2025-01-16

Literature lists

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

Objectives

The course aims to integrate knowledge in electronics through a larger project. The student gains new perspectives on existing problems and is required to solve new challenges that arise when combining techniques from different areas of electronics within a single project. The work shall have substantial theoretical and practical depth, as the course prepares the student for conducting bachelor-level thesis projects.

Learning outcomes

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

1. work independently as part of a larger group to achieve a common goal,
2. conduct a larger project integrating the knowledge and skills acquired during the course,
3. operate independently in terms of retrieving and utilizing relevant information,
4. identify problems, justify appropriate solutions, and analyze the limitations of the proposed solution and
5. document and present the solutions, both orally and in writing, in an informative and engaging manner for fellow course participants.

Course content

The course content will be planned together with the teacher.

Specific requirements

90 credits completed courses whereof 15 credits completed courses within electronics.

Examination

Project (PRO1), 15 credits, examines all learning outcomes, marks Fail (U) or 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

The course completely overlaps with CEL307 Project in electronics.