Syllabus

TE0024 Project Work in Energy Systems Engineering, 15.0 Credits

Subjects

Education cycle

Advanced study in the main field

Grading scale

Language

Prior knowledge

Objectives

The project work gives the student training to plan, implement and present research- or development assignments, working independently or in a team. The aim is also to apply, deepen and broaden knowledge from previous courses within the Energy Systems Engineering Programme.

On completion of the course the student should be able to:

-identify, formulate and solve problems and perform tasks within given time frames.

-search for and process knowledge needed for performing a project

-show deep knowledge on the topic of the project

-compile and report the results of the project orally and in writing.

Content

The implementation of the independent work is carried out individually or in cooperation with one or several other students. Projects performed in cooperation with students from other universities and/or with students with different academic backgrounds are encouraged. The work task is chosen in close consultation with a supervisor, a subject reviewer and an examiner. The project shall be related to energy systems and will be performed in close connection to a university department, a company, a public body, or other organization, with guidance from a supervisor.

The student will independently:

• find a project by contacting the workplace and its representatives (normally the future supervisor)

• develop a project plan with support from the supervisor

• perform the work by gathering knowledge from various sources of high scientific and technical quality

• write a project report in Swedish or English (the report should have a summary in the language in which it is not written)

• make a self-evaluation of the report

• make an oral presentation of the project

The teaching consists of individual supervision. The course includes subject-integrated training of communication skills.

Grading form

Formats and requirements for examination

Approved oral and written presentation of project work. In cases where the project work has been done in group, the individual contributions are documented (e.g. in a logbook) and reported in the project report and during the oral presentation.

If there are special circumstances, the examiner may make exceptions from the specified examination method and allow other methods for examination of individual students. Special circumstances can e.g. be that you have been granted targeted support by SLU’s support coordinator for students with disabilities.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

Responsible department

Department of Energy and Technology