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Project Work Shop (15 cr)

Code: 8C00CC79-3010

General information


Enrollment

14.11.2022 - 15.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 30.04.2023

Credits

15 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Teachers

  • Kimmo Kitinoja

Student groups

  • KONE22B
  • KONE22A

Objective

Students will work on multi-technical, international student teams to fulfil product and production development commissions for various companies utilising Seinäjoki UAS's laboratories. Students will develop their technical expertise and skills in project work and enhance their relationships with companies and other actors.

Content

Students carry out tasks given by their employer. They solve these in an engineering way at group work. Project groups are given specific learning goals for doing the tasks. The companies commissions are clearly defined development tasks that supprt learning. The tasks may vary from short-term surveys to more extensive tasks.

A commission may involve a survey pertaining to quality, the manufacturing of prototypes, testing and comparing work methods, and conventional practical and design work. A commission may also involve a company's completed development project, the functioning, need for refining or cost efficiency of which needs to be examined.

The commisions of companies contain business secrets and therefore they are always confidential.

Materials

To be announced at the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

Student teams carry out commissions by various companies under the supervision of the employer and teacher of the degree programme. The workshop also involves project management.

Student workload

Total work 324 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1-2: The student can act in the project group and master the principles of the project work. He works actively.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3-4: The student can act as the designer in the group and master the principles of the project work and it is active in the group. The student documents results and the progress of the project.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5: The student can solve planning tasks according to the objective and master the principles of the project work and it is active in the group. The student produces good documentation from the project.

Assessment methods and criteria

- Learning goals and results
- An Engineering way of project work
- Technical results and output
- Reports and learned things

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.