Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- Network with various R&D project stakeholders
- Collect valuable information from networking activity for R&D project preparation
- Match the most appropriate R&D funding mechanisms to R&D projects
- Prepare a funding application, including budget, objectives, tasks etc.
- Work as part of a TUAS initiated R&D project
- Independently utilize CDIO principles in an R&D context
- Apply suitable research methods for a given R&D project
- Analyze, report and present research results to an international audience

Content

First half of the course
- Negotiations with potential customers and other important stakeholders
- Information needed for R&D project preparations
- Suitable funding instruments for R&D projects
- Preparation of funding application
- Second half of the course
Participation in an existing TUAS R&D project as a programmer, technical artist or assistant project manager
- Executing CDIO principles in an R&D context
- Utilizing research methods for selected artefacts
- Analyzing research results
- Reporting research results in a suitable format (such as demo, poster, conference paper or journal article)
- Presenting results in an international environment such as Nordic Games