Thesis (15 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the Bachelor’s Thesis the student can:
- apply her/his knowledge and skills to fulfill professional engineering assignments
- study independently state-of-the-art engineering challenges and propose functional, economically rational, and ethically sustainable solutions to solve those challenges
- work innovatively and systematically according to the agreed project schedule
- utilize literature and other information sources
- select and use proper working methods and tools
- evaluate of the source material, the knowledge base of the work, the methods used, and the results critically
- communicate clearly with other professionals and customers.

Content

The Bachelor’s Thesis is a research and development project that is completed independently supported by the possible stakeholder’s instructor and the supervising teacher. The thesis project is carried out on a topic related to the student's professional field. The work must be useful for the customer as well as exhibit the student's understanding of the field. The thesis can also be on a topic of the student’s own choice.
Contents:
- Topic selection
- Thesis agreement
- Planning of the work and information gathering
- Implementation of the work
- Reporting of the thesis results
- Final seminar
- Maturity test
- Publication of the thesis

Qualifications

Student must participate in the Research Communication course when starting to work with thesis or student must demonstrate in some other way that they have the necessary skills for the work (e.g., completion of a previous higher education degree or an equivalent course).