Advanced R&D Project (15 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

This R&D course integrates students into RDI projects of the AIS and INSIGHT research groups.

- The projects will be introduced during the two first weeks of the course
- Student groups are expected to research (under supervision) the problem and present a solution
- Student groups will design a project plan to implement the solution
- The project plan includes development, implementation and testing of the solution.

- Each group is to produce a draft academic publication based on the work they have researched and completed.

Objective

After completing the course, the student can:
- apply required skills when working in R&D projects

Content

R&D project

Materials

Due to the practical nature of this course, there is no prescribed learning material. All necessary documentation and other material toward the successful completion of the project work will be shared with students throughout the course by either the lecturer or the research groups responsible for the projects.

The teacher will share the necessary resources for the academic writing component of the course at the correct timing.

Teaching methods

The Advanced R&D Project course is taught by means of:
1. Contact sessions with the product owners for the projects and the lecturer
2. Self-study by students within their project groups

This course is entirely hands-on and students are expected to take initiative for their own learning.

Exam schedules

This course has no formal examination.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

This course leans on CDIO principles and takes a project-based learning approach.

Completion alternatives

n/a

Student workload

Each student is expected to complete on average 405 hours of work:
Below is a rough estimate of the distribution of the hours for different work categories - these are purely an indicator and are expected to be different for each group and can change according to group needs:
1. Contact sessions and lectures (25-35 hours)
2. Coaching during on-site work (30-50 hours)
3. Independent work (280-350 hours)

Students are expected to keep individual work logs of their activities related to the various projects. These work logs form part of the course assessment and will be reviewed regularly throughout the course.

Participation during contact sessions and on-site coaching are obligatory parts of the course. A lot of the RDI work can only be demonstrated on-site at research group labs in environments feasible for the researchers.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The course is evaluated as follows:
Group work grade
- Product owner evaluation of the development work (H-5);
- Lecturer overall impression of the academic writing and development work (H-5);
The average of these gives a group grade for each student per project.

Individual student grade
Each student will be measured on their contribution to the group's activities by:
- Self assessment of the contribution made;
- Group member evaluation of the contribution made;
- An overall impression by the course lecturers of the individual work logs and academic writing efforts.
- Participation to the contact teaching and coaching on campus.
The average of these gives an individual grade for each student per project.

Both group work and individual work need to be passed in order to pass the course.

Failed (0)

See above.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

See above.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

See above.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

See above.

Further information

Students are responsible for:
1. Distributing and collecting customer and expert feedback forms for their project evaluations.
2. Filling and returning peer- and self-evaluation forms at the end of the project.

Failure to produce these documents will impact the course grade.
The lecturers will provide the appropriate forms at the time they are required.