DTV3301 Art of oral storytelling Course description

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student can:

• Understand different levels of the materials substructure, and their influence in macroscopic properties and behavior: starting from the electronic structure of atoms, the different atomic bonding mechanisms, the atomic and ionic arrangements in materials and how the materials imperfections and their movement affect mechanical properties.
• Describe defects in crystalline materials, and explain grain boundary strengthening in polycrystalline materials.
• Explain driving forces for diffusion in materials, and the relevance of diffusion on different metal processing methods.
• Understand relevant properties of materials and the tests commonly performed to characterize these properties.
• Explain how liquid materials solidify via heterogeneous nucleation and describe different casting processes.
• Understand the various hardening mechanisms of metals: work hardening and annealing; solid-solution hardening; dispersion hardening; precipitation or age hardening.
• Understand phase diagrams as a means to identify the phases present in an alloy at different compositions and temperatures, and predict the microstructure of alloys resulting from eutectic and eutectoid phase transformations.
• Recognize and understand the main classifications, material structure, properties, processing and applications of other groups of materials beyond steels and aluminum alloys.;
• Understand the basic fundamentals of electrochemistry and corrosion.

Skills;

The student is capable of:

• Determining the electron configuration of different chemical elements. Using Miller indices to visualize crystalline metal structures and calculate lattice parameters. Inferring macroscopic material properties from crystallographic parameters.
• Calculating defect density, characterizing dislocations quantitatively, identifying slip systems and predicting its influence on mechanical properties.
• Calculating the diffusion coefficient, diffusion rate and diffusion composition profiles.
• Performing tensile testing of metallic materials and producing a test report in accordance with the applicable standard. Identifying stress, strain, elastic modulus, yield point and expressions of ductility and brittleness based on test curves, and measuring hardness.
• Predicting and characterizing fracture and creep. Outlining cold working and annealing processing methods to obtain target properties.
• Applying solidification principles for the characterization and design of iron castings, and determining solid solubility limits in alloys.
• Using phase diagrams to determine: phases present in an alloy, their composition and amounts; quantify dispersion hardening based on the analysis of eutectic and eutectoid phase transformations; design heat treatment methods used for hardening of metals, such as quench and temper to obtain martensite.
• Perform basic calculations related to electrochemistry/corrosion.

General competence

The student has acquired:

• A broad understanding of the different types of materials, where they are used, their properties and how they can be processed.
• The ability to make justified materials selection based on the criteria acquired in the course and with the eventual support of materials databases.
• An insight into the environmental, health-related, social and financial consequences of choices of materials, with an ethical and life cycle perspective.

Grade scale A-F.

Lectures, exercises and laboratory work in accordance with the progress schedule.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 2 approved written lab reports. Time per lab is approx. 6 hours including preparation and report writing. The reports are delivered on Canvas.

A supervised three-hour individual written exam.

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination result cannot be appealed.

The exam in the course is twofold:

1. An oral presentation

The oral presentation has a duration of 15 minutes and will discuss a topic within the subject that the candidate finds relevant. In the oral presentation, the student will discuss his / her experience from the study against theory.

The assessment counts 20 percent of the final grade.

2. Individual assessment of the student in a oral storytelling performance with pertaining oral exams. Three-weeks of preparation time is given. The artistic expression lasts for 20 minutes. The oral exam lasts for 10 minutes. The exam is defined as an oral/practical exam, and cannot therefore be appealed. The assessment of the artistic solo expression with oral exam counts for 80 per cent of the final grade.

Both parts of the exam must be awarded a grade E or better in order for the student to be awarded a final grade. The two parts of the exam in the final exam result in one final grade. This will be stated on the transcript of grades/diploma.

Students who due to valid absence do not take one or several exam parts that make up the ordinary exam, or who are awarded an F in one or more of the exam parts that make up the exam, can register for a resit/rescheduled exam. If the student is taking a rescheduled exam in part 1, the in-depth assignment is written as in the ordinary exam.

If the student is taking a resit exam, the in-depth assignment graded F in the ordinary exam must be significantly reworked/improved - e.g. based on the explanation of grades. If the student is taking a resit/rescheduled exam in part 2, it must be taken pursuant to agreement with the faculty administration. Four weeks’ preparation time is given. The students are responsible for contacting the administration themselves.

An individual written home exam over 72 hours with a scope of 8-10 pages. Font and font size: Calibri 12-point. Line spacing 1.5. The approved citation style APA for assignments must be complied with.  

Candidates who fail or who were absent from the ordinary exam for a valid reason can take a resit/rescheduled exam.

Individual written exam, 3 hours

The exam result can be appealed.

A resit or rescheduled exam may take the form of an oral exam. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the result cannot be appealed.

Grade scale A-F. 

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