KDM2420 Corporate internship Course description

The course comprises a 9-10-week internship in an enterprise or at another educational institution. The student will participate in day-to-day operations and become familiar with the company or institution’s structure, culture and values.

Passed 90 ECTS in art and design; fashion and production courses or similar.

On completion of the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• has insight into different areas of professional expertise that are relevant to the development of projects
• has insight into the structure and values of an enterprise or an educational institution

Skills

The student:

• can make a constructive contribution in the enterprise/other educational institution
• can discuss and reflect on different cultural and ethical perspectives, work methods, cooperation and the understanding of roles internally in the enterprise/other educational institution

General competence

The student:

• has an understanding of work in the field in commercial contexts/specialisation in the field from another educational institution
• can plan and carry out varied tasks and projects that take place over time, individually or in teams, and in accordance with ethical requiremtns and guidelines.

Attendance and active participation are required in the internship in an enterprise or other educational institution.

This course has mandatory requirements that needs to be fullfilled in order to take the exam:

• Compulsory attendance in the internship at an enterprise or other educational institution. The student cannot be absent for more than 10 per cent of the course.
• Four status reports/logs must be sent to the internship lecturer during the period.

Internship report with a scope of 2,200-2,500 words. The exam result can be appealed.

All aids are permitted, provided the rules for source referencing are met.

Pass or Fail

One internal examiner.

When dimensioning large, complicated structures, the Finite Element Method (FEM) is used to calculate stresses and strains in different parts of the structure. The course provides the theoretical basis for the finite element method and describes the different types of elements used in the modelling of frames, beams, discs, plates, shells and massive structures. The course shows how the fundamental linear theory behind the method, combined with numerical calculations, predicts displacements, strains and stresses. The properties of the elements, convergence requirements and modelling errors are also addressed. In the modelling of structures, emphasis is placed on the choice of element types, the application of loads and the introduction of boundary conditions, as well as the verification of the final analysis results.

To give students a deeper understanding of the theory, a compulsory project assignment is included where a simple structure is analysed using FEM software.