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MABY4200 Building Physics and Climate Adaptation of Buildings Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Building Physics and Climate Adaptation of Buildings
Study programme
Master’s Programme in Civil Engineering
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2018/2019
Curriculum
FALL 2018
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Required preliminary courses

Learning outcomes

The teaching consists of lectures, demonstration of measurement methods and simulations tools. In addition, a project assignment will be given in which the students are to perform analytical and simulation-based calculations of the performance of building components in connection with the different building physics phenomena.

Teaching and learning methods

The following required coursework must be approved before a student can take the exam:

  1. The students must participate in 75% of project meetings
  2. Meet all deadlines for submission of all project parts (during the semester)
  3. The project parts should be approved

Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements can be given up to one re-submission opportunity before the exam.

Course requirements

Three of four individual exercises must be approved before the student can take the exam. Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements can be given up to one re-submission opportunity before the exam.

Assessment

Assessment part:

1) All printed and written aids and a calculator that cannot be used to communicate with others.

2) All aids are permitted.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass (with A being the highest grade and E being the lowest pass grade) and F for fail is used in connection with the final assessment.

Grading scale

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass (with A being the highest grade and E being the lowest pass grade) and F for fail is used in connection with the final assessment.

Examiners

1) and 2): one internal examiner.

External examiners are used regularly.