MATS3900 Bachelor Thesis Course description

The students shall apply knowledge and skills they have acquired in the study programme to a realistic engineering problem. They shall demonstrate the ability to further develop their knowledge and skills in theoretical and/or practical problem-solving. The students shall demonstrate a responsible and ethical approach in their professional expertise. The course builds on the first and second years of the study programme.

The course is based on the first and second years of study in the study program.

Students must be registered in the third year and have completed at least 100 credits from the first and second years of the programme by 1 October before they are assigned a topic for their bachelor’s thesis.

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:

• is capable of applying and processing knowledge of science and technology to solve mechanical problems
• is capable of proposing technical solutions, and analysing and quality assuring the results

Skills

The student:

• is capable of translating knowledge into practical solutions
• masters mechanical modelling and analysis methods
• is capable of quality assuring and analysing results obtained in a project
• is capable of documenting and discussing results, both orally and in writing, so that they shed light on an issue
• is capable of obtaining literature and other background information of relevance to the project, and writing reports based on standardised methods

General competence

The student:

• is capable, in an independent and systematic manner, of carrying out an engineering assignment based on a practical industrial or research-related issue
• masters both independent work and team work, including planning and implementation of engineering projects
• has the ability to place their own work in a wider engineering context

The bachelor’s thesis is an independent project assignment carried out in groups of students. The content of the thesis shall be relevant to the programme. The bachelor’s thesis shall be method-oriented and problem-oriented, and shall be organised in a manner that allows students to use knowledge and skills from several fields.

The thesis shall preferably be written in cooperation with an enterprise, industry organisation or public institution.  

None.

The assessment of the bachelor’s thesis will be based on the execution of the project, the report, the poster and the oral presentation:

1. The execution, oral presentation and poster count 40%. The execution is assessed on the basis of the project’s level of difficulty and the students’ planning, progress, initiative, practical skills, assessment skills, independence and cooperation skills.
2. The report counts 60% and is assessed on the basis of the academic quality, clear presentation, systematic structure, language, literary references and the students’ degree of independence in the writing process.

The result of part 1 of the exam cannot be appealed. The result of part 2 of the exam can be appealed.

Both parts of the exam must be awarded grade E or better in order for the student to pass the course.

All.

Grade scale A-F.

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.