MECH4000 Advanced engineering mathematics Course description

Grade scale A-F.

Associate Professor Henrik Lieng

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements.

Master thesis coordinator: assistant professor Nikola Holm

Writing workshop coordinator: professor Pavel Zemliansky

The academic writing workshops will cover topics such as

• Article genre conventions and structures, including IMRAD
• Understanding of the main elements of the writing process and management of writing projects
• Audience, purpose and context (rhetorical situation)
• Variations in academic style
• Disciplinary identity
• Patterns of paragraph development
• Coherence and cohesion
• Directness and formality
• Audience analysis
• Analysing, discussing and responding to academic texts

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

Two mandatory group assignments consisting of technical tasks, summarized in reports (about 10 pages each).

The exam consists of three parts:

1. Oral presentation of 15 minutes (20% of the final grade), individual or in a group of two
2. Written evaluation of another student presentation, 500-1000 words (10% of the final grade), individual or in a group of two
3. Final project report between 6000 and 11,000 words (70% of the final grade), individual or in a group of two.

All three parts of the exam must be passed in order to pass the course.

The oral examination cannot be appealed.

New/postponed exam

In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student may apply for a new or postponed exam. New or postponed exams are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. The student is responsible for registering for a new/postponed exam within the time limits set by OsloMet. The Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet.

All aids are permitted, provided the rules for plagiarism and source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used periodically.