MAEN4500 Varme- og kjøleteknikk Emneplan

This course will provide an opportunity for students to establish their understanding of research through critical exploration of research language, ethics, and approaches.;Particular emphasis is placed on elucidating research methods and research ethical issues that are relevant to engineering students.

Ingen ut over opptakskrav.

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 has:

• knowledge of induction, deduction and abduction as scientific approaches
• knowledge of the structure and content of scientific articles and dissertations
• knowledge for assessing research ethical issues related to one’s own project
• knowledge of the characteristics of situations that can be considered plagiarism and corruption

Skills

The student is capable of:

• applying relevant methods for research or development work in one’s own work
• using online search technology to find relevant information
• applying relevant resources for clarifying and finding solutions to ethical issues
• using relevant technological knowledge and scientific methods and principles when planning and conducting the research

General competance

The student is capable of:

• conducting an independent, limited research or development project under supervision and in line with current research ethics norms
• evaluating research ethical issues in connection with the planning and implementation of a master's thesis
• analyzing complex technological issues and contributing to innovative and sustainable solutions

The following work requirements must be approved in order to be qualified for the exam:

Two individual written submission, scope, 500 words +/- 10%

Participating in 80 percent of the lectures.;

Group work, written project report of 20 - 40; pages.

Each group should be between 4 to 6 students.

Students can appeal against the grade awarded for the report.

All aids allowed.

Graded scale A to F.

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

Del 1 En intern sensor.

Del 2 To interne sensorer.

Ekstern sensur brukes jevnlig.