PENG9610 Evidensbasert ingeniørfag Emneplan

Master's degree in engineering science or related fields.

The student must write four reflection notes each of minimum 1200 words and maximum 1500 words on topics that will be announced during the course.

Hjelpemidler høsten 2020:

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[Hjelpemidler tidligere:]

Håndholdt kalkulator som ikke kommuniserer trådløst og som ikke kan regne symbolsk. Dersom kalkulatoren har mulighet for lagring i internminnet skal minnet være slettet før eksamen. Stikkprøver kan foretas.

The topics covered in this course aims at giving the students the necessary skills to be evidence-based and includes lectures on:

• The basics of evidence-based engineering
• Empirical methods and their use in engineering disciplines
• How to critically evaluate and give rational argumentations
• How to collect, evaluate and use practice-based experience
• How to collect, evaluate and use research-based evidence
• How to conduct empirical studies
• How to aggregate evidence
• How to design good judgment and decision-making processes

To illustrate the topics and exemplify the use of evidence-based decision processes, selected engineering topics, such as software development methods, cost estimation, project management and workplace organization, will be used as cases. The course contains mandatory deliveries, exercises and student presentations.

Admission requirements.

En intern sensor. Ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

Emnet er ekvivalent (overlapper 10 studiepoeng) med: ITPE1300, FO019A og FO019I.

Ved praktisering av 3-gangers regelen for oppmelding til eksamen teller forsøk brukt i ekvivalente emner.

All aids are permitted.

Pass or fail.

Two examiners. External examiner is used periodically.