KEB-16207 Special Project in Environmental and Energy Engineering, 1-8 cr

Additional information

The course is only for master students of Environmental and Energy engineering. Course registration is not needed. The student will contact course responsible person for agreeing the topic and extent of the special project, and for having additional information. The extent of the special project can be 1-8 cu. The course is only intended for degree students
Suitable for postgraduate studies.

Person responsible

Jukka Rintala, Jukka Konttinen

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course the student is able to Plan, schedule and manage a project according to one's background studies Take initiative in realizing the project Compile a literature survey following the principles of scientific writing Carry out practical experiments and report the relevant information as agreed

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Separately supervised individual studies in the selected topic of specialization or taking part in an intensive specialized course.     
2. Book exam, literature review, case or research dealing with selected topic     
3. Practical work as a part of a research group, mastering methods    Up-to-date knowledge of the latest research methods and topics 
4. Literature survey: searching and classifying information, interpreting and applying information    Up-to-date knowledge of the latest research methods and topics 

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

The minimum criterium is that a student has shown capabilities to do individual work and has gained a key knowledge in the selected topic of specialization. The grade will be determined by the extent of self-initiative, diligence and activeness of the student. Also, meeting the schedule set for the project is of high importance. The quality and thoroughness of the literature survey or laboratory project report also affects the grade. A good understanding the core content will suffice to a grade 3. In order to earn a grade 4 or 5 the student will have to have a good or excellent understanding of complementary and specialist knowledge. The exam will be graded on a scale of 0-5 by the level of knowledge of the exam material.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Additional information about prerequisites
The student must have earlier studies which give a proper basis for doing a project work in the topic concerned.



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
KEB-16207 Special Project in Environmental and Energy Engineering, 1-8 cr KEB-16206 Special Project in Environmental and Energy Engineering, 2-8 cr  

Updated by: Laine Marja-Liisa, 06.03.2019