Entry requirements

200 credits within the Master's Programme in Engineering Physics, of which 30 credits at Master's level, including Computer Programming II. Scientific Computing III or Scientific Computing for Partial Differential Equations. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• plan, implement, report and continuously analyze and evaluate the work for a project work in computational technology in a small group and within a given time frame.
• identify, apply, evaluate and justify the choice of methods and technical solutions, and explain their advantages and disadvantages in relation to the project's goals.
• search, interpret, evaluate and apply scientific and technical literature as a basis for the project's implementation and reporting.
• analyze, compare and explain central concepts and models within the chosen subject area, and demonstrate in-depth understanding through the project's implementation, results and documentation.
• summarize, illustrate and communicate resultsorally and in writing in Swedish or English, and create and use relevant visualizations of technical and/or scientific data in an appropriate form.
• evaluate, adapt and reformulate presentations and documents based on feedback and be able to summarize and justify constructive criticism of the work of others.

Content

During the course, a project is carried out, where students in small groups analyze a given problem and solve the problem, which includes planning, program development and presentation. The work includes mathematical modeling, numerical methods, implementation and interpretation, and presentation. The projects are taken from industry or universities and deal with different application areas. In parallel, teaching is also given in how to present scientific results orally and in writing, e.g. in the form of seminars and posters. In addition, teaching is included in project management, information search, source criticism, visualization of technical and scientific results and ethical positions including sustainability aspects. Students also have the opportunity to collaborate with companies to make proposals for projects that are carried out at companies.

Instruction

Project work normally in groups of 2-3 students. Mandatory lectures, seminars and training in various components and final presentation.

Assessment

Oral and written examination of technical/scientific writing, presentation techniques, data visualization, and ethics relevant to technical/scientific projects (2 credits).

Oral and written examination of the project work, project plan, ongoing reporting, and opposition on other project work (13 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.