Research Project / Case study

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science

Version

Version 8.0 of 02/01/2023

Code of Module

11M1290

Modulename (german)

Research Project / Studienarbeit

Study Programmes

Angewandte Werkstoffwissenschaften (M.Sc.)

Level of Module

5

Mission Statement

This module deals with the transfer of scientific knowledge and methods into practice. Within the framework of case studies or applied research projects, independent scientific work is conducted in order to facilitate the entry into professional life.

Content

1. Independent processing of a practical project as individual work or as a partial task within a working group in one of the laboratory areas of the university. Usually, the practical project is part of a current research and development project, often involving companies.
2.Project presentation in form of a scientific report

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Broadening
Students who have successfully studied this module ...
- know how to work on a technical and/or scientific task in a methodically structured way within a given time frame and can place the results in an application-related context.

Knowledge Deepening
... are able to familiarize themselves with a new practice-related task within a limited period of time and to deepen the knowledge in a special area independently on a scientific basis.
Instrumental Skills and Competences
... create tools and methods for work and use them.
Communicative Skills and Competences
...analyze and critically evaluate solutions and present them in an overall context.
Systemic Skills and Competences
... develop subject-specific skills, abilities and techniques and apply them to solve practical tasks independently.

Mode of Delivery

Students receive a task for the practical project after consultation with the supervisors (laboratory directors). This task is to be worked on independently under supervision within a given period of time. Discussions with the supervisor take place at regular intervals, in which the students present the status of their work and discuss it with the supervisor.

Expected Knowledge and/or Competences

Knowledge in the width of the subject studied

Responsible of the Module

Rosenberger, Sandra

Lecturer(s)
  • Bourdon, Rainer
  • Hamann-Steinmeier, Angela
  • Helmus, Frank Peter
  • Rosenberger, Sandra
  • Mola, Javad
  • Petersen, Svea
  • Schmitz, Ulrich
  • Wehm?ller, Michael
  • Schweers, Elke
  • Krumpholz, Thorsten
  • Susoff, Markus Lothar
  • Strickstrock, Monika
Credits

15

Concept of Study and Teaching
Workload Dozentengebunden
Std. WorkloadLehrtyp
10individuelle Betreuung
Workload Dozentenungebunden
Std. WorkloadLehrtyp
440Bearbeitung des Praxisprojekts
Recommended Reading

individuell entsprechend der Aufgabenstellung

Graded Exam

Project Report, written

Duration

1 Term

Module Frequency

Winter and Summer Term

Language of Instruction

German