Høst 2021

INE-3602 Project - Industrial Engineering - 5 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for industriell teknologi

Type of course

The course can be taken as a single course.

Course overlap

STE6214 Project - Industrial Engineering 5 stp

Course contents

The course is an introduction course on how to write a scientific publication. It consists of a theoretical part where theories and techniques for scientific writing and citation are lectured. A following practical part in which students are assigned to write a literature review of an agreed topic between student and supervisor. Content consists of:

Definition and importance of scientific publication.
Literature review and time management.
References and citations
Research output and information correctness

Application deadline

Applicants from countries within EU/EEA: June 1st for the autumn semester and December 1st for the spring semester.

Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Admission requirements

A relevant undergraduate Bachelor Engineering program mechanical, electrical power, electronics, mechatronics, material science, industrial engineering, process engineering or other equivalent majors with minimum 25 credits mathematics, 5 credits statistics, 7,5 credits physics

Application code: 9371

The course is customized to the second year master students. Pre-knowledge equivalent to the first year master study in engineering is recommended.

Objective of the course

Students should have following learning outcomes after they passed the exam:

Knowledge

concept and necessity of and general techniques in scientific writing
applying scientific writing in practical assignment in general field of engineering and particular in industrial engineering.

Skills

can identify research problem and crystalize it down to a scientific topic
can apply different techniques in writing

General competence

structure and create content for a scientific publication
conduct writing that result in a scientific publication

Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

Two-week intensive courses. Lectures in classroom. Individual project work with paper delivery as result.

Assessment

A project report accounting for 100% of the total grade in the course.

Grading will be done by grading scale using A-F, where F is a fail.

A re-sit exam will be arranged according to UiT’s exam regulation.

Date for examination

Off campus exam hand in date 15.10.2021

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.