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FYS-3760 Projectpaper in Renewable energy - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for fysikk og teknologi

Type of course

The course is not available as a singular course.

Course contents

One semester project for master in Renewable energy. The subject covered will depend on the profile of the master thesis, which is offered in the following semester. Contact the Department of Physics and Technology (or the Department of Chemistry) during the 8th semester if a project paper is desired. The projects are for individual work.

Admission requirements

The course is only available to students on the Master's degree programme in Renewable Energy. It is not available to any other category of students as a singular or elective course. The project has to be approved by the Programme Board.

Application for approval must be submitted to the Programme Board within a deadline, which is normally 1st September in the fall semester and 1st February in the spring semester.

Objective of the course

Knowledge - The student can:

develop and carry out a research project in natural science
develop relevant and realistic research questions
use theories that are relevant to their individual project
use methods that are adequate for the individual project
discuss and report the results of the study in a scientific way in relation to relevant literature in the field

Skills - The student can:

evaluate and analyse real and/ or simulated data
evaluate and analyse theories, methods and experiments that are published in journals
work independently with practical and theoretical problem solutions

General expertise - The student can:

display good communication skills in writing and presentation of scientific work, both for a general public and for specialists in the field

follow the code of ethics and rules of conduct in scientific work

Language of instruction

The language of instruction is English or a Scandinavian language. The project paper can be written in English or a Scandinavian language.

Teaching methods

Individual guidance and supervision according to agreement. 1 semester duration. Maximum workload for the supervisor is 8 hours, you will receive supervision within these limits.