IRI38023 Quality project (Spring 2027)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 20
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Fredrikstad
- Course Leader:
- Gunnar Andersson
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Required prerequisite knowledge
Teaching semester
Content
The course is integrated with IRI37519 Bachelor thesis with theory of science and methodology (30 ECTS).
In the course, students will work in teams together with students taking the IRI37519 Bachelor's Thesis and Scientific Method in a professionally relevant and interdisciplinary problem for a local, regional, or international client. The project plan and the problem must be approved by the academic supervisor.
The work is organized as a project with the client. Teams work independently under supervision. It is expected that the student works with both a sufficient project scope (equivalent to 10 credits in workload) and a time horizon from 1 January to approx. June 5.
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
- The student has insight in project development, innovation and value creation
Skills
- The student has the skills to participate active in a development project
General competence
The student
- has insight into relevant ethical requirements related to the project
- can acquire new knowledge within a field
Teaching and learning methods
The bachelor thesis is carried out as problem-based learning with a high degree of student active learning.
Students work in a project with a collaborating company / enterprise / project. The project period ends with an EXPO exhibition where the project results are presented to examiners and the public.
Workload
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- The EXPO exhibition
- Individual midterm report written in accordance with the department's guideline
- Reflection log documenting work and contributions to the project
The required coursework is assessed asapproved/not approved.
The coursework requirements must be passed before the student can appear for the exam.
Exam
Individual oral exam. Approximately 30 minutes duration, consisting of a presentation of about 15-20 minute followed by approximately 10 minutes of questions from the examiners.
Grading scale: Pass/Fail.
Plagiarism control / cheating