5 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4016323ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department and involved faculties/organizations
Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics
Applied Mechanics
External partners
Université libre de Bruxelles
Educational team
Svend Bram
Joeri Van Mierlo
Patrick Hendrick (course titular)
Bram Vanderborght
Aurélie Bellemans
Johan Gyselinck
Alain Delchambre
Pierre Henneaux
Activities and contact hours
150 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The valid fiche can be found at the following link: PROJ - H405

Course aim : Develop the skills of the student in front of a first engineer problem with regard to his engineering skills, technical competences, autonomy and reporting capabilities to his supervisor as well as his ability to deliver a technical report and present it and defend it orally.

Course topics : Individual or team of students project on an electromechanical subject.

Management of the course : There is no fixed block of hours reserved for this project in the year calendar.  It is a 5 ECTS project distributed over the two semesters.  Subjects are attributed at the beginning of October and the report is delivered mid-May.

Additional info

The valid fiche can be found at the following link: PROJ - H405

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The valid course sheet can be found at the following link: PROJ-H405. Change the language to English in the dropdown menu on top of the page.

Attitudes

Having a creative, problem-solving, result-driven and evidence-based attitude, aiming at innovation and applicability in industry and society.

Attitudes

Having a critical attitude towards one's own results and those of others.

Attitudes

Having consciousness of the ethical, social, environmental and economic context of his/her work and strives for sustainable solutions to engineering problems including safety and quality assurance aspects.

Attitudes

Having the flexibility and adaptability to work in an international and/or intercultural context.

Attitudes

Having an attitude of life-long learning as needed for the future development of his/her career.

Scientific competences

Can reformulate complex engineering problems in order to solve them (simplifying assumptions, reducing complexity).

Scientific competences

Can conceive, plan and execute a research project, based on an analysis of its objectives, existing knowledge and the relevant literature, with attention to innovation and valorization in industry and society.

Scientific competences

Can correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper.

Scientific competences

Can present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience.

Scientific competences

Can collaborate in a (multidisciplinary) team.

Scientific competences

Can work in an industrial environment with attention to safety, quality assurance, communication and reporting.

Scientific competences

Can develop, plan, execute and manage engineering projects at the level of a starting professional.

Scientific competences

Can think critically about and evaluate projects, systems and processes, particularly when based on incomplete, contradictory and/or redundant information.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: The valid fiche can be found at the following link: PROJ - H405. 

Additional info regarding evaluation

The valid fiche can be found at the following link: PROJ - H405

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Aeronautics
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Robotics and Mechanical Construction
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Energy
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering