3 ECTS credits
84 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1019091CNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised 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
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department
Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen
Educational team
Kris Steenhaut (course titular)
Tim De Troyer
Activities and contact hours
84 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The international activities activate students to deal with industrial and academic environments in a European context.

Independent work :
Students get the opportunity to choose between a number of possible international activities:
• Group visit to a foreign institution of higher education with similar profile under the guidance/coaching of a lecturer (1 week). Concretely, the aim of this visit includes: investigation of teaching methods, ratio theory / practice, use of ICT in education, infrastructure (IT, laboratory equipment), student counseling, social services for students, internationalization, diversity, ...

• Group visit under the guidance/coaching of a lecturer to one or several renowned research laboratories of foreign companies or research institutes. The students will thereby establish a link between the importance of research for the company, the way this research  is conducted, and the link with their courses.
 
• Multi-day visit to an international fair where both industry, research and education are present, are associated with allows students to get in touch with the international nature of the engineering profession. For example, the CEBIT exhibition (Hannover ), Embedded Systems (Nurenberg) stock exchange or other equivalent international exchange. These exhibitions  provide both classic fair stands of both universities, research institutes and industry as the opportunity to attend several talks.  

In all cases, students are expected to:
1. A preliminary report in which the activity is explained: objective, calendar, reference.
2. A report of activity followed, which describes how the objectives were achieved, discussing the different aspects depending on the type of activity.
3. An English-language poster in which the total activity is highlighted in text, images and graphics .

Students can also be invited to actively participate to lectures of guest professors and to enter in discussion with those professors on topics of research and education.

Course material
Digital course material (Recommended) : Mobiliteit in beeld: Internationale mobiliteit in het hoger onderwijs, Nuffic: Nederlandse organisatie voor internationale samenwerking in het hoger onderwijs, Nuffic via Internet, 2012
Additional info

Description tutoring: by appointment or via e-mail.

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

  • BaLO_9 To demonstrate an engineering attitude: attention to planning, to technical, economic and societal factors as well as managerial implications, assessment of the risks and feasibility of the proposed approach or solution, being result-driven and achieving effective solutions, innovative thinking.
  • BaLO_10 To correctly handle the scientific and discipline-specific terminology in language relevant to the programme.
  • BaLO_11 To present and communicate the results of technical and scientific work, in writing, orally and visually. 
  • BaLO_12 To be able to work in a team in different roles, to have insight in one's performance; to take shared responsibility for determining and achieving the goals of the team.
  • BaLO_13 To act in an ethical and socially responsible manner with attention to technical, economic, human and sustainability aspects.

 

Objectives

D1: communicates comprehensible about technical issue at different levels (colleagues and laymen) (BaLO 10)
D2: reads, writes and speaks Dutch at a professional level (BaLO 10)
D3: reads, writes and speaks English (BaLO 10.)
D4: is able to report in a structured way (BaLO 11)
D5: can work in a team, can communicate and present well (BaLO 12)
D6: can operate in an international environment (BaLO 9)

AD1: reasons and acts in a structured and systematic manner (BaLO 9)
AD2: communicates in Dutch in a comprehensible and structured manner (BaLO 10, 11)
AD3: develops a professional attitude  (BaLO 9, 10, 13)

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:

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

    Note: Exam time 1st session:
    Preparatory report or slides: 20% (transferred to 2nd session if 10/20 or more)
    Paper and/or Poster: paper/report and/or presentation of a poster: 80% (transferred to 2nd session if 10/20 or more)
    Exam time 2nd session:
    Paper and/or Poster: paper/report and/or presentation of a poster: 80% or 100% (dependent on the fact if transfer of preparatory report took place)

Additional info regarding evaluation

Not applicable

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:
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: Electromechanical Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: Electronics-ICT Engineering (only offered in Dutch)