6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023334ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st 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
Applied Physics and Photonics
Educational team
Heidi Ottevaere (course titular)
Yanlu Li
External teachers
Yanlu Li
Activities and contact hours
9 contact hours Lecture
145 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Position of the course:

The student performs a research project in a research group of the university. The subject of the training needs to be related to photonics. The training is concluded by a comprehensive report and presentation.

Contents:

This course focuses on the research engineering activities of the student. The student is mastering the knowledge and possesses or acquires the technical skills needed to successfully accomplish a variety of tasks. The supervisor assigns a wide range of tasks to the trainee to broaden the student’s experience and horizon. In a hands-on way, the student thus familiarizes him/herself with the research project. The student is a versatile researcher able to analyse problems and implement solutions. The student’s communicative ability is well-developed and he/she can work in a bigger team. The student is a responsible person showing the necessary reliability, autonomy and initiative. The student can use all the above mentioned skills to perform a research project and act as is expected from a young engineer/researcher.

Additional info

Initial competences:

Basic concepts of photonics

Learning Outcomes

Final Competences

  1. Project planning: ability to formulate objectives, report efficiently, keep track of goals and progress of the project.
  2. Ability to work in a team in a research environment
  3. Report on technical or scientific subjects orally, in writing and in graphics.
  4. Act in an ethical, professional and social way.
  5. Show perseverance, drive for innovation and a sense for the creation of added value.
  6. Master and apply advanced knowledge in the own field of engineering in case of complex problems.
  7. Select and apply the proper models, methods and techniques.
  8. Analyse own results and results of others in an objective and critical manner.
  9. Flexibility to adapt to changing professional circumstances.
  10. Master the complexity of technical systems by the use of system and process models.
  11. Transform incomplete, contradictory or redundant data into useful information.
  12. Insight in and awareness of the importance of research in society.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
SELF Presentation determines 25% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 25% of the final mark.

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

  • Feedback supervisor with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Presentation with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Evaluation final report with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The evaluation mark is based upon on the evaluation of the final report (25%) and presentation (25%), as well as feedback provided by the supervisor (50%).

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 Photonics Engineering: On campus traject
Master of Photonics Engineering: Online/Digital traject