IRMGR42618 Special Curriculum II (Autumn 2023)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Fredrikstad.
- Course Leader:
- Shima Pilehvar
- Teaching language:
- English.
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Master in Green Energy Technology (Elective).
Lecture Semester
Third semester (autumn).
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge:
The student has specialized insight into one topic within energy technology.
Skills:
The student can analyze and critically examine scientific research literature.
General competence:
The student can acquire new knowledge within a field by self-tuition.
Content
This is a self-study course where the student will read a curriculum consisting of scientific research literature (books, articles, etc) of 150-175 pages, depending on the complexity of the subject. The literature should be related to the subject of the student's planned Master Thesis. The literature is defined by the Master Thesis supervisor, and approved by the program manager.
The supervisor will provide up to 3 hours of supervision, to help the student understand the literature.
Forms of teaching and learning
Self-study with supervision.
Workload
125-150 hours.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
None.
Examination
Individual oral exam. Approximately 1 hour duration.
Grades from A to F, where A is the best grade, E is the lowest passed grade, and F is failed.
Examiners
Supervisor and one internal or external examiner.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
If the student fails the oral exam, he/she can re-take this exam maximum two more times. A re-take will be arranged in January the following semester.
Course evaluation
The course will be evaluated by a standardized electronic form.