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European Project Semester (Fall 2005)

Course code : XEPS-U1
ECTS Credits : 30 Status : Optional
Revised : 31/01 2005 Written : 01/04 2004
Placement : 6 semester Hours per week : -1
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English

Objective : To develop the students ability to work professionally in an interdisciplinary and international team in an integrated engineering context.
Principal Content : Main structure:
16% of the time: compulsory, intensive and project supportive courses/seminars, and 84% of the time: group project work in interdisciplinary and international teams of 4-6 students.
Main Contents:
Environmental subjects
European law – Intellectual property Rights in Europe
Communication skills
Teambuilding/teamwork techniques
International Marketing
Project Management
Project Planning
Systematic Innovation/Engineering Product Design
Languages (English and Danish)
Cultural and Social Activities
Industrial Project (team based)
Teaching method : Courses: Class room teaching or seminars. Project work: group work with supervisors.
Required prequisites : For Export Engineering students:
1st, 2nd and 3rd semester and at least one exam no. 3 (Prøve 3) on the 4th or 5th semester.
Recommended prerequisites : For non-Export Engineering students:
Two years of university studies completed. If English is not the mother tongue, a minimum score of 550 TOEFL points, or equivalent.
Relations : -
Type of examination : Oral examination based on a project
External examiner : Internal
Marking : Scale of 13
Remarks : As an adequate international and academic mix of students is essential, special conditions regarding the maximum number of Danish and foreign students will apply.
Exam: Continuous assessment of courses/seminars by portfolio notes from each course/seminar to document that skills have been achieved. Project report and oral examination.
Teaching material : Will be given at the beginning of the course
Responsible teacher : Ulrik Fønss , ufon@dtu.dk