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Project Related Courses - EPS (Fall 2010) |
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| Course code : | EPS-PRC-U1 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 5 | Status : | Optional |
| Revised : | 04/11 2010 | Written : | 04/11 2010 |
| Placement : | 5 Semester | Hours per week : | 12 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English |
| Objective : | Rationale: In recent years, the engineering environment has become more and more international. Furthermore, the progress of science and technology has made engineering so complicated that engineers cannot meet the demands alone. In most cases they have to work in interdisciplinary teams. It is not sufficient for engineers just to have a working knowledge of another language. To work in a foreign country requires many more skills. Therefore in order to remedy many deficiencies in existing engineering courses, we have jointly decided to set up the European Project Semester Course, designed to train engineering and business students to work in international teams. The EPS Structure In parallel with the project work, students take part in a program of studies held in English. 70% is spent on team-based group project work and the remaining 30% on study programs. The Project Related Courses: 5 ECTS The following subjects are included: Environmental Subjects European Law (Intellectual Property Rights in Europe) Communication and Teambuilding International Marketing Project Management and Project Review Systematic Innovation Industrial Project: 21 ECTS Language: 4 ECTS English Danish |
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| Principal Content : | PROJECT RELATED SUBJECTS, 5 ECTS ENVIRONMENTAL SUBJECTS OBJECTIVES: 1. Describe the legal aspects and attempts to control industrial pollution. 2. Identify the main classes of pollutants and briefly discuss their health and environmental effects. 3. Select suitable techniques for the control of industrial emissions to air, water and land. 4. Analyze objectively the costs and benefits of good environmental performance in industry. MAIN CONTENTS: 1. Policy on Environmental protection in the EU. 2. Classes of pollutants and common features of environmentally significant chemicals. 3. The control of air, water and land pollution by industry and transport.. 4. Waste minimization and life cycle analysis. 5. Examination of the implications for industry of EU law on the environment. EUROPEAN LAW (Intellectual Property Right in Europe) OBJECTIVES: 1. Compare the implementation of EU policy and the general relationship between domestic and EU law in various member states. 2. Compare the implementation of EU policy and the general relationship between domestic and EU law in various member states. 3. Understand the main features and implementations of relevant EU legislation on the freedom of movement of goods, services and people and the operation of the competition laws. MAIN CONTENTS: 1. Types of European legislation. 2. The structure and powers of the ECJ. 3. The mechanisms of formulating legislation in the EU. 4. Examination of the implications for industry of EU law on the professional liability and 5. Intellectual ownership. COMMUNICATION, TEAMBUILDING OBJECTIVES: 1. Use audio/visual equipment effectively, design a presentation suitable for a target audience, write a technical report, participate in a business interview and improve cross-cultural communication skills 2. To select team members in accordance with the BELBIN theory, to explain the meaning of diversity of roles, cognitive and political problems in a team, to explain and apply the characteristics of the BELBIN roles, to explain the characteristics of how teams grow MAIN CONTENTS: 1. Use of audio/visual equipment, creative development of content Analysis and development of interpersonal skills, discussions and feedback, creation of personal development plan. 2. EPS definition of Teamwork. Cognitive and political problems in a team, group size and group effectiveness, teambuilding techniques (BELBIN), Integrated Engineering, group project work in engineering product design. Group attitude test. How do teams grow? How to prepare and run/chair a meeting. INTERNATIONAL MARKETING OBJECTIVES: To supplement the student’s technical knowledge with an overall awareness of marketing and to develop an appreciation of marketing and its relationship to the engineer. MAIN CONTENTS: Marketing as a discipline in an international context, marketing’s role in the organization, market analysis, including competitors and customers strategic planning, the marketing plan. PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT REVIEW OBJECTIVES: 1. To introduce numerous planning and scheduling techniques to monitor and control the key variables of time, cost and quality, to show how to divide projects into manageable "chunks" by developing work breakdown structures, to produce project plans with realistic activity duration, to reduce product lead times by focusing on critical activities and to plan accurate resource schedules. 2. To apply problem analysis techniques to establish project requirements, to define the project requirements through the generation of a set of project documents including a project specification, to allocate project activities to team members according to number of team members, subject discipline and project requirements, to introduce project team management arrangements and techniques according to project type and number of team members, to apply presentation techniques in line with project characteristics and presentation requirements. MAIN CONTENTS: 1. The need for project management and the issues involved in getting projects started, planning the project, the project implementation and scheduling by computer. 2. Determination of customer requirements for the project as given by the industrial sector and the academic regulations in order to establish the initial framework for the project activities, the project management arrangement and the project organization. Generation of a problem brief based on group discussion methodologies in order to convert initial customer requirements into the major characteristics of the project. Consideration to be given to the project classification, essential requirements and operational limitations. Application of a need analysis according to the project classification to determine the required input/output factors, the performance requirements and the project constraints. Subdivision of the project elements into sub-systems and the development of alternative operational solutions using activity based analysis techniques. Production of a project specification relating to the project classification and type, academic and industrial requirements, specialization of team members, available facilities and required time scale. Rules for working in a Project team. Group dynamics, organizational structures and management. Division of tasks using performance evaluation methods, reporting techniques and frequency of meetings. Presentation of project activities based on oral presentation techniques and written reports. Presentation to be determined by available time scale and project contents. SYSTEMATIC INNOVATION OBJECTIVES: Selectively apply basic engineering design tools, apply the basic classical tools for creative problem solving, explain the main elements of TRIZ and TOC, selectively apply the TRIZ and TOC tools to their project, to explain the concept of Integrated Engineering. MAIN CONTENTS: Engineering design tools: Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Functional Modeling, Function Analysis, Value Engineering, Classical Creative Approaches: Lateral Thinking, Brainstorming, Synectics, Morphological Charting, Controlled Convergence and Concept Selection. TRIZ (Russian): The theory of Inventor’s Problem Solving: Ideality, resources, Contradiction analysis (technical, physical, sub-fields), functional modeling. TOC: The theory of Constraints Thinking Process: Goal focused, constraints (physical, policy, paradigm), Evaporating Clouds (Conflict Resolution Diagrams), effect-cause-effect analysis. TOC teambuilding: Develop and apply a solution to major team building problems. |
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| Teaching method : | Lectures, interactive seminars, group exercises, project presentation done by all EPS teams in turn (project review sessions), tutorials. | ||
| Required prequisites : | For Export Engineering students: 1st, 2nd and 3rd semester and at least the PE-4-3 exam and/or the PE-5-3 exam must be passed. |
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| 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. |
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| Type of examination : | Oral examination based on assignments | ||
| External examiner : | Internal | ||
| Marking : | 7 step scale | ||
| Remarks : | Assement: In-course assignments. Oral and written presentations. Attendance Mark according to the Danish marking scale |
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