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Semester Project 2 (GBE-)

Code

GBE-SEP2

Version

3.0

Offered by

Global Business Engineering

ECTS

10

Prerequisites

1st semester Global Business Engineering programme

Main purpose

The purpose of the semester project is for the students to learn to

  • apply professional competencies in a problem-based context.
  • solve engineering issues based on current and previous semesters' subjects.
  • demonstrate the ability to prioritize between issues and work in detail with selected issue (s)

Problem-based learning through working with a specific problem. The problem includes three subject areas:

Marketing Management (MAM1), Mechanical Engineering Basic (MEB) and Global Business Communication 2 (GBC2) within which areas a problem / case is worked on.


Knowledge

Project method learning objectives:
The students must be able to:
 

Effective teams

  • refer to knowledge about own strengths and weaknesses in connection with group work
  • include theories about personal profiles and personal and interpersonal competencies as well as cultural differences

Project management
identify relevant project management methods, including planning, meeting management, risk assessment and quality assurance.

 
Professional knowledge learning goals
The students must be able to:

 

Mechanical Engineering Basic (EMB1)

Product development

  • set specifications in terms of physical measurements and properties
  • analyse and apply experimental results in calculations

Presentation

  • convey technical knowledge in the form of calculations in a readable structured form

Marketing Management (MAM1)

  • how to develop and prepare a marketing plan

Global Business Communication 2 (GBC2)

  • explain how a project report is communicated in writing in professional English with the correct use of subject terminology.
  • explain relevant aspects in oral and written presentation techniques

Skills

Project method learning objectives:
The students must be able to:

Effective teams

  • identify and describe the group's development.
  • apply reviewed theories on personal profiles as well as cross-cultural aspects in group collaboration in order to describe any conflicts in group collaboration and find possible solutions to them.

Own learning process

  • describe needs in relation to one's own motivation for learning and act accordingly.
  • identify and apply preferred study techniques.
  • set and reflect on own learning goals from the current and previous semester in the process report with a view to future improvement.

Project framework

  • communicate the results of the project work and the project group's learning process in a structured way using professional concepts, both written, graphic and oral.
  • apply knowledge of references and source management.

PBL

  • describe the factors that influence the individual and group-based learning in the PBL course.
  • work on the basis of the project group's own problem formulation.
  • work interdisciplinary.

Project management

  • use profession-related methods and tools in project work.
  • use digital tools such as Office tools, digital project management as well as digital tools and portals.

 

Professional learning goals
The students must be able to:

Mechanical Engineering Basic (EMB1)

  • select and apply what is applicable from syllabus
  • use idea generation tools in practice.
  • apply skills from the subjects:
  • Compile free body diagrams
  • do a 3d modelling
  • structure a presentation of calculations

Marketing Management (MAM1)

  • Analyse a market by collecting relevant data relating to macro trends (PEST analysis) and trends in the micro environment (competitors and customers)
  • Segment a market based on relevant segmentation criteria
  • Select a target group based on a fit between company competences and market profitability 
  • Summarize the market analysis using the SWOT analysis
  • develop a marketing mix taken the chosen strategy into practice (target group, positioning and competitive advantages).

Global Business Communication 2 (GBC2)

  • plan and analyse the communication situation
  • structure the project report, and organize the text in logical, coherent sections.
  • write the project report in a professional style used in business communication and according to the guidelines for writing reports in VIA
  • use grammatically correct written English
  • present the results of the project work orally in a clear and concise language

Competences

Project method learning objectives:
The students must be able to:

Effective teams

  • take responsibility for the collaboration in the group and actively use and further develop the group contract.
  • set up and select development and action opportunities in relation to the group's development.

Own learning process

  • independently give and receive constructive feedback in connection with one's own and others' learning process.
  • independently adapt own learning process based on experience and knowledge of own preferences.

Project framework

  • work methodically and structured with the semester project in the project group.
  • Project-based learning
  • take responsibility for the student-led part of the semester project.

Project management

  • take responsibility for the management of the project work with continuous adjustments between tasks and resources.


Professional learning goals
The students must be able to:

Mechanical Engineering Basic (EMB1)

  • make a physical measurement of a product based on an analysis of movement.
  • provide a structured presentation of drawings and calculations

Marketing Management (MAM1)  

  • Develop a competitive marketing plan including strategic reflections, target market selection, an appropriate competitive strategy and a suitable marketing mix based on conclusions from the market analysis

Global Business Communication 2 (GBC2)

  • reflect on own ability to communicate in writing and orally in English on behalf of a company using correct subject terminology.
  • reflect on collaboration across cultures.

Topics

Teaching methods and study activities

Group work on project supported by process and professional guidance.
Online, video and group teaching on key topics followed by exercises in class.

Product

  • project documentation in the form of Project report and Process Report with appendices
  • updated individual portfolio report

Ongoing evaluation and feedback in the course
Project description must be submitted and approved.


Education-specific product
The project team will act as consulting business engineers for a Danish elevator manufacturer. The task is to

  • design elevator system documented by technical descriptions, test results, physical calculations, 3D modelling and production drawings (CAD drawings)
  • prepare a marketing plan for introducing the new elevator to the market
  • plan participation in an elevator exhibition with an exhibition stand

Resources

Will be handed out to the students via Itslearning.

Evaluation

Examination

Admission criteria for exam:
Project report and process report must be submitted before the deadline set by the supervisors. The project report should be between 20-30 pages excluding appendices (1 page = 2400 characters including spaces). The process report should be according to guidelines.

Examination form:
Group exam with individual assessment.
Group presentation approx. 15 minutes followed by a joint examination with a joint discussion and individual question rounds for approx. 15 minutes per student including voting.
Individual grades are given on the basis of an overall assessment of the submitted work as well as the individual's performance during the examination. 
Internal examiner.

Permitted aids:
All

Re-examination:
The internal examiner decides whether the student who has not passed the semester project must submit a revised project report or complete a new project.

For students who have not passed the semester project, an information meeting will be held at the end of the spring semester. Here, information is provided on specific deadlines and detailed courses for the project work, just as new project groups are formed where possible in relation to the number of failed students in the individual semesters. Based on the feedback the students have received after the ordinary exam, either a new project must be prepared or the non-passed project must be revised.

The project must be handed in by the agreed deadline before the autumn semester. Examination is conducted around the beginning of the autumn semester.
When submitting a revised project report, the main supervisor can also decide that submission and examination will instead be carried out in connection with the coming re-examination period.

Grading criteria

7-point scale

Additional information

Responsible

Helle Neimann Olesen

Valid from

01-02-2022 00:00:00

Course type

Keywords

Effective teams, Planning, Problem based learning, MS project, Free body diagram, design, functionality, calculations, drawings in 3d, market analysis, marketing plan, oral and written professional communication.