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Semester project 4- Energy oriented project with economical and environmental aspects

Code

ME-SEP4

Version

3.0

Offered by

Mechanical Engineering

ECTS

10

Prerequisites

ME-SEP3

Main purpose

​To be able to complete an energy oriented project covering economic and environmental aspects

Knowledge

Technical 
Professional knowledge learning objectives
The students will get knowledge about:
- Using stage gate project model for short efficient tasks.
- Working on a real life problem from the energy based industry problem.  
- Using economical analysis for products.
- Making detailed life cycle analysis for products.

Process:
Personal attributes and attitudes, awareness of own personal knowledge, personal skills and attitudes.
The extent of own abilities, responsibility to improve yourself to overcome personal weaknesses.

Skills

Technical: 
-  Obtained skills in Practical problem-solving. 
-  Obtained skills in analyzing components with respect to stress- and   deflection using FEM analysis if relevant.
- Obtained skills in analyzing components with respect to production costs, overall business potential and environmental impact.

Process:
​Own Learning Process:
Define and reflect on own learning goals from the current and previous semesters in the process report with the purpose of future improvement

Project Framework:
Communicate and argue for the project work’s results and the project group’s learning process in a structured manner using technical terms both in writing, graphically and orally.
Argue for the choice of sources and references in connection with the project work

PBL:
Work with a holistic view of the project, the subjects and the outside world.
Reflect on knowledge sharing in the project group and the quality of the project work 
Understand different communication forms and be able to act accordingly
Identify ethical considerations in the project work


Competences

Technical: 
Course competence learning objectives:
Being able to form, plan and complete an efficient development project with justified selection of development methods.
- Can combine, adopt and optimize project control methods in order to make an effective project period.
- Being able to work with stage gate model to ensure a successfully project completion.
Examples of focused areas:
• Waste heat recovery 
• Energy efficiency
• Energy Optimization in Process Systems
• Heat exchanger design
• Thermal energy systems design and analysis
• Life cycle analysis with respect to National and International emission agreements 

​Process:
Effective Teams:
Plan, structure and collaborate effectively in groups based on a chosen work form and adjusted collaboration methods
Analyse and reflect on the connection between knowledge sharing in the project group and the quality of the project work

Own Learning Process:
Analyse own learning needs and structure own learning process independently 
Apply relevant and valid knowledge independently and critically

Project Framework:
Independently explain new knowledge and argue for its application in connection with the project work
Work analytically, methodically and structured with the semester project in the project group.

Project Management:
Can combine, adapt and optimize project management methods in the duration of the project work
Argue for digital tools used for project management as well as digital knowledge collection tools and portals

Topics

Teaching methods and study activities

​The Student’s project on 4th semester, with a choice of technical theme.
The project should be carried out by groups of 3-4 students.
The project will run parallel with other lessons in the 12 weeks of the semester. In the last 3 weeks, there will be opportunity to work full time on the project.
The activities should be carried out as self-study, with the possibility to get necessary guidance from supervisor. The Main supervisor will be available app. 2 lesson a week.

At project start, the following is used:
- 2 lessons of introduction to study project
- 2 lessons in project management, stage gate model

Resources

Evaluation

Examination

​Requirements for attending examination: 
The project report and process report must be handed in before the deadline.

Type of examination:
Group presentation followed by an individual examination with the presence of the whole group.
Duration: approx. 20 minutes + approx. 20 minutes/students.
​Censor: External

Allowed tools: All

​Re-examination:
Students who failed a semester project in January or June must attend an information meeting on the last Friday in June.
At this meeting, the students will get information on specific deadlines as well as the process of re-exam.
They will form new groups, if possible in relation to the number of failed students at the individual semesters.
Based on the feedback, the students have received after the ordinary exam, they must prepare a new project, or the failed project must be improved.
Deadline for hand in of the project is mid-August (exact date will be informed at the meeting). There will be no guidance in the period up to hand in. Oral assessment of the project takes place in September.

Grading criteria

​7-point scale

Additional information

Responsible

Salwan Dihrab

Valid from

01-02-2023 00:00:00

Course type

Keywords

Technical: • Thermodyamis • Heat transfer • Energy saving and waste energy recovery • FEM • Co2 reduction • Cost analysis Process: • PBL • Working independently with guidelines