Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to
- make a measurement task under supervision
- make a data sheet under supervision
- calculate the results of the measurement task
- make a graph representing the results
- make an appropriate error analysis
- draw up a report in accordance with standards

Content (course unit)

- measurements in textile and material engineering (for example density and elastic modulus of a wire)
- calculations of the results including linear regression.
- drawing up reports about the measuring tasks.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Participation to all measurement classes and presentattions is compulsory.
Reports have been done,methods and results have been presented, structure and analyses may have some shortages and can be partly erroneous. Discussion contains very few, simple conclusions.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Participation to all measurement classes and presentations is compulsory.
Measurements and reports done in a normal way. Results and analyses are correct.
Reports have been done correctly according to the reporting standards of TAMK. Discussion contains some comments relevant comments relating to the results and applications.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Participation to all measurement classes and presentations is compulsory.
Measurements and reports done with comprehensive, active, collaborative working. Results and analyses are correct. Structured, fluent, especially transparent text, vision of limitations and improvements, broad mature discussion and own conclusions related to the topics

Exam schedules

No exam, written reports must be submitted.

Assessment methods and criteria

Presence in classes and submitting written reports.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Classes on-campus
Written reports

Learning materials

Material on Moodle

Student workload

Estimated work load 27 h per credit point. Presence in classes and submitting written reports.

Completion alternatives

None

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Satisfactory
The student writes in comprehensible English on the whole and shows some awareness of the norms for scientific writing; references to source materials are included.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Good
Student's English is mainly formal and clear; reports meet norms for scientific writing, references to source materials are incorporated consistently, source materials are adequately paraphrased.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Excellent
Student's English is mainly formal and accurate; reports meet norms for scientific writing, references to source materials are incorporated consistently and in a variety of ways, source materials are adequately paraphrased.