Study Guide

Objectives

The student
- Learns to work in design and/or development projects.
- Has skills in development project planning, steering and management.
- Can report progress of the project in different phases.
- Can receive and give development proposals and feedback.
- Is able to evaluate the project outcomes.

Content

- Planning, directing, implementing and supervising the student's own development project (R&D or other project, employer company development project, own project).
- Acting as a project team member and project manager.
- Project reporting in its various phases.
- Data management using a PDM system or similar

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student applies the main principles, basic concepts and tools of project activity. The student is only somewhat motivated, takes responsibility for his / her own performance and gives and receives feedback. Understanding of the topic and is able to apply knowledge.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student apply well the most important principles, basic concepts and tools of project activity, and is able to justify their learning. The student is clearly motivated, take responsibility for his/hers own performance and is able to constructively give and receive feedback.The student has a good understanding of the topic and is able to apply knowledge

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understand broadly the main principles, concepts and tools of project activity. The student is able not only to justify and apply his/her learning, but also to critically evaluate his/her own solutions. The student is highly motivated, committed to taking responsibility for his/her own performance and is able to systematically use feedback as a tool for professional growth. The student has d Deep understanding of the topic and is able to apply knowledge excellently. The student can support and guide other fellow students (specialists).

Further information

Depending on the scope and content of the project, the person in charge of degree program or the person in charge of study path can accept credits between 1 and 30 ECTS as part of optional professional studies, studies in study path, or freely chosen studies. In order to guarantee the uniformity of the credits accumulated in the projects, the project's accumulated hours of approximately 27 h/ECTS must be verifiable through the report or the portfolio's hourly accounting. The completion of the project is scheduled outside of the internship periods and the time of writing the thesis. TAMK's reporting guidelines are followed in the reporting. The topic of the project is agreed with the study path team leader before the start. In some cases, the AHOT approval also comes into question.