Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is to train students to plan and carry out an independent professional project in a field covered by the study programme within a certain time limit and to present its results.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Introduction: the course of project preparation, planning activities, source searching methods.
• Professional and research work methodology: definition of purpose and objectives, definition of problems to be dealt with, assumptions and limitations, setting hypotheses on the appropriate ways for dealing with the problems, the procedure of problem solving and presentation of solutions in accordance with the type of the project theme.
• Preparation of project report: instructions for the report preparation, professional writing, use of professional terminology, proper citation of sources.
• Oral presentation preparation: instructions for the presentation preparation using information technology, guidelines for oral presentation, argumentation, and answering to questions at the project defence.
Learning and teaching methods
• individual work with the project advisor/co-advisor,
• individual work (study of the literature, solving of the given problems, preparation of the report and presentation).
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
• demonstrate competences necessary to solve engineering problems,
• clearly and briefly present the results of her/his work,
• demonstrate knowledge of the broader professional field to which the project belongs and special knowledge of the glossary covered by the project theme; the emphasis is on practical skills and relatively simple methodologies of collecting, processing, and presenting data.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• Communication skills: professional writing and expression during the project report preparation, presentation of key contributions and argumentation at the project defence.
• Use of information technology: searching sources on the web and in libraries, use of different types of software and hardware for completion of the project, depending on its theme, use of information technology for the report editing and presentation preparation, and its defence.
• Calculation skills: performing calculations in a specific area if required by the project theme.
• Problem solving: solving the problems given by the project theme.
Readings
• Ob času priprave projekta veljavna navodila za pisanje zaključnih del in pripravo projektov, Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko.
• Ustrezni knjižni in drugi viri, odvisno od teme diplomskega dela.
Prerequisits
The student applies for one of the projects offered by the lecturers. Based on an agreement with the lecturer, the project can also be proposed by the student.
Additional information on implementation and assessment An integral part of the project is its defense. It counts for 20% of the grade.
