CHEM-E5220 - Group Research Assignment in Functional Materials V, Lecture, 7.9.2023-30.11.2023

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, student can

  • understand the basics of group work dynamics
  • make clear and focused presentations, with different styles (e.g. pitch vs. long presentation)
  • understand basics of project management (including the workload and timeschedules)
  • approach ill-defined problems with entrepreneurial mindset
  • understand industrial research and development needs which include also business, customer and ESH aspects

Credits: 5

Schedule: 07.09.2023 - 30.11.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kirsi Yliniemi, Jaana Vapaavuori

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course consists of workshops and teamwork on materials science related research question. Workshop topics include for example basics of group work, presentation skills and entrepreneurial mindset. The most part of the research project itself is performed outside the workshops: students will work in small groups on a real research or design project, and the group will be responsible for project management, actual implementation, evaluation, and results reporting. Typically the research project does not contain laboratory work. 

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Group activities, oral presentations and reflective journal.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Workshops (including mid-term feedback session), project work and final seminar

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
    2023-2024 Autumn I - II

    Enrollment :

    The attendance of this course is limited to only:

    1. Students majoring in Functional Materials MSc program

    2. Students majoring in AMIS MSc program

    A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.

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