B773 – Innovation in Civil Engineering

Module
Innovation in Civil Engineering
Innovation in Civil Engineering
Module number
B773
Version: 1
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 semester
Turnus
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Pfefferkorn
stephan.pfefferkorn(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturers

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Pfefferkorn
stephan.pfefferkorn(at)htw-dresden.de


Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jens Engel
jens.engel(at)htw-dresden.de


Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Grischek
thomas.grischek(at)htw-dresden.de


Dr.-Ing. Lars Sieber
lars.sieber(at)htw-dresden.de


Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrike Weisemann
ulrike.weisemann(at)htw-dresden.de

Teaching language(s)

English

ECTS credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SWS (4.00 SWS Internship)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-requisite(s) for the examination
Not specified
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Referat
Weighting: 100 % | Tested in English language

Teaching form

Basic training in the style of a lecture
Exercises with project reference (laboratory work)
Presentation of practical example

Media type

PowerPoint, overhead projector

Teaching content / structure

Presentation of new developments and trends in the fields of building materials, construction technology, measurement and as well test technics for new buildings and existing buildings. Furthermore case studies will be shown.
Constant adaptations of the content to current developments

Qualification objectives

Information about new developments and trends.
Understanding and evaluating of development trends and resulting problems.
Application of special measurement and test methods for special cases and interpretation of measurement results.
Development of research needs.

Social and personal skills

Critical evaluation of the given state of the art of building materials, construction technology, measuring and test methods in special cases.
Ability of problem identification and necessary direction of development.
Training of analytical thinking, creativity, and scientific working methods.
Independent editing of subtasks and in group discussion.
Mutual information.

Special admission requirement(s)
Not specified
Recommended prerequisites

Knowledge in the fields of civil engineering

Continuation options
Not specified
Literature

lecture- or exercise manager
special literature to the treated problems

Current teaching resources
Not specified
Notes
Not specified