B627 – Engineering Project

Module
Engineering Project
Engineering Project
Module number
B627
Version: 1
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 semester
Turnus
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrike Feistel
ulrike.feistel(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturers

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jakob Ebermann
jakob.ebermann(at)htw-dresden.de


Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrike Feistel
ulrike.feistel(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 - Project
Weighting: 100 % | not graded | Tested in English language

Teaching form

Project work in groups

Introduction, consultations, participation in the IoG annual challenge

Media type
Not specified
Teaching content / structure

Annualy changing engineering task e.g. provided by Ingenieure ohne Grenzen (Engineers without borders)

Development of ideas and solutions

Evaluation of ideas and project definition

Planning and technical implementation

Cost estimate and time schedule

Project report

Submission of the project (video)

If selected, presentation of the project at the IoG Challenge annual meeting

Qualification objectives

Students work on a practical problem aiming at long-term improvement of life in developing countries. Solutions require innovative and non-conventional thinking beyond the common standard approaches allowing implementation using locally available resources.

Students improve their facility for creative thinking and consolidate their project management and reporting skills and ability to work in a team.

 

Social and personal skills

Team work

Providing and receiving constructive feedback

Engagement with different cultures and living conditions

Special admission requirement(s)
Not specified
Recommended prerequisites

Interest in a different kind of development work

Continuation options

if selected by the IoG challange, project implementation can be realised through the Master Thesis

Literature

www.ingenieure-ohne-grenzen.org

Current teaching resources

topic dependent

Notes
Not specified