Course content

Enrollment in the course requires an agreement with a scientific employee at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics regarding supervision and thesis topic.

The detailed contents of the thesis will be defined in cooperation with the supervisor.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - The candidate

• has in-depth knowledge of a selected topic within the subject area
• has knowledge of research and development work within the topic

Skills - The Candidate

• can identify, formulate and solve a relevant engineering problem
• can apply knowledge and relevant results from research and development work to solve theoretical, technical and practical problems within the topic of the bachelor thesis and justify their choices
• can apply engineering methods and be able to work methodically
• can plan and carry out engineering work

General competence - The candidate

• imparts professional knowledge to various target groups both in writing and orally in Norwegian and English
• has insight into scientific honesty and understanding of ethical issues
• has insight into the environmental, health, social and economic consequences of products and solutions within their field and can put these in an ethical perspective and a life cycle perspective
• integrates previously acquired knowledge and is able to acquire new knowledge in solving a problem

Learning methods and activities

Development and/or research in a small group or individually upon agreement with the supervisor. Regular meetings with teacher/supervisor.

Activities may include: the formulation of a project plan, production of a poster and/or an oral presentation of the work.

Recommended previous knowledge

Substantial competence within the subject areas of automation, instrumentation, electronics, programming and control.

Required previous knowledge

An equivalent of 150 ects within a relevant engineering subject.