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TET4300

Crediting practice

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Report
Special deadlines for course registration
Spring: 2025-12-01

About

About the course

Course content

This is an elective course with restricted access. The purpose of the course is to facilitate the student to gain experience in applying their professional competence in collaboration with colleagues in a company, and thereby expand their perspective on their own professional knowledge. In addition, the student will gain experience about work tasks and professional practice for an MSc in technology, and how practical issues are dealt with in work situations.

Topics to be covered during the internship include:

  • Project planning, practice plan, progress plan
  • Problem analysis and limitation
  • Progress reports / status analyzes
  • Documentation / final report

Crediting practice shall be an independent work carried out at a technology company / enterprise, research institution (outside university / college) or within public sector, relevant to the study program.

Minimum 2 students at each company. The duration of the internship must be at least 135 hours. Work with submissions to NTNU comes in addition.

A student in the course should:

  • prepare a practice plan at the beginning of the course.
  • keep a log of attendance and work performed.
  • do all the given learning activities and submit these as required.
  • write and submit at internship report / final report as specified in the internship plan.

Both the company and NTNU must provide a contact person / supervisor for the internship student. The internship is formally approved by signing an agreement between the company, NTNU and the student.

NTNU will work to develop agreements with relevant companies where students can complete the internship. Students can initiate contact with a company, with a view to an internship. In such cases, this must be approved by the course coordinator well in advance of the start of the internship. The student can not complete the internship in a company the student already has a connection to or employment relationship in. The internship qualifies for 7.5 credits. All practice in this subject shall be unpaid and the student cannot have a paid employment in the same company during the internship.

Learning outcome

Competence:

After completing the internship, the student should be able to

- contribute to the solution of engineering issues,

- be able to deepen knowledge and skills acquired in the study and use them in a practical context.

- reflect on how professional competence can be used in collaboration with colleagues in a company.

Knowledge and skills:

After completing the internship, the student should be able to

- document the project work in a correct way according to the current standard in the company or research.

- explain how work tasks or projects are managed.

- account for different working methods and production technical aids or research methods.

- explain how a technology company or business or public administration is organized or how a research project is carried out

- explain how health, environment and safety are taken care of in the relevant business.

- reflect on ethical issues that are relevant to the business in question.

Learning methods and activities

Competence is acquired through

  • active participation in work in a technology company / enterprise.
  • learning activities e.g. reflection and presentations on seminars.
  • work on developing the project report.

Further on evaluation

The student shall:

- Prepare a practice plan in collaboration with the supervisor at the company.

- Keep a log / diary with a time registration. The time registration must be signed / approved by the supervisor / contact person at the company.

- Write a final report after the end of the internship period. The final report must contain the following appendices:

- Practice plan

- Log with time registration

- Certificate / note from the company as documentation of completed practice.

Assessment is based on a report with attachments that must be assessed according to the grade rule Pass / Fail. If the internship report cannot be approved, the student will have the opportunity to submit a revised report.

Required previous knowledge

The student may not be missing more than a total of 15 credits from previous semesters.

Subject areas

  • Energy and Process Engineering
  • Electrical Power Engineering

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Electric Energy

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Report
Grade: Passed / Not Passed

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

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