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TVM4520

Hydropower and Hydraulic Engineering, Specialization Project

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2013
Duration 1 semester
Examination arrangement Work

About

About the course

Course content

The specialization project in hydropower and hydraulic engineering will give the student in-depth knowledge within a hydropower and hydraulic engineering. The student will complete a project work which can be an analysis of a specific topic, a pre-feasibility project study, experimental work in the laboratory, fieldwork with data collection, or computer program development. The project will include setting up a project plan with important milestones, status reporting during the project and a final report with the main findings in the project.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:
The student will have knowledge of:
- How to perform a project work with availble scientific expectations; time frame, tecnical, economical and human resources, formal requirements.
- Engineering and research based project work related to hydro power, hydrology and hydraulic engineering.

Skills:
The student will be able to:
- Choose methodology sufficient for solving engineering and research work.
- Do the engineering and research required to solve technical issues.
- Write a formal report do describe the background, methodology, work that is done, results and conclusion.

Generel competence:
The student can:
- Perform project work related to hydropower, hydrology and hydraulic engineering.

Learning methods and activities

Individual project work with supervision. Mandatory participation in the course Research Methods held at the beginning of the semester.

Required previous knowledge


Course materials

Individual.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TVM4720 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Hydraulic Engineering

Contact information

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Work
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2013

Work
Weighting 100/100