Course code: wbtp303
Course name: BSc Research Project  

ECTS credits: 9

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Wieringa, prof.dr.ir. P.A.;
Thijs, dr.ir. W.L.Th.

Tel.: 015-27 85763, 015-27 85852

Catalog data:
Research, problem analysis, model creation, hypothesis formation, design and execution of experiments, data analysis, research presentation.

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Prerequisites: see remarks

Follow up: M.Sc. programme

see: Blackboard

Course material:
Handout BSc Research Project; Syllabus Statistics (wi380) Kraaikamp. Parts of 'Onderzoeksmethodologie', Hendriks, De Graaff en Bakker, CToz4030, Civiele Techniek.

References from literature: -

Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
Entry requirement is the (close) completion of the curriculum of the first three years. Idealy only this BSc Research Project shall be lacking. For sceduling convenience students will be accepted with the following minimal achiefments:

• 37 points in the second year

• Statistics (wi3012wb) completed

• Project IP3 (wbtp301) completed

The assesment is based on the presentation at the internal faculty-congress. Abstract, (possibly a paper), oral presentation and coping with questions will be judged.

Goals:
To stimulate an engineering research attitude and to master basic skills to perform some (small scale) research. Enlarging experience of oral and written presentation.

Computer use:
Dependant on specific assignment.  Experiments may be performed on a computer in specific cases.

Laboratory project(s): The BSc Research Project will be performend in a DUT or TNO laboratory or in an industrial real-world setting.

Design content: Dependant on specific assignment. In general there will be no mechanical engineering design component, the students will be stimulated to investigate and practice revolutionary new research concepts.