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Project in Mechanical or Process Engineering

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Project in Mechanical or Process Engineering
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2024
Module code: MEB_24_A_5.19.PMP
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2PA+1S (3 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
3
Semester: 5
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
English
Assessment:
oral presentation + oral exam + project work

[updated 13.11.2023]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MEB_24_A_5.19.PMP Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2024 , semester 5, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
45 class hours (= 33.75 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 90 hours (equivalent to 3 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 56.25 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Bernd Heidemann
Lecturer:
Sebastian Barth, M.A.


[updated 03.06.2024]
Learning outcomes:
Students will be able to develop a topic-specific, methodical approach to a technical problem in a team, work on the problem in a structured and timely manner, develop solutions, and document and present their procedure and results in a report. The modules “Business English for Mechanical Engineers”, “Technical English for Mechanical Engineers” and “Professional Presentations”, “Applying for an Engineering Job”, as well as “Design/Manufacturing/Process Engineering Project in English” should be seen in conjunction with one another. They offer students a framework to further develop their English language skills in a professionally related area. The focus of the “Design/Manufacturing/Process Engineering Project in English” module will be on presenting project results in English and writing an English abstract for the English documentation. Students will be familiar with various reading strategies and be able to work independently on a topic using English technical texts and videos. They will improve and deepen the presentation knowledge and skills acquired in the "Technical English for Mechanical Engineers" and "Professional Presentations" modules and be able to apply them to a final presentation of their project results in English. The main focus will be an academically educated audience, which, however, is not exclusively composed of experts on the respective topic. Students will also be able to write an English abstract on the English documentation.

[updated 02.02.2024]
Module content:
Forming a team (2-4 students) and contacting your supervisor. Defining a technical project topic: The topic should be formulated to fit the interdisciplinary field of process engineering. Developing a procedure for processing (agreeing on methodology, setting up a schedule, defining work packages, organizing the team (internal communication and information exchange with the appropriate media)). The content will be closely related to the technical projects. Content: - Strategies for acquiring the technical vocabulary relevant to the respective projects - Text work with technical texts and videos relevant to the respective projects - Repetition of the structure and language of English presentations in order to present project results - Describing diagrams, tables, images, numbers, cause and effect correlations, and trends - Presentation slides - Dealing with questions and body language - Preparing and practicing English presentations in order to present project results - Introduction to abstracts (structure, style, idioms, writing strategies) - Writing abstracts

[updated 15.01.2024]
Teaching methods/Media:
Supervised teamwork with regular work meetings in English. The learning goals will be achieved through the integrated training of the four basic skills (listening comprehension, reading comprehension, speaking and writing) supported by the use of multimedia. Group work and working in pairs, as well as peer review will play an important role. During the workshop-like phases, students will also have the opportunity to practice their presentations and receive appropriate feedback. Target group-specific teaching/learning materials (print, audio, video), as well as multimedia CALL and e&mLearning materials will be used.

[updated 15.01.2024]
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