Laboratory Service -project (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Industry technology’s laboratory environments is a learning environment enhancing students capabilities to conduct development-, design-, testing-, manufacturing- and prototyping projects. You engage to hands-on laboratory work to meet either for your own business idea or for a local or global company.

You recognize the development requirements in the organization and select the most appropriate method for reaching the goal, problem solving and scheduling. You are able to prepare a project plan related to his field, execute the project while taking into account your role in the project team and the stage in the project. You are able to justify the solutions made, to reflect your own and others performances as well as to report the project activities and the results both orally and in writing.


Investigations and information retrieval: You can analyze and solve technical challenges.

Engineering practice: You can use appropriate methods in a product development process and develop different kind of products, processes and systems.

Content

Different laboratory environments possibilities, developing, design, testing, measuring, simulation, prototyping or manufacturing, depending on the content of the project. Project planning, initiation, execution, monitoring, management,
evaluation and reporting. Application of project management tools
The teams will evaluate the performance of their project together with clients (if any) and teachers.

Materials

Project management literature eg one of the following:Kettunen,S.2003. Onnistu projektissa. WSOY.Pelin,R.2011. Projektihallinnan käsikirja. Keuruu: Otavan Kirjapaino Oy.Thesis Reporting Instructions of JAMKOther course material list dependent on laboratory project, to be delivered during the process.

Completion alternatives

Project plan, Project report, Project brochure and presentation, Learning diary, self-reflection, peer assessment.

Student workload

Dependent on laboratory case. ECTS Credits 3-5 depending on project work (learning diary).

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment is based on learning objectives and the outcome of the project. Assessment is qualitative, based on a criteria, the student’s self-assessment and peer assessment. The client gives feedback on the results achieved as well as the applicability of the final product.

Qualifications

Understanding of project management and project processes, basic studies of own field.

Further information

ECTS Credits are given from learning diary. 27 hours of learning work is 1 ECTS. 5 ECTS is the maximum in this course.