Valid for: 2023/24
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED LIV
Date of Decision: 2023-04-17
Compulsory for: KLMT1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The aim of the course is to practise different techniques of collecting information. The techniques are experimental study and questionnaire study.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Ability to identify important aspects concerning experimental
studies.
Ability to accomplish a questionnaire study including discussion
and validation of aim, selection methods, design of questions,
processing of answers and discussion of results.
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
be able to accomplish an experimental study
be able to accomplish a questionnaire study
be able to present the result of the studies both verbally and in
writing, results of statistical data processing.
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
be able to critically examine the framing of a study
The course have two parts. The first part is about planing, accomplish and validate a questionnaire study and the second part is about planing, accomplish, validate and presenting an experimental study. The course will discuss different concepts regarding experimental and questionaire studies.
Grading scale: UG - (U,G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment: Approved project work in the form of experimental study and questionnaire study.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Parts
Code: 0118. Name: Experimental Study.
Credits: 4. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Active participation in the groups study, approved written and oral report from experimental study.
Code: 0218. Name: Questionnaire Study.
Credits: 3,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Active participation in the group project, approved assignments and oral report from questionnaire study.
The number of participants is limited to: No
Course coordinator: Ia Rosenlind, ia.rosenlind@food.lth.se
Course homepage: https://www.ple.lth.se/en/
Further information: Study visits and guest lectures are compulsory. In case of legal impediment the student has to accomplish an individual assignment with an equivalent content.