Syllabus 2011/2012 EITN35

Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)

ADVANCED COURSE IN ELECTRICAL AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

EITN35

Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: A (Second Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course might be given in English. Optional for: C5, D5, E5, F5, I4, I5pvs, MFOT1, MNAV1, MSOC1, MWIR2, N5, Pi5. Course coordinator: Director of Studies, Daniel Sjöberg, daniel.sjoberg@eit.lth.se, Electrical and Information Technology. Prerequisites: Students from the five year programmes shall have passed at least 120 credits. Students from the international master programmes shall have passed 45 credits. Recommended prerequisits: Basic course in the chosen subject. Assessment: Oral and written report. Further information: An individual study plan is decided by the examiner. The course is given with a special focus for the I-programme during ht2, with industrial applications. Home page: http://www.eit.lth.se.

Aim
The aim of the course is to give advanced knowledge and abilities in some scientific area within Electrical and Information Technology.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

have in-depth knowledge in the chosen scientific area
have insight in the working procedure in a research project
have insight in the work of a research group

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to independently plan, carry out and report a project
be able to independently search, retrieve, work on and compile relevant information
be able to systematically integrate and use knowledge from earlier courses in the study programme

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

carry out a research project in a research group
be able to critically read, evaluate and draw conclusions from scientific literature

Contents

Supervised independent literature studies through databases and libraries
Supervised independent work in close connection to an ongoing research project
Written report in Swedish or English according to standards in international peer reviewed journals. Oral presentation in Swedish or English at a publicly announced seminar.

Literature
Scientific papers or other literature related to the chosen topic.