Syllabus 2011/2012 FKM065

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

PROJECT - MATERIALS ENGINEERING

FKM065

Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: A (Second Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand. Optional for: M4. Course coordinator: Associate professor Srinivasan Iyengar, Srinivasan.Iyengar@material.lth.se, Materials Engineering. Prerequisites: FKM015 Materials Engineering, Basic Course and at least one advanced course within the subject. Assessment: Written report. Home page: http://www.material.lth.se/.

Aim
The course aims to help the student get a deeper understanding of an area of importance in materials engineering.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

obtain the necessary knowledge about the chosen subject from literature (books, journal articles etc).

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

show the ability to locate relevant information from literature
show the ability to plan and perform the practical tasks in the project
write a report

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

show the ability to (with some help) choose appropriate methods (theoretical and experimental) to solve the given problem
be able to critically assess the results obtained

Contents
The study can be experimental, theoretical or both.

Literature
Depends on the problem to be solved. To be identified after consultations between the examiner and the student.