Study Guide

Objective

In the project an industry based commission is carried out. You will learn how to be an independent team member and to carry the responsibility of your own contribution. You will learn how to look, evaluate and apply information in order to solve the problem given in commission.
Project execution is based on the CDIO-model which consists of four stages. Work life project 1 concentrates on two first stages.
C (Conceive): project team defines problem to be solved and designs preliminary solution pattern for problem solving.
D (Design): Team will create detailed design for problem solving techniques, information retrieval and possible used test methods.

Content

At the start of the project teams will be formed and orientation to the work will start according to the demands given in commision. A project plan will be made defining the implementation of the project. The project plan defines e.g. tasks, schedule, responsibilities and roles of the team members. Developing the solution to the given problem is the main task in this project. It includes searching information and applying it and previously adopted information to achieve the project goals. Actions made during semester will be reported in seminar which will be arranged at the end of the course. Detailed results of the project will be reported in the ”Work Life Project 2” in Spring semester.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student participates almost to every action defined in the project and passes all the required mandatory tasks. The student requires a lot of support from the teacher and team in fulfilling the tasks and cannot perform them independently in given timeframe. The results and quality of the results fulfill only the minimum requirements. There is clear errors and formal lacks in the results. The student describes issues on inadequate grounds and there is great lacks in the knowhow. There is great lacks in making and following the project plan.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student participates to every action defined in the project and passes all the required mandatory tasks in given timeframe. Fulfilling the tasks is successfull almost totally independent as a part of the team, the work and results are done with good quality. The student clearly handles the topics well and can present issues according to given instructions and rules. The student can plan his/her own work based on the project plan and progress independently. Timetable is under control, tasks are done and returned within given timeframe.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student participates to every action defined in the project and passes clearly all the required mandatory tasks in given timeframe. Fulfilling the tasks is successfull totally independent as a part of the team. The work and results are done with high quality and the student is able to produce new knowledge and solutions. The results are done with excellent quality. The student handles the issues of the project very well and is able to make conclusions well and adopt them in new context, also with demanding problems. Following the timetable is well under control, tasks are done and returned within given timeframe.