Course syllabus adopted 2026-02-17 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameIngenjörsmetodik
- CodeTEK345
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTIEPL
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyMechanical Engineering
- DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
- GradingUG - Pass, Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 68130
- Minimum participants15
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0109 Project, part A 1.5 c Grading: UG | 1.5 c | ||||||
| 0209 Project, part B 6 c Grading: UG | 6 c |
In programmes
Examiner
- Susanne Kullberg
- Lecturer of the Practice, Supply and Operations Management, Technology Management and Economics
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the courseApplicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements
Course specific prerequisites
Basic competence and standard qualifications.
Aim
The aim of the course is to provide students with insights and understandings of an engineer's professional role, the engineer's duties in the chosen technology area, and to introduce issues and working methods that characterize engineering activities. The course also aims at giving students understanding of content in the study programme for Economics and Manufacturing Technology.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
- Account for and explain the professional role of the engineer and discuss the significance of engineering in a societal context.
- Describe and exemplify modern and efficient production processes and explain the fundamental principles underlying them.
- Account for fundamental concepts in industrial economics, including basic costing and calculation principles.
- Explain basic theories of group functioning and development and identify phases in group work.
Skills and abilities
- Interpret and analyse technical documentation at a basic level.
- Apply project work as a method by planning, carrying out and evaluating a simple engineering project.
- Integrate theoretical knowledge with practical experience in the execution of project work.
- Compile, structure and present the results of an engineering project in both oral and written form.
Judgement and approach
- Analyse and reflect on equality and inclusion aspects related to the organisation of work.
- Search for, evaluate and critically appraise information from various types of sources and justify the selection of sources in engineering contexts.
Content
The course is interdisciplinary, in which several different subject areas are integrated, practical and theoretical, with the aim of providing students with orientation skills in several subjects that are central to the professional role of an engineer. The subject area of production technology comprises reading technical drawings, manufacturing techniques, preparation and a comprehensive understanding of the production process as well as introduction to industrial management. In the project planning section students receive both theoretical knowledge in the subject area as well as the opportunity to apply these in the course project assignment. Information retrieval is carried out at Chalmers' library, where the students are trained in information retrieval and critically review documents and other sources. In the communication section, technical reporting is conducted, in both writing and oral presentation.Organisation
The course consists of lectures, exercises, supervision of project work and a field trip.Literature
Swedish literature, see Swedish translation of this page.Examination including compulsory elements
Project A: TestProject B: Attendance at compulsory lectures, tutoring, field trip as well as project report and presentation.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.