The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Optional
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
In this study unit the focus lies on the following
competencies:
Work on a project foster the scientific way of
thinking and a deeper understanding of research
methodology.
The goal of the course is to individually improve
theoretical skills, and then finish a project
suitable for a chosen field of knowledge.
The students work on their writing and can produce
reports over their conducted and planned tasks.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this study unit:
You can expand and prove their skills within a
topic/subject. (Knowledge)
You can work independently and produce a report
of their work. (Skills)
You understand the value of their own and
others time/resources. (Approach)
Course contents
The project scope and extent, and the associated
theoretical and practical skills that are needed are
individually agreed upon for each student.
Projects are planned, conducted and reported
according to the individual study plan or in
accordance to the teachers instructions.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
It is recommended to take the course on the 2nd or
the 3rd year.
Additional information
Ongoing research projects can be found on
arcada.fi, techlabs.fi and by
enrolling to this course you get access to the
itslearning page where you will find more info on
ongoing projects.
We have active projects within:
Robotics (Humanoids and human robot interaction)
AI (SLAM, RNN, Data engineering)
Computer Vision (Nvidia Jetson, Goniometer)
Natural Language Processing (Swe-Fin Speech to
text)
VR Projekt (Varjo, Valve Index, Full body
tracking)
IoT and sensors as well as Blockchain-tech
Study activities
- Individual- and group instruction - 5 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 50 hours
- Individual studies - 80 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Multiform education
Assessment methods
Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
The course is graded as passed/failed.
To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
A written project plan,
project documentation and/or final product, and
a final report in accordance to the teachers
instructions.
Teacher
- Biström Dennis
- Karlsson Jonny
- Kuvaja-Adolfsson Kristoffer
- Scherbakov-Parland Andrej
- Welander Fredrik
- Westerlund Magnus
Examiner
Biström Dennis
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until further notice
Assessment methods
Date will be announced later - Reports and productions