Vocational

The Degree Project, 20 YH credits.

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Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: VVS20JÖN.

The degree project is the final course of your higher vocational education programme at TUC, where you draw on your acquired knowledge, skills and competences to produce a degree project in the form of a defined project within the industry. You define a problem, search for and structure information, and present and analyse results to produce a proposal for a solution or change. In HVAC-oriented programmes, for example, the degree project is preferably carried out in parallel with LIA 3. You present the work both in writing in a technical report and orally to an audience, and practise giving feedback and acting as opponent on others' work.

Duration: 4 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Advanced
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: 20 YH credits, approx. 4 weeks of full-time study

About the course.

Is to provide the knowledge needed to produce a degree project, in the form of a defined project within the industry, based on acquired knowledge, skills and competences. The goal of the course is that the student has knowledge and skills in the methods and ways of working required to develop and present a degree project and to independently solve problems, that is, define problems, search for and structure information, and present and analyse results in order to develop proposals for a solution/change. The student should have the skills to give feedback and act as opponent on others' work.

Is to provide the knowledge needed to produce a degree project, in the form of a defined project within the industry, based on acquired knowledge, skills and competences. The goal of the course is that the student has knowledge and skills in the methods and ways of working required to develop and present a degree project and to independently solve problems, that is, define problems, search for and structure information, and present and analyse results in order to develop proposals for a solution/change. The student should have the skills to give feedback and act as opponent on others' work.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You can define and delimit a research question within the industry
  • You can search for, structure and analyse information related to the question
  • You can develop and present proposals for a solution or change
  • You can compile results and analysis in a written technical report
  • You can present your degree project orally to an audience
  • You can give feedback and act as opponent on other students' degree projects
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Problem formulation and scope

    Developing a defined research question within the industry, in consultation with a supervisor.

  2. Information search and method

    Searching for, structuring and analysing information relevant to the question.

  3. Carrying out the project

    Practical work on the degree project, often in parallel with LIA.

  4. Technical report writing

    Compiling results, analysis and proposed solutions in a written technical report.

  5. Oral presentation and opposition

    Presenting your own work and giving feedback and opposition on others' degree projects.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course is aimed at students at the end of their YH programme at TUC who are about to complete their final degree project, often in parallel with an LIA period.

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