Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Applied Industrial Electronics

1: Preface

Pursuant to Act 261 of March 18, 2015 on Universities (the University Act) with subsequent changes, the following curriculum is stipulated. The programme also follows the Joint Programme Regulations and the Examination Policies and Procedures of the Faculty of Engineering and Science.

2: Basis in Ministerial orders

The Bachelor’s programme is organised in accordance with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Order no. 1328 of November 15, 2016 on Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes at Universities (the Ministerial Order of the Study Programmes) with subsequent changes and Ministerial Order no. 1062 of June 30, 2016 on University Examinations (the Examination Order). Further reference is made to Ministerial Order no. 110 of January 30, 2017 (the Admission Order) and Ministerial Order no. 114 of February 3, 2015 (the Grading Scale Order) with subsequent changes.

3: Campus

The Bachelor's programme is offered in Esbjerg.

4: Faculty affiliation

The Bachelor’s programme falls under the The Faculty of Engineering and Science, Aalborg University.

5: Study board affiliation

The Bachelor’s programme falls under the Study Board of Build, Energy, Electronics and Mechanics in Esbjerg.

6: Affiliation to corps of external examiners

The Bachelor's programme is affiliated to the nationwide engineering examiners corps: Ingeniøruddannelsernes landsdækkende censorkorps.

7: Admission requirements

Admission to the Bachelor’s study programme in Applied Industrial Electronics requires an upper secondary education.

According to the Admission Order, the programme’s specific entry requirements are:

English B, Mathematics A, and one of the following pair of requirements:

1. Physics B and Chemistry C
2. Physics B and Biotechnology A
3. Geoscience A and Chemistry C

8: The programme title in Danish and English

The Bachelor’s programme entitles the graduate to the designation Bachelor (BSc) i teknisk videnskab (anvendt industriel elektronik). The English designation is: Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering (Applied Industrial Electronics).

9: Programme specifications in ECTS credits

The Bachelor’s programme is a 3-year, research-based, full-time study programme. The programme is set to 180 ECTS credits.

10: Rules concerning credit transfer (merit), including the possibility for choice of modules that are part of another programme at a university in Denmark or abroad

The Study Board can approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from other Bachelor’s programmes in lieu of programme elements in this programme (credit transfer). The Study Board can also approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from another Danish programme or a programme outside of Denmark at the same level, in lieu of programme elements within this curriculum. Decisions on credit transfer are made by the Study Board based on an academic assessment. See the Joint Programme Regulations for the rules on credit transfer.

11: Exemptions

In exceptional circumstances, the Study Board study can grant exemption from those parts of the curriculum that are not stipulated by law or ministerial order.  Exemption regarding an examination applies to the immediate examination.

12: Rules for examinations

The rules for examinations are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures published by the faculty on their website.

13: Rules concerning written work, including the Bachelor’s project

In the assessment of all written work, regardless of the language it is written in, weight is also given to the student's formulation and spelling ability, in addition to the academic content. Orthographic and grammatical correctness as well as stylistic proficiency are taken as a basis for the evaluation of language performance. Language performance must always be included as an independent dimension of the total evaluation. However, no examination can be assessed as ‘Pass’ on the basis of good language performance alone; similarly, an examination normally cannot be assessed as ‘Fail’ on the basis of poor language performance alone.

The Study Board can grant exemption from this in special cases (e.g., dyslexia or a native language other than Danish).

The Bachelor’s project must include an English summary (or another foreign language: French, Spanish or German upon approval by the Study Board). If the project is written in English, the summary must be in Danish (The Study Board can grant exemption from this). The summary must be at least 1 page and not more than 2 pages (this is not included in any fixed minimum and maximum number of pages per student). The summary is included in the evaluation of the project as a whole.

14: Requirements regarding the reading of texts in a foreign language

It is assumed that the student can read academic texts in his or her native language as well as in English and use reference works etc. in relevant languages.

15: Competence profile on the diploma

The following competence profile will appear on the diploma:

A graduate of the Bachelor's programme has competencies acquired through an educational programme that has taken place in a research environment.

A graduate of the Bachelor's programme has fundamental knowledge of and insight into his/her subject's methods and scientific foundation. These properties qualify the graduate of the Bachelor’s programme for further education in a relevant Master’s programme as well as for employment on the basis of the educational programme

16: Competence profile of the programme

The graduate of the Bachelor’s programme has the following qualifications:

Knowledge 

• Knowledge about theory, method and practice in central subject areas within industrial electrical applications
• Understanding of and reflection on theory, method and practice of the subject areas within applied industrial electronics
• Knowledge about and insight into the mathematical foundation in engineering
• Can analyse, design, implement, test and document micro-processor-based systems
• Has knowledge of the interaction between electronic and physical systems, including feedback mechanisms, electronic circuits, automation and control systems, signal processing, power electronics, and electrical machines
• Has insight into analysis, design and test methods for feedback control and digital signal processing systems
• Knowledge about and insight into fundamental control theory, laboratory technology and data acquisition in practice

Skills

•  Be able to use up-to-date methods and tools to solve problems within applied industrial electronics and also to apply these skills when employed
• Be able to evaluate theoretical and practical industrial electronic problems and also to give reasons for their choice and select a relevant solution based on set up mathematical, simulation and/or analysis models
• Be able to communicate academic problems and solutions to both peers and non-specialists or collaborative partners and users
• Be able to operate and control units in the applied industrial electronic area
• Be able to make scientific analysis based on results achieved from models or practical measurements on industrial electronic systems

Competences

• Be able to handle complex and development-oriented situations in a study or work context
• Be able to be part of discipline-specific and interdisciplinary cooperation with a professional approach within the industrial electronic area
• Be able to identify own learning needs and structure own learning in different learning environments
• Be able to transfer academic knowledge and skills to problem solving in practice
• At the end of the Bachelor’s programme in Applied Industrial Electronics the graduate has achieved professional competences in planning and operation of industrial electrical systems. The achieved skills enable the graduate to perform design, development, consultancy and research in Danish and international companies or public institutions. Examples could be energy supply companies, wind energy, machine or process industry and electro-technical companies and consultants

17: Structure and Contents of the programme

The Bachelor's programme is structured in modules and organised as a problem based study. A module is a programme element or a group of programme elements which aims to give students a set of professional skills within a fixed time frame specified in ECTS credits and concluding with one or more examinations within specific exam periods. Examinations are defined in the curriculum.

The Bachelor's programme is based on a combination of academic, problem oriented and interdisciplinary approaches and organised based on the following types of instruction that combine skills and reflection:

• Lectures
• Class teaching
• Project work
• Workshops
• Exercises (individually and in groups)
• Supervisor feedback
• Professional reflection
• Portfolio work
• Laboratory work

Rules concerning the Completion of the Bachelor’s Programme

The Bachelor's degree must be completed within six years after its commencement.

Rules concerning the Progress of the Bachelor’s Programme

The student must participate in all first year examinations by the end of the first year of study in the Bachelor's programme, in order to be able to continue the programme. The first year of study must be passed by the end of the second year of study, in order that the student can continue his/her Bachelor's programme.

In special cases, however, there may be exemption from the above if the student has been on a leave of absence. Leave is granted during first year of study only in the event of maternity, adoption, military service, UN service or where there are exeptional circumstances.

18: Overview of the programme

All modules are assessed through individual grading according to the 7-point grading scale or Passed/Not passed. All modules are assessed by external assessment (an external examiner) or by internal assessment (an additional examiner or no additional examiner).

Theory of science and scientific methods are included in the project modules (15 ECTS credits) as the project work is based on Problem Based Learning as a scientific method. Besides Problem Based Learning other scientific tools are taught in the course Problem Based Learning in Science, Technology and Society.

19: Additional information

All students, who have not participated in Aalborg University’s PBL introductory course during their Bachelor’s degree, must attend the introductory course “Problem-based Learning and Project Management”. The introductory course must be approved before the student can participate in the project exam. For further information, please see the School of Engineering and Science’s website www.en.ses.aau.dk/. 

The current version of the study curriculum is published on the Aalborg University website for study curricula and on the Study Board's website.

Additional information about semester descriptions is available in Moodle which is the school room for School of Engineering and Science (SES). Moodle provides study-related information, i.e. course descriptions, course literature, timetables and information about activities and events.

20: Commencement and transitional rules

The curriculum is approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Science and enters into force as of 1 September 2015.

Students who wish to complete their studies under the previous curriculum from 2014 (version 2 2017) must conclude their education by the summer examination period 2020 at the latest, since examinations under the previous curriculum are not offered after this time.

According to the Joint Programme Regulations of the Faculty of Engineering and Science at Aalborg University, the curriculum must be reviewed no later than 5 years after its entry into force.

21: Amendments to the curriculum and regulations

Minor editorial changes have been made in connection with the digitisation of the study curriculum.

January 25, 2019: It is required that the student has received the grade 4.0 in Mathematics A to be entitled to admission from September 1, 2019.