II1300 Engineering Skills 7.5 credits

The professional role as engineer

• Interview of an engineer

Working in projects

• Project methodology and project tools
• group dynamics
• Project Work

Presentation techniques and information technology

• Information retrieval
• Report writing
• Oral presentation techniques and computer-based presentation aids
• The computer as a tool
• Programming concepts: sequence, selection, iteration, variable, assignment

After passing the course, the student should be able to 

• to reflect on the professional role and approach of the engineer
• to create a simple computer program
• to apply engineering methods to plan and carry out a smaller project in information technology in groups

in order to

• obtain knowledge of engineering operational methods and the engineer's professional role
• develop basic skills in using engineering tools for project methodology, presentation technique and using the computer as a tool.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• INL1 - Assignments, 4.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
• PRO1 - Project, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Active participation in seminars and presentations.

Fredrik Lundevall

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see: http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.