The degree project is an individual engineering work, including theoretical and/or experimental activities, and report writing.
It should include both application and refinement of knowledge and skills acquired during previous engineering education, with a focus on Production engineering and management.
The project task should require professional engineering or equivalent skills. The work should have a certain degree of novelty, and include elements of assessment, analysis and synthesis.
A literature and/or state-of-the-art study should always be carried out. Depending on the character of the work, the literature study could be more or less extensive.
After passing the degree project course, the student should be able to (based on the KTH approved ILOs for degree projects for the Degree of Master):
- account for the disciplinary foundation and applicable methods within the subject area "Production engineering and management", and demonstrate advanced knowledge in its current research and development
- with overall view, critically and systematically search, collect and integrate knowledge, and identify the need for additional knowledge
- identify, analyse, assess and handle complex phenomena, issues and situations, even with limited information
- plan and with adequate methods carry out qualified assignments within given time frames, and evaluate this work
- develop and evaluate products, processes, systems, methods or technical solutions, considering the preconditions and needs of people, and the aim of the society for economically, socially and environmentally sustainable development
- orally and in writing, in dialogue with different groups, clearly account for and discuss one's own conclusions, and the knowledge and the arguments that these are based on
- make assessments considering relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects
- participate in research and development, or independently work in other qualified activities
