10 ECTS credits
280 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4019145ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Alvorens men een inschrijving kan nemen voor "Prof. en innovatieproject" moet men geslaagd zijn voor "Ingenieursvaardigheden 2", "Bedrijfsbeleid", en 'Business Management & Entrepreneurship"
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen
Educational team
Abdellah Touhafi
Jan Helsen (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
280 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The student will carry out an internship in a company environment during a period of at least 35 full-time working days.  The internship includes: 

  • actively searching for an internship and writing to companies 
  • execution of a specified project in the company 
  • mandatory attendance at announced seminars 
  • writing of a logbook 
  • performing of a critical self-evaluation based on the SES-scale 
  • written report of the performed activities
Course material
Digital course material (Recommended) : PIP Stage handleiding, Industriële Wetenschappen, Canvas
Additional info

Description tutoring: the student has a supervisor from the VUB and a supervisor from the company. The overall organization is carried out by the coordinator from VUB.

Learning Outcomes

Objectives

D1: knows how a company is organized and has insight into the professional opportunities and the work environment of an engineer (MaLO 5, 10, 11)
D2: knows the necessary reporting techniques and communication techniques used in a business context (MaLO 11)
D3: is able to apply the scientific and technical knowledge gained from his education within the work environment as function of his task (MaLO 1, 2, 4, 6)
D4: can plan and execute the specified task in a systematic manner (MaLO 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 16)
D5: can, based on his new experiences, evaluate and improve himself (MaLO 10)
D6: can report orally in a concise manner and report the performed tasks in writing (MaLO 11)
D7: can constructively participate in a meeting (MaLO 11)
D8: takes initiative, is assertive and decisive (MaLO 10, 12)
D9: has an eye on regulations and safety within the business context (MaLO 8, 10)
 
AD1: reasons and acts in a structured and systematic manner (MaLO 3)
AD2: communicates in Dutch in a comprehensible and structured manner (MaLO 14)
AD3: develops a professional attitude  (MaLO 11, 14, 16)

Learning Outcomes

  • MaLO 1 To possess advanced application-specific knowledge, understanding and skills in the specialty with attention to the latest developments in technology.
  • MaLO 2 To possess advanced application-specific understanding of advanced theories and methods for the schematisation and modelling of processes and systems and their use in solving problems within the specialty.
  • MaLO 3 To independently integrate and deepen previously acquired knowledge with a view to the opportunities for innovating practical implementations, whilst being aware of the limits of one's own competencies.
  • MaLO 4 To formulate and analyse complex problems within the specialty, and if necessary reduce them to manageable sub-problems, and to develop implementation-oriented design solutions with attention to the specific context.
  • MaLO 5 To independently conceive an engineering project, to plan and execute at the level of junior researching professional. To perform a literature study and to critically interpret the results following scientific standards and this in view of the opportunities for practical applications.
  • MaLO 6 Starting from the acquired discipline-specific and interdisciplinary insights, to select, adapt or if necessary develop, and adequately apply advanced research, design and solution methods. To scientifically process the results, to motivate the adopted choices  based on application-oriented knowledge and the demands of the business context.
  • MaLO 8 To design systems, products, services and processes,  with a focus on innovation and operations. To interpolate and experiment in the business context.
  • MaLO 10 To act with an engineering attitude in a  predominantly discipline-specific context: result-driven, with attention to planning and technical, economic and societal boundary conditions such as sustainability, assessment of risks and feasibility of the proposed approach or solution, focus on results and achieving effective solutions, innovative thinking.
  • MaLO 11 To work on a project in a primarily subject-specific context: to set goals, to monitor the goals and progress of the project. To function as a member of an (inter- and multidisciplinary) team, to start to lead, to be a bridge between management and workplace, to operate in an international or intercultural environment.  To report effectively.
  • MaLO 12 To have business-administrative and economic insight in order to situate the contribution to a process or to the solution of a problem in the broader context.
  • MaLO 14 To communicate orally and in writing about one's field in the language or languages relevant to the specialty.
  • MaLO 16 To act in an ethically, professionally and socially responsible manner with attention to technical, economic, human and sustainability aspects.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Other Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Exam time 1st session:
    evaluation by the supervisor from the company: 60% (transferred to 2nd session if 10/20 or more)
    written report: 40% (not transferred to 2nd session)
    Exam time 2nd session:
    evaluation by the supervisor from the company: 60%
    written report: 40%

    When achieving a result of less than 8 out of 20 on one of the parts, then the lowest number becomes the final result for this course.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Not applicable

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology: elektromechanica met profiel duurzame energie (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology: elektromechanica met profiel mechatronica (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology: elektromechanica met profiel vervoertechnologie (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology: luchtvaarttechnologie (only offered in Dutch)