3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4016377DNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics
Educational team
Peter Van Den Bossche (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
12 contact hours Lecture
40 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The aim of this course is to familiarize the students with the world of international standardization and regulation. At first it addresses the definition, meaning and impact of standards and regulations:
  - What is a standard and what is the difference with a regulation or directive?
  - What is the legal scope of these documents?
  - Which organizations are responsible for establishing standards and regulations?
  - How standards come about?
This knowledge will be explained on the basis of the practical analysis of a number of standards and regulations, essentially concerning the standardization of electric vehicles and their components taken as an example. The exercise will focus on the genesis process of a particular standard, highlighting its evolution.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Posted slides, notes and examples, Van den Bossche Peter
Practical course material (Required) : Current status of standardization in Belgium, NBN, NBN
Additional info

Description tutoring: after class, by appointment or via e-mail. 

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The students have an overview of the world of standards and regulations and are capable of  identifying and interpreting specifically applicable standards of a technical problem.

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:

  • Examen andere with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Examenmoment 1ste zittijd:
    - Case study verslag: 50% (niet overgedragen naar 2e zit)
    - Case study presentatie: 50% (niet overgedragen naar 2e zit)

    Examenmoment 2de zittijd:
    - Case study verslag: 50%
    - Case study presentatie: 50%

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: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering