Does a master's program in engineering require a final project?
International audience Within engineering education frameworks worldwide, requirements for a master's degree are diverse and very few graduate-level engineering courses are recommended for accredited programs. To ascertain how common the requirement for a final project at the master's leve...
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ftunivbrest:oai:HAL:hal-03683564v1 2024-02-11T10:05:09+01:00 Does a master's program in engineering require a final project? Audunsson, Haraldur Rouvrais, Siegfried Rudd, Ralph Kristjánsson, Ragnar Matthieu Moschetta, Olivier Reykjavík University Equipe Processes for Safe and Secure Software and Systems (Lab-STICC_P4S) Laboratoire des sciences et techniques de l'information, de la communication et de la connaissance (Lab-STICC) École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne (ENSTA Bretagne)-Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Bretagne Loire (UBL)-IMT Atlantique (IMT Atlantique) Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne (ENSTA Bretagne)-Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Bretagne Loire (UBL)-IMT Atlantique (IMT Atlantique) Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT) Département Informatique (IMT Atlantique - INFO) IMT Atlantique (IMT Atlantique) Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT) Reykjavik, Iceland 2022-06-13 https://imt-atlantique.hal.science/hal-03683564 https://imt-atlantique.hal.science/hal-03683564/document https://imt-atlantique.hal.science/hal-03683564/file/FPCinEngineering.pdf en eng HAL CCSD hal-03683564 https://imt-atlantique.hal.science/hal-03683564 https://imt-atlantique.hal.science/hal-03683564/document https://imt-atlantique.hal.science/hal-03683564/file/FPCinEngineering.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Proceedings of the 18th International CDIO Conference, CDIO 2022: 18th CDIO International Conference https://imt-atlantique.hal.science/hal-03683564 CDIO 2022: 18th CDIO International Conference, Jun 2022, Reykjavik, Iceland project dissertation thesis learning outcomes rubric Master of Science CDIO internship pedagogy accreditation quality learning [SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject Conference papers 2022 ftunivbrest 2024-01-16T23:37:24Z International audience Within engineering education frameworks worldwide, requirements for a master's degree are diverse and very few graduate-level engineering courses are recommended for accredited programs. To ascertain how common the requirement for a final project at the master's level is, an ad hoc review of international master's programs was conducted. This review included several of the highest-ranking universities internationally and selected universities in Europe. From this review, it is established that the standard practice is to require students attempting a master's degree in engineering to complete what we term a final project course, which may or may not be research-focused, and typically corresponding to one semester of work. This paper summarizes how the considered universities integrate a final project course into their programs and distinguishes how these might differ from traditional research-focused master's dissertations. We discuss the practical difficulties of managing such projects. We conclude by providing a rubric for self-assessment and reform that aligns with the criteria for continuous improvement in a graduate program quality framework. Conference Object Iceland Université de Bretagne Occidentale: HAL |
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International audience Within engineering education frameworks worldwide, requirements for a master's degree are diverse and very few graduate-level engineering courses are recommended for accredited programs. To ascertain how common the requirement for a final project at the master's level is, an ad hoc review of international master's programs was conducted. This review included several of the highest-ranking universities internationally and selected universities in Europe. From this review, it is established that the standard practice is to require students attempting a master's degree in engineering to complete what we term a final project course, which may or may not be research-focused, and typically corresponding to one semester of work. This paper summarizes how the considered universities integrate a final project course into their programs and distinguishes how these might differ from traditional research-focused master's dissertations. We discuss the practical difficulties of managing such projects. We conclude by providing a rubric for self-assessment and reform that aligns with the criteria for continuous improvement in a graduate program quality framework. |
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Reykjavík University Equipe Processes for Safe and Secure Software and Systems (Lab-STICC_P4S) Laboratoire des sciences et techniques de l'information, de la communication et de la connaissance (Lab-STICC) École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne (ENSTA Bretagne)-Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Bretagne Loire (UBL)-IMT Atlantique (IMT Atlantique) Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne (ENSTA Bretagne)-Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Bretagne Loire (UBL)-IMT Atlantique (IMT Atlantique) Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT) Département Informatique (IMT Atlantique - INFO) IMT Atlantique (IMT Atlantique) Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT) |
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Does a master's program in engineering require a final project? |
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Proceedings of the 18th International CDIO Conference, CDIO 2022: 18th CDIO International Conference https://imt-atlantique.hal.science/hal-03683564 CDIO 2022: 18th CDIO International Conference, Jun 2022, Reykjavik, Iceland |
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