in the weekly schedule, which means that there is teaching
from
In connection
with the book's chapters theory tasks (home
assignments) can be found on the homepage,
furthermore a number of useful links, which can give
more information, about the material that is to be
worked through either in connection with lectures or
private study. Be familiar with the homepage.
At the homepage, where you can find a
large amount of information and links s to databases
For instance the composition of a material, find a
relevant standard in connection with a corrosion
test or find a dictionary, which explains a
technical term. These databases are found under "Important databases".
Here you can elaborate on your knowledge
and gain a better understanding of the material by
finding contact to both the research world and the
commercial world via different links chosen by us. In addition
to
these facilities you can find a lot of information
about corrosion protection on the homepage and from
time to time project possibilities for students will
appear so those who got desire to work with both
corrosion and surface technology will have an option
to do so.
DVD
is issued:
As to instructions for the practices
you'll get this handed out on a DVD
and as part of the practice instructions we have
tried to communicate with video sequences things
such as how the equipment is used, and which outcome
is to be expected. Furthermore you will find videos
about corrosion, which will makes it easier for you
to learn, and bring the theory from the lectures
into useable practical knowledge.
Practice
instructions:
We highly
recommend viewing the video instructions for the
application of the equipment before the practice
take place in the afternoon. We have produced a lot
of video sequences, which will guide you through the
use of the equipment step by step. We have tried to
make an effort to make it fun an easy to use the
equipment, because we think that it is the results
of the practice, that are the most important and not
problems with equipment. Our equipment is brand new,
so you will be handling some of the most advanced
tools available on the market. It is almost fully
automated, but that doesn’t mean you should stop
thinking.
We therefore
hope that this will give you more time to become
focused on the data you get out of the instruments.
We will be happy to discuss the results with you. It
is important, that you understand the results of the
practices. If not you will experience problems
during the special assignment (“The
apprenticeship”), since we expect you to apply your
acquired knowledge – both the theoretical as well as
the practical – to solve a relevant “everyday
problem in corrosion”.
Hence
we strongly advise you to hand in your Exercise results
for correction. If you have problems, ask us instead
of letting it slide – it is especially problematic
when we are so many participants in the groups. It’s
better to ask two times too much than one time to
little…
When you start
the “apprenticeship” you will usually be divided
into groups of two students, so we will quickly
discover if the basics are not understood.
Thankfully this is a rare occurrence, but we would
like you to take responsibility for understanding
the basics. Obviously it is important that you hand
in the results for each exercise, since this is one
of the few ways that you can evaluate your
knowledge.
”The Virtual Laboratory”.
We have tried
to ease the practical work by implementing ”The Virtual Laboratory”. This entails a number of
“virtual” files on the DVD or on the lab computers,
which is supposed to help in the understanding of
the subjects.
Reports:
Each group
must hand in one report for each practical before
commencement of the next practical (this
is important). The report should be loaded up
to Campus net or if not possible handed by email to
me pm@epc-info.dk,
I will correct it and returned it to you via Campus
Net.
The reports
are required to have a front-page, which includes
the all name, studynumbers and the number of the
exercise. A template of a front-page is included on
the DVD – please use this front page
“The
apprenticeship”:
Once you have
completed the various basic practices, you will be
divided into smaller groups (2 participants –
maximum 3 in each group) for the last assignment
which we call “the apprenticeship”.
You are here
supposed to engage a problem from “the real world”
and show that you can apply the theoretical and
practical knowledge acquired during the course. You
are allowed to get help just like in “real life”. As
stated we plan on having 2 participants in each
group and the assignment scheduled to take 4 weeks.
It is important that you plan this assignment
carefully or there might be problems in completing
it. Most of the “apprenticeship pieces” this year
have an industry participant, but a couple of the
projects might also have other partners such as
technological service institutes.
Some of the
assignments come from research and development
departments at big companies from both Denmark
and other countries. Nobody knows the solution to the
problem you study. It is your job to investigate the
problem and make a statement. In this period you are
supposed to undertake part of or the entire
communication with the company, so you should be
prepared for communication in written as well as
verbal English. Make sure that you become familiar
with the technical terms in English in relation to
the area during the course. This is also the reason
why we teach this course in English. Remember that
your place of work in the future takes place on the
global arena and not just in Denmark.
At the presentation in December of the
apprenticeship – last day of the course – the
industry participants will join the presentation to
get informed about your results. The language is
English. If your assignment includes foreign
companies you will have to do the written part of
“the apprenticeship” in English – otherwise it is
optional.
Exam:
The evaluation
of the apprenticeship contributes with 50% of the
grade. The other 50% is the result of the later oral
examination based on syllabus.
PC - Access:
In connection
with completion of the course we have necessary
access to PC and the internet.
If you
experience “digital problems”, you must contact us
immediately, but we hope that we have solved most of
the potential problems. We
believe that the benefits of using internet and
digital video far outweighs the possible problems
and increases the possibility of making the
practices interesting and also prepare you for a
coming “job situation” in the area of the material
sciences.
