Program Overview

Master's Thesis

Content, Progress, and Pedagogy of the Module

The master's thesis can be conducted as a long master's thesis. If choosing to do a long master's thesis, it has to include experimental work and has to be approved by the study board. The amount of experimental work must reflect the allotted ECTS.

Learning Objectives

Knowledge

• Have knowledge at the highest international level of research in a selected area of the field of Computer Engineering
• Have comprehension of research ethics

Skills

• Can argue for the relevance of the chosen problem and the technical connections in which it appears
• Can account for the scientific basis of the problem and possible methods to solve it, including delimitation of the problem and the applicability and impact of the chosen method to the solution
• Can analyze and describe the chosen problem applying relevant theories, methods, and experimental data

Competences

• Able to communicate scientific problems in writing and orally to specialist and non-specialist, also using digital tools
• Able to control situations that are complex, unpredictable, and which require new solutions, professional development, and/or collaboration
• Are able to independently initiate and to perform collaboration within the discipline and interdisciplinary as well, and to take professional responsibility
• Are able to independently take responsibility for his or her own professional development and specialization, getting knowledge from different platforms, incl. digital platforms

Type of Instruction

As described in §17

Exam

Exams

• Name of exam: Master's Thesis
• Type of exam: Master's thesis/final project
• ECTS: 50
• Assessment: 7-point grading scale
• Type of grading: External examination
• Criteria of assessment: The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the Module

• Danish title: Kandidatspeciale
• Module code: ESNNDSK4P6
• Module type: Project
• Duration: 2 semesters
• Semester: Autumn
• ECTS: 50
• Language of instruction: English
• Empty-place Scheme: Yes
• Location of the lecture: Campus Aalborg, Campus Copenhagen
• Responsible for the module: Tatiana Kozlova Madsen
• Used in: Curriculum for the Master's Programme in Computer Engineering, 2022

Organisation

• Study Board: Study Board of Electronics and IT
• Department: Department of Electronic Systems
• Faculty: The Technical Faculty of IT and Design