Technology and technological progress (5056) |
| Language of instruction : English |
| Credits: 6,0 | | | | | Period: semester 1 (6sp) | | | | | 2nd Chance Exam1: Yes | | | | | Final grade2: Numerical |
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Sequentiality
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Mandatory sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
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The objective of this course unit is to enable students to understand, quantify, and predict "figures of merit" (FOMs) metrics that describe the performance of technologies, and to be able to apply these figures to a set of important technologies.
Figures of merit are crucial for commercial engineering students, as technological competition often hinges on these indicators for specific applications. Accurately assessing FOMs requires the integration of both technological and economic knowledge. To achieve this, the course is structured in three parts.
In the first part of the course, different figures of merit (e.g. efficiency, costs, net present value, lifecycle impacts, criticality) are introduced and explained.
In the second part of the course, the focus is on understanding both the working principles and the performance metrics used to describe a selection of technologies from various technological domains over time.
In the third part of the course, the students will apply the knowledge from the first and second part on a concrete technology case by means of group work.
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Lecture ✔
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Response lecture ✔
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Small group session ✔
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Case study ✔
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Group work ✔
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Semester 1 (6,00sp)
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| Written evaluaton during teaching periode | 20 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | ✔ |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | The score for the case has to be at least 10/20. |
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| Written exam | 80 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | ✔ |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | The score has to be at least 10/20. |
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Second examination period
| Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt | |
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| Explanation (English) | The score from the part of the course that was at least satisfactory is
kept in the 2nd chance exam. |
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| Compulsory course material |
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Literature will be posted on blackboard. |
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| Recommended reading |
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Literature will be posted on blackboard. |
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Learning outcomes Master of Business Engineering
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- EC
| EC 15: The holder of the degree can identify, optimise and manage complex technological and business processes in an organisation in light of its strategic goals. (Programme-specific competencies) | - EC
| EC 03: The holder of the degree actively monitors developments in business science and business practice. (Self-direction and entrepreneurial spirit) | - EC
| EC 16: The holder of the degree uses IT applications and basic programming skills to translate financial and technical business data into business-relevant information. (Programme-specific competencies) | - EC
| EC 13: The holder of the degree applies in-depth insights from business science and relevant supporting/related disciplines in the analysis of financial and technical business problems. (Problem-solving capacity) | - EC
| EC 14: The holder of the degree models, designs and evaluates solutions for financial and technical business problems to support decision-making at different levels in a complex context. (Problem-solving capacity) | - EC
| EC 17: The holder of the degree evaluates technological innovations from a business and social perspective. (Programme-specific competencies) |
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| | EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
| Offered in | Tolerance3 |
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Exchange Programme Business Economics
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Master handelsingenieur jaar 1 kern verplicht
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1 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2. |
| 2 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3. |
3 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.
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