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The course is connected to the following study programs

Recommended previous knowledge

In order to start the project, students must have attended the theoretical courses BYG407 Welding Processes and Equipment, BYG408 Materials and their Behavior during Welding and BYG409 Construction and Design, and have attended the BYG410 Fabrication and Applications Engineering exam.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the module, the student should be able to
  • Act as a resource person in welding and welding related material and quality issues
  • Work as a welding engineer in an industrial project

Contents

The following guidelines are valid for the basis and scope of the project assignment. The project should aim at having an innovative touch, with clear and sound arguments supporting the selected solution.

 

Project assignment contents:

  • Focus on preparation of pWPS, WPQR og WPS in accordance with a suitable standard
  • Material and material properties important for the welding work ¿ use information from material certificates
  • Select welding consumables, groove, welding method and optimize the qualification ranges
  • Welding and material economics
  • Requirements to NDT, mechanical testing and personnel
  • Quality and HMS management including traceability and documentation
  • Produce for an object: Welding drawing with numbered welds, welding log with sequence numbering and all other relevant information

Teaching and learning methods

Prior to commencing the project assignment, there is a mandatory start-up seminar with a harmonized IIW test, introduction to the project assignment and practical demonstrations at selected GCE NODE enterprises on procedure management (one day) and NDT methods (one day). The GCE NODE enterprises are located in the Grimstad and Kristiansand area.

 

The students are encouraged to find a suitable project assignment in the company they are working for. For students not engaged by a company UiA will assist in establishing a project assignment. The project assignment can be done as a group. The concluding oral exam, however, must be taken on an individual basis by each student. The scope for the oral exam is the project assignment and relevant topics from the four theory modules.

 

Detailed information for the demonstrations and project assignment will be given during start-up of Module 4.

 

Estimated work load for the average student is 27 hours per credit.

Examination requirements

Students must have a minimum of 90% attendance at the start-up seminar.

Examinations

Project report, performed individually or in a group. An individual oral exam. The project report must be passed get entrance to the oral exam. Both project report and oral exam are evaluated as "Passed" or "Not passed". A minimum score of 60% is required to pass.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.”

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).

Other information

It is required minimum 20 students registered to start up the course. The course will not be offered in 2022.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
BYG906 – IWE Project Assignment. 5
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