The objective if the course is to innvestigate a topic of interest and make an analysis of existing conditions and issues and develop and evaluate alternative solutions and proposals.
The main activities in the course are:
- Problem discussion and formulation
Literature review and/or information collection as necessary
- Development of project plan which outlines the main project activities.
- Approach
- Proposed solutions or alternatives
- Technical report documenting the project
- Presentation
The main activities in the course are:
- Problem discussion and formulation
- Limited literature review and/or information collection as necessary
- Development of project plan which outlines the main project activities.
- Technical approach and steps that may include some or all of the following elements (depending on the topic and scope of the project)
- Precise problem formulation
- Limited literature review and/or collection of necessary information and data from related sources (for example companies, organizations)
- Methodology and technical approach
- Proposed solution
- Technical report documenting the project
The course gives basic training in formulating, analyzing, and solving a problem related to the operations of transportation systems (any mode), often jointly with an operator of transport services. Students are also trained in technical writing. The work in this course may lead to a thesis project as well. The course is carried out as an individual independent project. If more than one student are interested in the topic a team project is also possible.