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The programme at a glancePart of School
Programme information
What to expectAbout the programme
Programming
Students must be aware that programming is an essential element throughout this programme. Please prepare yourself before the programme starts if you have very little programming experience (for example in Python)
Examples of projects in the programme
- Combine weather data with pricing data and create a data value chain that can set pricing based on a pricing algorithm the customer already has and the long term weather predictions for a region.
- Create an interactive knowledge platform for the full scale data architects and integrate already available knowledge in it.
- Use data collected in trains to create a service to customers that will help them find the doors to the best available seat on their train based on their current location and time and analyse the usage of this service.
- Use data collected in trains to predict service necessities to prevent delays due to technical errors.
- Help a primary school group to utilise their data more efficiently.
- Talks with other possible companies and organisations are still in progress.
Method
Working methods
Next to extensive participation of organisations, theories will be presented about the workings of data transformation techniques and you have the opportunity to use the latest technologies next to working on your research skills. Every week an expert in the field will provide a workshop because the world of digital development and users doesn’t stop. We zoom in on issues that will connect with your previous knowledge and interests and will fit with the project your group chooses. With current cases we will provide a motivating enrichment of your study and possibly the start of a promising career in the data field.
Type of assessment
This programme does not have separate modules of different ECTS that have a combined total of 30 ECTS. The 30 ECTS are awarded in full at the end of the programme. In order for the students to obtain the learning goals and to monitor progress the students are required to have an active role in the following four factors:
- Portfolio
- Individual Research report
- Group project
- Feedback processing
Each part is 25% of the grade. All parts must be passed to obtain the 30 ECTS of the programme. During the programme peers, lecturers, experts will assess your work and provide feedback. In several iterations you will use this feedback to improve your knowledge and deliverables.
The final assessment takes place at the end of the semester through the assessment of the project portfolio and final presentation of the delivered product. The assessment has a group and individual component and focuses on both the process throughout the project and the delivered product.
If the final assessment grade is below 5.5 the student has the opportunity to retake (part) of the project in consultation with the lecturer. On passing the final assessment the student receives the 30 ECTS of this exchange programme in full.
Learning outcomes
If you have successfully completed this exchange programme then you are able to:
- Realise a data value chain for a real life organisation. This data value chain will provide a means to re-use data (collected for other goals) in a meaning full way for the organisation.
By the end of this course you will learn the following:
- You can research current issues of the target organisation in the data engineering domain;
- You have acquired knowledge and insight with regard to one or more topics in the data engineering domain that fit into the subjects in the overall lesson plan;
- You show the groundbreaking ability to make the transfer from technical knowledge acquired earlier in the course to a new application domain and as a member of a group with fellow students to devise, design and realize an innovative;
- Data collection solution;
- (information) Facts solution;
- Information derivation solution;
- Information delivery solution;
- You have immersed yourself individually in a data problem, by investigating and analysing the problem, you have chosen an aspect based on your own judgement on the current situation of the problem and the degree of priority and attention given to this by the company;
- Convincingly present your own innovative solution for the data problem investigated, e.g. in an elevator pitch, so that the audience of experts does not only gain insight into the content technology and the important aspects of the solution, but are also willing to further develop this solution in a follow-up project;
- You can apply professional feedback in your implementation and justify this in your portfolio.
Calendar
Period 1 | |
Week 1 | Introduction to the programme, project groups and project assignments, introductory lectures |
Week 2 - 8 | Combination of (guest)lectures and working on the data engineering project (supervised and unsupervised) |
Week 9 - 10 | Half-way assessments of progress |
Period 2 | |
Week 1 - 7 | Combination of (guest)lectures and working on the data engineering project (supervised and unsupervised) |
Week 8 or 9 | Final assessment |
Week 9 or 10 | Optional resit opportunity |
Awarding
After completing your exchange programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, you will receive a:
- Transcript of records
Four factors
An indication of the essential factorsWhat you may expect
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Portfolio
Portfolio
The portfolio consists of all proof and products you have about your and your groups work. It also contains group reflections and meeting notes, decision explanations etc. It also contains your groups introduction.
Each part is 25% of the grade.
All parts must be passed to obtain the 30 ECTS of the programme. -
Individual research report
Individual research report
In this report (which you will add to the portfolio) you explain which topic you have researched and why. You describe your findings, but also what research areas turned out to be not so useful. It also contains your presentation to your group and the stakeholders of your research.
Each part is 25% of the grade.
All parts must be passed to obtain the 30 ECTS of the programme. -
Group project
Group project
This part of the portfolio contains all group products, like the serious game code, the group project code, but also team member evaluation feedback processing and team functioning feedback processing and the group evaluation feedback processing.
It also contains the carousel feedback and how it is used in the final product.
Each part is 25% of the grade.
All parts must be passed to obtain the 30 ECTS of the programme. -
Feedback
Feedback
This is how the group thinks how they scored using the rubric. The teacher evaluation will be added to this.
The group uses this part of the portfolio to describe which feedback was received and how it is processed in the products.
Each part is 25% of the grade.
All parts must be passed to obtain the 30 ECTS of the programme.
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