Project 4 (in Mathematical Engineering)

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Contribution of the course to the program objectives

Regarding the learning outcomes of the program of Bachelor in Engineering, this course contributes to the development and the acquisition of the following learning outcomes:

• LO 1.1, 1.2
• LO 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
• LO 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
• LO 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
• LO 5.1

Specific learning outcomes of the course

The skills addressed by « Project 4 » include on one hand transverse skills, common to all projects 4, and on the other hand disciplinary, technical skills that are specific to each engineering specialty.

Transversal learning outcomes:

Projects 4 aim at providing students with transversal skills close to the practice of engineering jobs within a multi-disciplinary context :

• analyse and improve existing systems ;
• analyse experimental data with a critical mind ;
• make the distinction between reality and models used to describe or modify it ;
• deal with the notion of uncertainty in the project approach, its conception and the obtained results.

The project will allow for a trial-and-error approach, typically adopted by young engineers at the beginning of their careers.

Disciplinary learning outcomes:

At the end of the course, students will be able to

• develop by small groups of students a mathematical engineering application;
• apply in a multidisciplinary way the skills acquired during the training in applied mathematics (for example in the fields of optimization, numerical analysis, differential equations, dynamical systems, statistics, etc.);
• acquire and use new knowledge and advanced skills in applied mathematics in connection with application (consultation of scientific literature and reference books, contacts with experts in the field, etc.);
• implement and test an algorithmic solution, then validate it with real data;

communicate in English on a technical theme, orally and/or in writing.