Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
0 h + 60.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Jacques Pascal; Jonas Alain;
Language
English
Main themes
Functional materials, materials processing, functional devices, cost evaluation, promotional communication
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Given the AA repository of the program of "Master ingénieur civil en chimie et science des matériaux", this course contributes to the development, acquisition and evaluation of the following learning outcomes:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The project focuses on the study of a specific class of materials starting from the analysis of a recent typical application, on the proposition of a conceptual device based on this material, on the evaluation of its potential economical impacts, and on the development of a supporting professional website and a fund-raising video. This project may be followed by a life-cycle analysis and a broader evaluation of the social and environmental impacts of the proposed technology within the frame of the course LMAPR2648. When this is the case, the project provides an integrated view of the complete development of a product based on advanced materials, from material to device and end-of-life (life-cycle analysis).
Teaching methods
The project is led in small groups of students. It involves the reading a portfolio of review articles and book chapters, the watching of explanatory podcasts, the simulation of materials/devices properties (when appropriate), the conception of a device and the evaluation of its economical and societal impacts, the development of a professional website, and the making of a fund-raising video.
Evaluation methods
The project is evaluated based on the formal quality and content of the website created by the students to describe their findings and product, and on the quality of the fund-raising video they have generated. An exam on some concepts of the project may also be organized.
Other information
This course requires basic knowledge of fundamentals of materials science (thermodynamics, mechanical properties, functional properties at an introductory level).
Online resources
Moodle website : https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=11244
Bibliography
See the website of the project.
Faculty or entity
FYKI
