Course syllabus - Industrial Excellence

Objectives

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge on how production development can contribute to "Industrial Excellence" within the manufacturing industry. The goal in the course is for students to manage an improvement project of a real industrial production process and use Industry 4.0 technology to suggest improvements of the production process. 

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student shall be able to:
1. plan, manage, and implement an improvement project of a real industrial production process  
2. analyze literature and utilize theoretical findings for improving a project of a real industrial production process   
3. design, develop and deploy an Industry 4.0 technology-based solution in an improvement project of a real industrial production process   
4. demonstrate the ability to individually and as a group member perform and present project and seminar assignments, both orally and in writing and to critically and constructively provide feedback on such presentations 

Course content

- Development of production systems  
- Industry 4.0 technology as tools to support improvement suggestions. 
- Performing of applied improvement studies of a section of an industrial production system within manufacturing industry

Specific requirements

Completed courses of 15 credits, on advanced level, in Product and Process Development, including 7.5 credits of the course Production System Development. In addition, Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English A/English 6 are required. For courses given in entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish B/Swedish 3. 

Examination

Seminar (SEM1), 1,5 credits, examines learning outcomes 1, 3 and 4, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G) 
Project (PRO1), 6 credits, an assignment presented orally and written via a report, examines learning outcomes 1-4, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Two-grade scale

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course overlaps with 6 credits towards KPP319 Industrial Excellence, 7,5 credits towards PPU412 Industrial excellence, 7,5 credits towards PPU431 Industrial excellence, with 7,5 credits towards PPU443 Industrial Excellence and with 7,5 credits towards PPU457 Industrial Excellence.