Robotics project I

Summary

The student applies the acquired skills in an engineering or a research project.

Content

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Develop an individual research or industrial project
• Apply skills to a specific subject
• Manage the project
• Assess / Evaluate the results
• Compose a written scientific report of a project
• Present a project orally for a scientific audience
• Develop expertise in a specific research area
• Represent data in a consistent and effective manner

Transversal skills

• Write a scientific or technical report.
• Write a literature review which assesses the state of the art.
• Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
• Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
• Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.
• Assess progress against the plan, and adapt the plan as appropriate.
• Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
• Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.

Assessment methods

Written report and oral presentation

Resources

Websites

• https://sti.epfl.ch/smt/smt-semester-project-guidelines/