Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics

The department is responsible for Project Laboratory which is assigned to the student when choosing a specialization.

If the student wishes to work on a topic of another department which takes part in the teaching of the main or secondary specialization, then he/she shall notify it at his/her assigned department.

In some cases, the student may have the possibility to work on the topic of a department which does not take part in the teaching of the main or secondary specialization for which he/she shall acquire the permission of the Director of the MSc English program of the faculty. A precondition for acquiring such permission is a certification of his/her excellent scholastic record and professional work in the selected topic.

The student shall register to Project Laboratory 2 subject of the department which announced the selected topic.

A kötelező előtanulmányi rend az adott szak honlapján és képzési programjában található.

Students solve a complex engineering task thus producing a technical creation in which each student’s contribution can be separated. Consequently, students get acquainted with all essential phases of engineering work where they carry out some of the subtasks independently.

The two-semester Project Laboratory 1 and 2 subjects prepare students for the two-semester MSc Thesis Project 1 and 2 subjects.

The program of the first semester is selecting the topic, defining the task in details, preparing the system plan while progressing in time pro-rata.

The topic of Project Laboratory can be chosen from among the topics of the department of the faculty (preferably the department that belongs to the main or secondary specialization selected by the student).

The topic of a department, not teaching in the student’s specialization, is only acceptable if the student obtained the permission of the Director of the MSc English program of the faculty.

A topic offered by another faculty, university or external company (economic organization) can only be accepted if one of the professionally relevant departments of the main or secondary specialization supports it and provides a supervisor. The external supervisor, approved by the head of the department, can be an expert with a university or master (MSc) degree. When selecting the topic of Project Laboratory and preparing the documentation, students must make sure to avoid violating the interest of the company (economic organization) at the time of the review of student activity.

In the second semester of the subject students generally, continue with their task they have begun in the first semester corresponding with the announcement. In the first week of the study period, provided that the student continues with the same topic, the supervisor evaluates the preparedness of the task and decides on the eventual modification so that the task would be finished by the end of the end of the semester. The specific formal requirements and the way of submission of the modified assignment are determined by the department responsible for the subject.

At the end of the second semester, each student shall give an account of the completed work. The account consists of an oral and a written part. The formal requirements and schedule of the account are determined by the department responsible for the subject.

It is possible to assign project tasks of the same topic to two or more students, but only separately, designated to names, and only if the results of the work can be separated.  In the task announcement it must be clearly specified which part is carried out by which student, either it is independent or group work.

• The leading supervisor continuously supervises the schedule, the progress and the preparation of the student. If work is not carried out at the department, then he/she should regularly give an account to the departmental supervisor.
• At the end of the semester at a given time, the student gives a short oral account of his/her completed work. The documentation of the technical work must be submitted by the end of the study period.

Determining mid-term grades
The mid-term subject grade is given by the supervisor of the educational committee which is based on the following factors:

• professional value of the work;
• the student’s attitude to work and the completion of work;
• the result of the account;
• the documentation of the work.

Students fail if they

• have neglected their work
• did not submit the assignment
• did not accomplish the work assigned for the semester by the end of the delayed completion period;
• did not complete either the written or the oral part of the account.