2. Engineering Mathematical
Competence (KOM, SEFI)
”the ability to understand, judge, do, and use
mathematics in a variety of intra- and extra-
mathematical contexts and situations in which
mathematics plays or could play a role”
”A Framework fo Mathematics Curricula in Engineering Education”,
SEFI 2013.
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3. Engineering Degrees
• 13 engineering degree programs,
• BSc (180 cu), MSc (120 cu)
• Every MSc contains minimum 27 cu mathematics
• First year engineering mathematics 19 cu
• Basic skill test and mathematics remedial instruction
• Second-third year two 4cu courses = 8 cu mathematics
• Degree programs can recommend
– Mathematics of Algorithms, Discrete Mathematics, Fourier Methods,
Operations research, Probability theory, Statistics, Vector analysis
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4. Engineering Degrees
• BSc (180 cu)
– Major & Minor (25 cu) in mathematics (Finnish)
– Basic course on Mathematical modelling
• MSc
– Major & Minor in mathematics (English/Finnish)
– 30-50 cr
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5. Support for 1st year
students
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Basic skill’s test
Remedial instruction
Mathematic’ clinics
Students work on remedial
instruction (MathBridge)
Student’s progress and work
during remedial instruction in
time
6. Mathematical Modelling
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Real world
problem
Mathematic
al model
Interpretation
in real world
Mathematical
solution
Figure 1. The cycle of mathematical modelling (Lucas 1999).
8. ICT-tools and Solutions
• Videconferencing
– Opening and first lecture
– Project seminar,where students present their project works
• Moodle-learning platform
– Registration on the course
– Distribution of weekly material and information
– Students upload their weekly solutions to assignments
– Discussion and presentation of solutions for assignments and
project works
• Video lectures
– Lectures were recorded
– SMIL-multimedia presentations.
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