Advanced Engineering Tools for ShipX
Do you get excited about big data, stability curves, wave resistance, collision probabilities, and bending stress? Then you are the future specialist in building, designing, and analyzing everything that navigates. As an advanced engineer, you gain insight and acquire knowledge about design and analysis tools for the maritime world.
Minor content
This course provides insight into advanced design and analysis tools from decades past. You will gain knowledge that will benefit you throughout your career.
Structure of the minor
The course consists of 7 modules that you can follow either individually or as a whole. Each module concludes with an assignment-based exam. Here are the modules:
- Programming in Python (3 credits)
- Numerical methods in engineering (4 credits)
- Optimization methods (3 credits)
- Data and shape modeling (5 credits)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (4 credits)
- Introduction to data science (5 credits)
- Research assignment (6 credits)
One credit corresponds to approximately 28 study hours.
Study features
The assessment methods used are:
- Assignments
- Presentations
- Paper
- Podcast
- No exams
The course has a strong maritime focus, emphasizing the technical background of the topics covered. The course is particularly suitable for individuals with the following backgrounds:
- Maritime Engineering
- Maritime Officer
- Ocean Technology
- Engineering with maritime affinity
It is advantageous if you have a sense of numbers and logic to successfully complete the course. External participants attend (digital) classes alongside regular fourth-year HBO students.
