Postgraduate Program for Full-time Professional Degree in Chongqing University

School of Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering(430108)

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1. Introduction

Electrical Engineering (EE) is the core and key discipline in modern science and technology field, and it studies the phenomena, law and applications of electromagnetic. With the development of design and manufacture of electric generators, transformers and electromotor, and the mature of power transmission and distribution, as an indispensable part in human life and production, electric energy has been gradually used widely.

The application of Electrical Engineering involves industrial, agriculture, transportation, science and technology, education, national defense and each areas of human life. It plays a key role in and has a broad impact on national economy. Driven by the demand traction, content-driven and interdisciplinary, electrical engineering fields has been extensive development and promotion, main including:(1) relevant technologies including design, manufacture, operation, measurement and command of various electrical equipments and systems during generation, transmission and application of the electrical energy. (2) electric system runs safely, reliably and economically, including: efficient conversation and security applications of wind, solar and other new energy sources. (3) the interaction of electromagnetic fields with matter and its significant applications in advanced technology and modern defense. (4) the development and application of new electrical materials. (5) cross applications of internet of things, intelligent technology, nanotechnology, biology and other technologies in the field of electrical engineering.

Relying on the State Key Discipline (Level 1) of “Electrical Engineering” and State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security in Chongqing University, electrical engineering territory has abundant faculty, including: a Canadian Academy of Engineering, a person from the National Thousand Talents Program, a person from the National Youth Thousand Program, a chief scientist of 973, a gainer of the National Science Foundation for Outstanding Young, 4 distinguished professor from Cheung Kong Scholars, 9 from the Ministry of Education Century Excellent Talents Candidate, 7 from the Ministry of Education backbone teachers candidates scheme, a Chongqing famous teacher, 47 doctoral tutors, 45 professors, 45 associate professors and senior engineers, 78% of full-time teachers hold a PhD..

2. Educational Objectives

Education for Full-time professional degree in electrical engineering aims to cultivate high-level practical expertise for the related mining industries and engineering sectors in the field of national electrical engineering. And it also cultivates technical and management talents who possess solid fundamental theories in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and extensive specialized knowledge,have strong ability to solve practical problem can undertake professional and managerial work independently possess good professional demeanor.

Specific requirements are:

1. Support the party’s basic line, principles and policies, love the motherland, observe law and discipline, have good professional ethics, have learning attitude and work style of scientific rigor and pragmatic attitude, be physical and mental health.

2. Master the basic theory, methods and means of advanced technology in the field of Electrical Engineering, have the capabilities of engineering design, project implementation, project research, project development, project management in a certain direction of the field independently.

3. Have the ability to track the development trend in the field of electrical engineering, and know the technology advances.

4. Master a foreign language, have the ability to read foreign material relatively expertly and professional writing skills in the field of electrical engineering, and have a certain international communication competence.

3. Length and Period of schooling

(1) The schooling length of full-time professional master’s degree in Electrical Engineering is 3 years, and the period of schooling is 2.5 to 3 years, nor more than 4 years.

(2) The full-time professional master’s degree in Electrical Engineering is trained by the method which combines course study, professional practice and dissertation together, and these three parts can be alternately with each other.

(3) Courses study must be completed on campus, and all courses credits should be completed in one year in principle, professional practice should be completed in enterprise at least six months, and the time for dissertation is no less than one year.

4. Curriculum

1) Principles of the Curriculum

The course study for professional master’s degree in Electrical engineering is implemented by credit system, and the total credits of course are no less than 32 credits. According to the requirements of ability, attainment and structure of knowledge for talent cultivation, five course modules are set, which consists of foundation courses, professional foundations, featured courses, professional practices, and occupation and humanistic quality courses.

Requirements for 32 credits: the credits of foundation courses are no less than 8, the credits of professional foundations are between 8 to 10, the credit of featured course are also between 8 to 10, the credits of professional practices are no less than 4, and the credits of occupation and humanities accomplishment courses are no less than 4. (Credit requirements are specified uniformly by the Graduate School)

In addition, it also includes 1 credit for dissertation proposal, 1 credit for academic and professional reports (including attending at least 5 lectures and doing 1 report by themselves), and fill out or submit online the Book for postgraduate listening Academic Lecture in Chongqing University, or submit online after instructors review ,and 6 credits for professional practice.

2) List of Courses  

5. Professional Practice

Professional practice is an important part in the cultivation of full-time master degree. Abundant and high-quality professional practice is the reassure of education quality. In school, professional practice is no less than six months. The professional practice will be inspected by arranged, managed and assessed by the college.

Instructors must play a high attention to the professional practice. And to strengthen the relationship between the students and the actual needs of employers by building multiform practice base or co-culture base with manufacture enterprise, scientific research institutions and other units, explore new mechanism for personnel training and lay the foundation for the professional practice of students.

1). Classification of Professional Practice

The professional practice must follow three-pronged principles: combination of Concentrated Practice with Segmented Practice, combination of Practice in and Off-campus, combination of Professional Practice with Dissertation Work. It can be divided into following categories:

Field practice Off-campus: According to the training schedule, supervisors arrange postgraduate to take a field practice at least two months in the enterprises or other off-campus units which related with discipline. Students can also contact with practice units according to their employment intentions by themselves. Credit for each month’s field practice is 1.

Lateral Project Practice: supervisors arrange students to participate in their lateral project, and make clear each one’s research. And they also arrange students to do project research on the spot. Credit for each month’s research project(including experiment) is 1..

The application and practical design of software and hardware: engineering practice of software and hardware is carried out according to the research direction of postgraduate, the need of project, industrial research and productive needs. Each practical engineering problem is recorded by 1 credit. 1)Instructors arrange their students to master the application of one software and solve one practical engineering problem in research or engineering; 2) Students can also finished the design and production of a certain practical hardware guided by supervisors. And the concrete content is determined by the actual demand and research direction.  

Supervisors arrange their students to complete these three professional practices above according to the scientific and serious training plan. Comprehensive report of the professional practice should be submitted within the fixed time for the assessment.

2)Assessment of Professional Practice

The professional practice of full-time professional postgraduate is assessed by credit, a total of 6 credits is for those who complete the professional practice and pass the examination. The 6 credits consist of 2 credits for out-campus practice and 4 credits which determined by supervisors and students under the guidance of cultivating objectives. The students, who do not participate in the professional practice or not pass the professional practice examination, cannot be allowed to apply for dissertation defense and graduation.

After professional practice, students should write a final report at least 5000 words independently. The part of out-campus practice must be comments and signature from by the internship units. After students submit their reports, supervisors will invite two experts to participate in the special performance. Combining the workload of professional practice, the performance in peacetime, and the comments from internship units and other two experts, supervisors give the comments and marks by the five-division system which includes excellent, good, medium, pass and  fail. Those students who get pass or higher level are qualified to get the credits.

6. Mid-term Assessment

In the beginning of the fourth semester, the mid-term assessment for full-time professional postgraduate is going to be carried out. It includes:

(1) A comprehensive review of the student’s ideology and morality and performance since admission;

(2) Executive condition of the cultivate program;

(3) The course score, those who have two or more courses retook must be dropped out;

(4) The planning and executive condition of the professional practice;

(5) The state of physical and mental health.

Those who fail the assessment should not be allowed to apply for the dissertation defense.

7. Dissertation Work (requirements for topic, forms and standards of the dissertation, requirements for dissertation defense and degree award)

1) Topic Selection

(1) Full-time professional postgraduate should complete the literature review and dissertation proposal within the third semester, and submit the formal Graduate Dissertation Proposal and Implementation Plan, which should be considered valid only after supervisors review online. The dissertation defense has to be delayed if the plan is not submitted on time.

(2) The topic of the dissertation must come from actual project and applied task. There must be clear occupation background and application value in it, and it could also solve the problems in real life and engineering practice, and furthermore it could create certain economic and social value. To effectively improve students' ability to solve problem by guiding students complete theses independently and acquire the relevant scientific theories and technological methods. 

2) Types and requirements of Dissertation

There are four types of dissertation, including product development, engineering design, application research, and engineering/project management. Each type of the dissertation should have clear technical requirements and certain amount of workload, and it also should reflect the author’s ability to use the professional theory, methods and techniques of electrical engineering comprehensively to solve technological problems. Furthermore it should also have certain theoretical foundation, and be progressive and practical.

(1) Product development: the development of the new product, key components, control systems, and application software and the digestion of the advanced product at home and abroad.

(2) Engineering design: design large-scale projects and systems in the field of electrical engineering by applying basic theory and professional knowledge comprehensively and using scientific methods and techniques.

(3) Application research：according to the practical problems and applications requirements in the field of electrical engineering, carry out practical researches by using basic theories, professional knowledge, scientific methods and techniques comprehensively.

(4) Engineering/Project management: according to the characteristics of electrical engineering project, the management research is carried out which refers to the implementation and operation of large-scale project in each stages of the life cycle of the project or each aspect of the project management. So the enterprise management by projects, project portfolio management or multi-project management, engineering functional management, and technology management must be researched.

3) Form and Evaluation Criteria of Dissertation

The requirements of the dissertation for full-time professional postgraduate are based on The Standard of Dissertation Writing Format for Doctor’s and Master’s Degree in Chongqing University (revised in 2007).

During research and dissertation writing, postgraduate should do the dissertation interim report in department regularly according to the cultivate plan; supervisors and department chairman will check the dissertation regularly, and the dean who charges the postgraduate work will also check the dissertation each semester.

4) Reply of Thesis of Full-time Professional Postgraduate

 (1) After obtaining the required credits by finishing courses and professional practice, students should complete thesis independently under the guidance of supervisors, in order to indicate that they have the ability to handle specialized technology or management work independently. Then students are allowed to apply for pre-defense and defense.

(2) Institute encourages students to publish high-level academic dissertation.

(3) Students should submit complete material including the application of dissertation defense and dissertation to the department evaluated committee in advance 1 month. The evaluated committee will inform students whether they are allowed to defense or not 20 days before defence.

(4) After the first draft of dissertation is completed, students should participate in the pre-defense organized by the Department, and further modify the dissertation according to the suggestions in pre-defense. The revised dissertation should be printed by a laser printer.

(5) College should employ two experts engaged in the work of related discipline (including one expert outside) to blindly review the submitted dissertation. The time for reviewing is no less than 20 days.

(6) The dissertation defense committee is composed of three professors and five associate professors. Defense committee is organized unified by Graduate Affairs Office according to the dissertation contents.

(7) Secret ballot is adopted on whether to grant the master's degree or not. Only after more than two-thirds of all the members consent, the students can pass the defense. All the materials, including defense records should be submitted to evaluated committee, after signed by chairman of Dissertation Defense Committee,

(8) After the defense, according to the questions raised by reviewers, students should re-modify print, copy and bind the theses which are submitted to the Secretariat of evaluated committee and library in department. And these must be done before the procedure for leaving. If not, students cannot be allowed to conduct procedures for leaving.

School of Electrical Engineering