A Bachelor of Science provides well-founded advice based on their expertise regarding the design, improvement, or application of products, processes, and methods within the Applied Science domain. This advice considers technical, economic, and societal constraints, thereby contributing to technical and economic solutions concerning goods or services within the Applied Science domain.

The professional demonstrates this by:

A | Actively listening, asking relevant questions, and applying their expertise to summarise the client’s needs into a concrete question.
B | Independently gathering information about the context and evaluating this information using experience and expertise.
C | Independently using gathered technical, economic, and societal knowledge and expertise to propose potential solutions.
D | Justifying the advice and using their expertise to convince the client of the preferred solutions.

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5 | Advice

A Bachelor of Science provides well-founded advice based on their expertise regarding the design, improvement, or application of products, processes, and methods within the Applied Science domain. This advice considers technical, economic, and societal constraints, thereby contributing to technical and economic solutions concerning goods or services within the Applied Science domain.

5 | Advice

A Bachelor of Science provides well-founded advice based on their expertise regarding the design, improvement, or application of products, processes, and methods within the Applied Science domain. This advice considers technical, economic, and societal constraints, thereby contributing to technical and economic solutions concerning goods or services within the Applied Science domain.

Level I Level II Level III Level IV
The student understands the client's problems and/or needs. Contributes to advice according to a provided method.

The student demonstrates this by:

The student contributes to solving a technical problem for the client. Independently providing advice in a non-complex situation.

The student demonstrates this by:

The student provides concrete advice on a specific question. Independently delivers advice in a complex situation.

The student demonstrates this by:

Experienced professional (see description of competence above).

The professional demonstrates this by:

A | Clarifying the question Listening to the client and restating the question in their own words. Actively listening and asking relevant questions to identify the client’s needs. Actively listening and asking relevant questions to summarise the client's needs into a concrete question. Actively listening, asking relevant questions, and applying their expertise to summarise the client’s needs into a concrete question.
B | Understanding the context Describing provided information about the context. Analysing provided information about the context and describing its impact. Independently gathering information about the context and evaluating its impact. Independently gathering information about the context and evaluating this information using experience and expertise.
C | Proposing a selection of potential solutions Using provided technical knowledge to propose a possible solution. Using provided technical, economic, and societal knowledge to propose potential solutions. Independently using gathered technical, economic, and societal knowledge to propose potential solutions. Independently using gathered technical, economic, and societal knowledge and expertise to propose potential solutions.
D | Justifying the advice Justifying the chosen solution for the question. Justifying the advice for potential solutions. Justifying the advice and informing the client which proposed solutions are preferable. Justifying the advice and using their expertise to convince the client of the preferred solutions.

Level I

The student understands the client's problems and/or needs. Contributes to advice according to a provided method.

The student demonstrates this by:

A | Clarifying the question

Listening to the client and restating the question in their own words.

B | Understanding the context

Describing provided information about the context.

C | Proposing a selection of potential solutions

Using provided technical knowledge to propose a possible solution.

D | Justifying the advice

Justifying the chosen solution for the question.

Level II

The student contributes to solving a technical problem for the client. Independently providing advice in a non-complex situation.

The student demonstrates this by:

A | Clarifying the question

Actively listening and asking relevant questions to identify the client’s needs.

B | Understanding the context

Analysing provided information about the context and describing its impact.

C | Proposing a selection of potential solutions

Using provided technical, economic, and societal knowledge to propose potential solutions.

D | Justifying the advice

Justifying the advice for potential solutions.

Level III

The student provides concrete advice on a specific question. Independently delivers advice in a complex situation.

The student demonstrates this by:

A | Clarifying the question

Actively listening and asking relevant questions to summarise the client's needs into a concrete question.

B | Understanding the context

Independently gathering information about the context and evaluating its impact.

C | Proposing a selection of potential solutions

Independently using gathered technical, economic, and societal knowledge to propose potential solutions.

D | Justifying the advice

Justifying the advice and informing the client which proposed solutions are preferable.

Level IV

Experienced professional (see description of competence above).

The professional demonstrates this by:

A | Clarifying the question

Actively listening, asking relevant questions, and applying their expertise to summarise the client’s needs into a concrete question.

B | Understanding the context

Independently gathering information about the context and evaluating this information using experience and expertise.

C | Proposing a selection of potential solutions

Independently using gathered technical, economic, and societal knowledge and expertise to propose potential solutions.

D | Justifying the advice

Justifying the advice and using their expertise to convince the client of the preferred solutions.