Group Project
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EEEE4109 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 4 | 30 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- EEEE4109
- School
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 30
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
The project involves students working in groups of between four and six on a real-world engineering problem. All groups work on the same project and the task is set by a Stakeholder who is typically external to the Department. The students work on the project for the whole academic year and look to come up with an engineering solution to the problem. This will encompass a broad range of engineering skills, involving the design, analysis and evaluation of systems or engineering problems. Assessment of the societal impact of the outcome will form part of the requirement of the project as will the ability to scale-up the solution and turn it into a commercial product. Each group will be under the supervision of a member of academic staff who will act as a facilitator, or an experienced team member. By the end of the project the students are expected to have built and tested a prototype device demonstrating how they will solve the challenge set by the Stakeholder.
Reassessment of the overall module, if required, must be taken by repeating the module, in attendance, during the next academic session.
Target Students
Third year students registered for MEng courses in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Classes
- One 8-hour workshop each week for 3 weeks
- One 3-hour workshop
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 22 weeks
Groups will have weekly progress meetings with their facilitator, but are otherwise expected to arrange their project work amongst the group. Workshops will support professional skills related to project work. At the end of the module, each group will prepare a presentation of their project.
Assessment
- 10% Group presentation: Tradeshow presentation lasting ~2hours
- 40% Viva voce: 20 minute
- 10% Participation mark: Contribution to workshops and group over the year
- 40% Report: ~80 pages plus appendices and references
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To introduce students to the experience of working in a group on a project of industrial relevance containing elements of engineering design. The project also includes aspects of sustainability, legal, economic, ethical and environmental issues.Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
LO1 Analyse project requirements.
LO2 Develop creative innovative solution/s to meet the project requirements.
LO3 Evaluate Engineering solutions.
LO4 Create a resource and time plan to deliver on a project.
LO5 Effectively manage financial resources.
LO6 Identify risks associated with project delivery and a plan for mitigating these risks.
LO7 Apply an integrated, systems, approach to the problem.
LO8 Test and validate prototype/demonstrator.
LO9 Critically reflect on the success of the prototype/demonstrator.
LO10 Identify steps involved in commercialisation.
LO11 Assess social, legal, ethical, and environmental issues associated with the solution.
LO12 Work independently and as a team to successfully deliver the project.
LO13 Demonstrate ability to communicate technical concepts to a range of audiences.
LO14 Produce a working prototype to meet the project requirements.
LO15 Articulate outcome of project in a well-constructed report.
LO16 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of commercial engineering enterprises (for example company dynamics and structures, research and development practices and tools, branding and intellectual property).
This module contributes to the delivery of the following Engineering Council outcomes:
M1, M2, M4, M5, C6, M6, M7, C8, M8, C9, M9, C12, M12, C13, M13, C15, M15, M16 and M17
Conveners
- Dr Amanda Wright