BEng Individual Project
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MMME3023 | Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufactur | 3 | 40 | Full year China |
- Code
- MMME3023
- School
- Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufactur
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 40
- Semesters
- Full year China
Summary
The project aims to give experience in the practice of engineering and scientific approaches at a professional level. It involves the planning, execution and reporting of a programme of work which will normally involve a mixture of experimental, and/or theoretical and/or computational work together with a detailed review of relevant previous work in the field. The detailed content and project balance relating to the experimental/theoretical/computational work is a matter for discussion between the student and his/her supervisor.
Classes
The project starts at the beginning of the Autumn Semester and the final report must be submitted by the end of week~9 of the Spring Semester. There will be regular contact with the supervisor. It is expected that 67% of the student's effort will take place during the Spring Semester.
Assessment
- 70% Dissertation: 10000 words report
- 2% Planning Presentation: Report (max 500 words) identifying key literature / risks/ ethics and time chart
- 2% planning report
- 10% Interim Report: Continuous assessment of the student
- 3% Oral Presentation: Oral presentation (end of project) - 15mins duration
- 2% poster
- 10% supervisors mark: Progress report - max 1500 words including a critical evaluation of literature
Educational Aims
● Deliver a detailed project dissertation involving engineering and scientific methods and analysis at a professional level.● Develop skills in the planning, risk, ethics, execution and reporting of a programme of work.● Perform cutting edge experimental, and/or design and/or theoretical and/or computational work● Deliver and critically evaluate a detailed review of relevant previous work in the field.(Note: The detailed content and project balance relating to the experimental/theoretical/design/computational work is a matter for discussion between the student and his/her supervisor, factoring in the students course). It may be linked to a research group and/or an industrial company.Learning Outcomes
LO1 – Demonstrate the ability to execute a successful individual technical project within time and budgetary constraints.
LO2 – Manage a research or industrially linked project to conclusion in the context of the scope and subject area of the project.
LO3 – Identify and critically evaluate sources of information to comprehensively understand the area of study
LO4 – Use appropriate tools and methodologies depending on the scope and subject area of the individual project (such as CFD, FEA, computational, design and/or experimental and investigative techniques etc).
LO5 – Communicate the outcome of the research in a technical dissertation and also via an oral presentation.
Conveners
- Dr Yong Ren