Module overview
This module provides an introduction to intensive group project work in collaboration with an industrial or academic customer. Students work in groups of at least four people on a project typically based on an idea from an industrial partner, or from an academic research project looking to transfer technology to industry or build a demonstrator/proof of concept.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Acquire specialist knowledge through critical study of the relevant research literature
- Understand and analyse an engineering problem and design a solution based on sound financial, economic, legal, social, ethical and environmental considerations
- Relate your project to current activities in research and development, and identify any potential novel contributions that might arise from your project
- Solve unfamiliar problems and address challenges encountered during the course of your project
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Present and explain joint technical work, both in written form and in formal group and individual presentations
- Work as part of a team to manage your project, by planning and allocating tasks, and by coordinating your activities with those of your team mates
- Make effective use of available resources (human, economic and time)
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Assess the limitations of particular cases when solving engineering problems, and reflect on and critically evaluate the effectiveness of your chosen approach
- Apply engineering techniques, taking account of a range of commercial, legal, ethical, environmental, sustainability and industrial constraints
- Apply design processes and methodologies and adapt them in unfamiliar situations
- Liaise with customers in order to determine the scope and requirements of your project, and the criteria for judging its success
- Generate innovative designs for products, systems, components or processes to fulfill new needs
- Apply mathematical and computer-based models for solving problems in engineering
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Design processes, methodologies, specialist tools and techniques used to design, analyse, implement and verify systems in your area of engineering
- A range of subject areas that are relevant to your project, including some from outside engineering, and their application to your project
Syllabus
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Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The content of this module is delivered through lectures, the module website, directed reading and pre-recorded materials.
Students work on their understanding through independent study and with formative assessments in the form of coursework assignments.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Wider reading or practice | 114 |
| Follow-up work | 6 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 6 |
| Completion of assessment task | 300 |
| Project supervision | 12 |
| Lecture | 12 |
| Total study time | 450 |
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Group Presentations and Report | 5% |
| Individual report | 25% |
| Individual reflection | 10% |
| Group report | 60% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal