Industrial/Research Orientated Project
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EEEE4008 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 4 | 40 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- EEEE4008
- School
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 40
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
Students indicate their project preferences from a wide range of industrially-relevant topics covering all facets of the degree program, then work under the supervision of an expert member of staff. Students will undertake project management activities and plan their project for the year ahead, engage in independent work consisting of regular effort over the academic year to deliver the project Aims and Objectives. Students will write a Project Plan to deliver their agreed project, conduct the project, and produce a final thesis on their work and present it publicly.
Reassessment of this module, if required, will be by resubmission of the thesis.
Target Students
Final Year students registered for the MEng courses in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Classes
- One 3-hour workshop each week for 2 weeks
- One 30-minute tutorial each week for 22 weeks
Students will have weekly individual tutorials with their supervisor, but otherwise they will be expected to work alone. Workshops will support professional skill related to project work, including project planning and report writing. Each student will prepare and deliver an individual presentation at the end of the project.
Assessment
- 10% Interim report: Project planning document (6 pages) and moderator interview
- 80% Dissertation: Final individual project thesis (60 pages) and moderator interview
- 10% Presentation: Final individual project presentation (15 minutes)
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
Engineers working in industry usually find that they become involved in extended practical or theoretical projects. This module provides an opportunity for students to work in a similar situation, giving the experience of completing a major independent project on a topic with direct industrial or research relevance, including planning the work to meet a final deadline, , consideration of the broader implications of the work, and reporting on the work both in a structured written report and by an public presentationLearning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
LO1 Identify and critically evaluate the literature to solve a complex electrical and electronic engineering problem.
LO2 Plan, structure and continually review future project activities using engineering management principles.
LO3 Select appropriate engineering tools and processes.
LO4 Identify the expected outcome and risk of project plan and propose the mitigation actions where required.
LO5 Evaluate and implement effective methods for communicating a complex engineering problem to a non-technical audience.
LO6 Communicate the solution to a complex engineering problem to a technical audience.
LO7 Critically reflect on the process of solving a complex engineering problem and outcomes achieved.
LO8 Select and apply appropriate engineering tools to model and solve complex electrical and electronics engineering problems.
LO9 Apply comprehensive set of engineering principles to solve complex problems, where much of the knowledge is at either at the forefront of the topic or emerging.
LO10 Design solutions to complex a problem that evidences some originality that meets a specified requirement.
LO11 Interpret and critically evaluate available data to substantiate a conclusion based on core principles of mathematics and engineering.
This module contributes to the delivery of the following Engineering Council outcomes:
M1, M2, C3, M3, M4, M5, C6, M6, C9, M9, C13, M13, C15, M15, M17, C18 and M18