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ME50185: Dissertation

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 30      [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours:
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Dissertation period
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Project Report (CW 60%)
  • Performance (CW 15%)
  • AS30177 Project Log (Comp) (CW 25%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:

* To enable the student to show creativity and initiative in carrying out a technically demanding open ended investigation;
* To enable the student to synthesise information from a range of sources;
* To enable the student to communicate a major piece of project work effectively;
* To give the student experience of working in a research environment.

Learning Outcomes:
After successfully completing this unit the student will be able to:
* Plan, organise and conduct an engineering research project, setting out and meeting appropriate aims and objectives;
* Present the project work via written reports and oral presentations.

Skills:
Problem solving, written communication, oral communication, working independently and as part of a team.

Content:

* Identification and analysis of relevant research issues;
* Exploration and selection of appropriate methods of investigation;
* Planning and organisation of a programme of research with clearly defined aims and objectives;
* Analysis of research data and formulation of relevant conclusions;
* Communication of research findings using both written and oral means.
Programme availability:

ME50185 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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