Unit name | Research Project Proposal |
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Unit code | MENGM6021 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Alemzadeh |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The unit assists students to put into practice a ten credit module in Research Methodology & Project Management, EFACM0004, from the MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering. Students carry out two tasks related to their research project following completion of their Literature Review (MENGM6041): The two tasks will be agreed with the supervisor and each will comprise 5 credits. Task 1 could typically be a design study, lumped parameter analysis, manufacture of prototype models and preliminary experiments specifically related to the major research project. Task 2 will be the proposal proper featuring, typically, a description of a technical problem, shortlist of approaches, evaluation of each approach, choice of approach for the research project, costs of equipment and project plan. The student can submit either two separate reports for each of the two tasks or one report for both tasks.
Aims:
The unit aims to teach the student how to make a feasibility study of a chosen research project, to include a costed proposal in the context of mechanical engineering projects generally. Professional engineers and scientists use the same skills in making proposals to government organisations, research funding bodies and industrial clients.
The student should be able to:
Tutorial sessions to support tasks 1 and 2.
Separate reports (10 pages each) for task 1 (50%) and task 2 (50%), or a 20 page report for both tasks (100%). 10 or 20 page reports to include all images, diagrams and appendices. Report/s marked by allocated supervisor.