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Unit information: Robotics Research Preparation in 2022/23

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Unit name Robotics Research Preparation
Unit code AENGM0029
Credit points 15
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Professor. Richards
Open unit status Not open
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School/department School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Faculty Faculty of Engineering

Unit Information

Prepare students to perform independent research in robotics and autonomous systems

Your learning on this unit

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to: 1. Critically evaluate developments in robotics and autonomous systems. 2. Identify, access and interpret state-of-the-art research literature. Communicate research findings, orally and in written form, to both specialist and general audiences.

How you will learn

Research methods lectures; reading group seminars;

•Research methods including communications: 1hr/wk in TB1

•Reading group: 1hr/wk in TBs 1 and 2

And 48 hrs of reading for reading group, plus 66 hrs of private study and preparation of research proposal

How you will be assessed

•20% - participation in reading group wiki (summative)

•30% - presentations to reading group (formative and summative)

•50% - research proposal (summative)

Resources

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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

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