Unit name | Final Year Research Project |
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Unit code | AENGM0032 |
Credit points | 40 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Tom Richardson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Selection of year 2 and 3 AENG units, depending on actual project |
Co-requisites |
Occasionally particular year 4 AENG units, depending on actual project |
School/department | Department of Aerospace Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The aim of the project is to provide the opportunity for a substantial and original piece of research work of engineering relevance at Masters level. It may be wholly research or include aspects of novel design, or systems engineering, which is orientated towards theoretical and/or experimental work. Integral to this project are project management skills, communication skills, reasoning skills, originality and creativity in problem solving.
On successful completion of the project the student will:
All members of the Aerospace Engineering staff (and occasionally staff from other departments) are involved. Each project has an Advisor, one Specialist Assessor and one Non-Specialist Assessor. A moderator (usually the Head of Department) is also part of the assessment team. Where projects have close industrial involvement external personnel may also be involved in the advisory role but not the assessment.
The assessment is based upon the student's ability to convey and defend their technical research to both specialist and non-specialists in TWO distinct forums; 1. A project report (consisting of a 20-page Report in the style of a Journal Paper. 2. A viva voce examination (including a poster board project presentation)
Breakdown:
Viva 20%
Report (marked by Advisor) 45%
Report (marked by Specialist Assessor) 35%
If the mark between the Advisor and Specialist Assessor varies by more than 10% a third marker will be asked to moderate.
Various, depending on project topic