Unit name | Technical Project |
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Unit code | EMAT30009 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. John Hogan |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Successful completion of stage 2 of any Engineering Mathematics degree programme. |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Description: In the final year, every BEng student has the opportunity to undertake a major individual project. In the final year project you will be able to practice skills taught during the rest of the degree course. However, the project will be more creative than your previous taught courses. It will promote research skills which may be important in your future career. Projects are have supervision across Departments in the Faculty and may include a contribution from industry. While there is supervision by a tutor throughout, the project is largely self-motivated and will often require you to take the initiative.
Aim: Formally the aim of the project is to develop research methodology, analytical and presentational skills.
On conclusion of the project students should:
1) have reinforced their mathematics and/or computational skills through applying them in a realistic context
2) become more self-reliant, well organised and self-motivated
3) have acquired or practised communication skills, targeted at both specialists and non-specialists
4) have learned how to structure a substantial report
Teaching will be delivered though regular supervision meetings involving discussion of progress, technical advice, and guidance. These will be supplemented by a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, supported by live online sessions, to provide the key organisational and practical skills required for the project.
3 x Summative Assessments:
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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.
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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.