Unit information: Group Project in Biorobotics in 2022/23

Unit name	Group Project in Biorobotics
Unit code	EMATM0063
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Professor. Hauert
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department	School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Unit Information

This group project aims to develop the student’s interest in and knowledge and understanding of Biorobotics. Students will work in cross-disciplinary groups to solve a global challenge provided by a stakeholder (academia, industry, government, NGO). Biorobotic solutions will be imagined and implemented by the students using skills gained on the Biorobotics programme. Social and ethical considerations will be embedded throughout the project.

Your learning on this unit

On successful completion of the unit students will:

• Liaise with academic, industry, and non-profit stakeholders to capture key project drivers and requirements.
• Identify the state-of-the-art in biorobotics related to a specific challenge.
• Construct and evaluate biorobotic solutions.
• Systematically identify aspects of contextual analysis for the deployment of a new technology: political, economic, social, technological, legal, environmental (PESTLE) and ethical.
• Synthesize conclusions and recommendations for future project directions.

How you will learn

This unit is primarily experiential. All projects will be supervised by the unit director, with a mix of short lectures, guided activities, and open time to progress the project within a weekly timetabled session.

How you will be assessed

• Assessment 1 (20%) - Project pitch: Exploration of application areas / grand challenges. Selection of a challenge to work on for term 2 and outline of a project plan (2 pages).
• Assessment 2 (20%) - State-of-the-art: presentation of the latest research in the field of the chosen project (blog post).
• Formative peer assessment - Robots and society: Ethical and societal dimension of the project proposed (2 pages).
• Assessment 4 (30%) - Demonstration: Live prototype demonstration (short video).
• Assessment 5 (30%) - Project presentation: Presentation of the project to the stakeholder in a short video (short video).

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.