Unit information: Group Project 4 in 2015/16

Unit name	Group Project 4
Unit code	EENGM8021
Credit points	10
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Professor. Achim
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	Pass in year abroad
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

The aim of the Group Project is to give students returning from a year abroad, where they were unable to undertake a group project, experience of working in a team. Each team, which typically consists of three or four students, is given the same design specification in order to create a competitive environment. The design exercise is spread over a fifteen-week period, and emphasis is placed on effective project planning and management in order to build a working demonstration in the time available.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Having completed the project successfully, students will be able to:

1. work in a team
2. lead a team effectively
3. plan and manage a project
4. manage the project budget
5. undertake research as necessary
6. present the project outcomes via poster and report

Teaching Information

Group laboratory work

Assessment Information

Poster session, 10% (ILOs 1-6)

Project report, 90% (ILOs 1-6)

Reading and References

Materials will be issued by the Department.