2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

MECH5003M Industrial Research Project

15 creditsClass Size: 24

Module manager: Dr Joanne Tipper
Email: j.l.tipper@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Pre-requisite qualifications

An UG or TP degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

Student will complete a research project in association with industry collaborators in a company in the field of Tissue Engineering, which will contribute to the definition of their research project/be in an area complimentary to their chosen research area/aid them in focussing on their chosen research area, and place this in its industrial context. Students will be placed in a hosting company.

Students will receive advice and general guidance from their interdisciplinary supervisors as well as from an industrial placement mentor.

Learning outcomes
Students develop skills and an understanding of an industrial/business/ innovation environment with an emphasis on planning and implementing investigations with guidance from academic and industrial supervisors.

Student will also develop team working within the project and with the hosting company, and the capacity for independent self learning within the bounds of professional practice.

Skills outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:

- prepare, plan and manage their project plan and time effectively in order to draw appropriate conclusions using advance or highly specialised equipment and packages, and analyse, evaluate and interpret complex or specialised engineering data
- observe and record accurately data and experimental evidence in a specific industrial/business context
- prepare a final report and defend the work and communicate their findings effectively in an oral presentation
- undertake all aspects of the project work in a professional manner.

Syllabus

Students will be expected to prepare and present a final written report, including an introduction to the context of their industrial project, a survey of related literature, details of experimental work undertaken, an examination of the results and an outline of feasible future work.

Students will also be expected to give a short oral presentation of their project to a mixed audience of their peers, mentors and supervisors.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Presentation	1	10.00	10.00
Practical	100	1.00	100.00
Tutorial	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			30.00
Total Contact hours			120.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Via twice weekly formal tutorial meetings with project supervisor and regular informal monitoring throughout the duration of the project.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Project report 2,500 words	50.00
Presentation	20-30 minute verbal presentation	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 06/07/2011

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