2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

MECH5825M Professional Project

75 creditsClass Size: 125

Module manager: Dr O M Querin
Email: O.M.Querin@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Sep to 31 Aug (12mth) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

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

- undertake a thorough review of the literature on which they can plan a suitable project and provide context in which this new body of knowledge sits;
- apply an appropriate blend of theoretical, computational and experimental skills to the solution of an engineering problem of direct relevance to the programme of study;
- define clear objectives, plan and execute a schedule of work;
- assimilate and critically assess complex and contradictory knowledge from the literature;
- independently evaluate and analyse results leading to conclusions relevant to the project aims and objectives.

Syllabus

The subject of the project will be drawn from the field of engineering implicit in the student's chosen programme of study. It will reflect an area of current interest. The project may be linked to industry and should be sufficiently broad to embrace more than one of the following: design, analysis, computation and experimentation. The principal deliverables are an oral presentation and full report on completion of the project.

As part of this activity the students will have the opportunity to learn a number of transferable skills which, in part, are key to the delivery of good outcomes. These include critical evaluation of the literature, including literature search and retrieval, methodologies associated with design and analysis during projects and communication skills. These transferable tasks will be largely completed by the end of Semester 2.

This module will include a number of lectures/seminars on ethical issues related to the themes of this module and overall programme of study.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Computer Class	1	2.00	2.00
Meetings	20	1.00	20.00
Lecture	1	1.00	1.00
Lecture	11	2.00	22.00
Practical	2	2.00	2.00
Private study hours			703.00
Total Contact hours			47.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			750.00

Private study

- Time associated with literature review and project planning (80 hours - Semester 1 and 2)
- Design, analysis, computation and experimentation, writing up (590 hours - Semester 3).

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Through meetings with Project Supervisor and Interim assessment tasks.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Project	Final project	75.00
Report	Interim project report	15.00
Oral Presentation	.	10.00
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: 26/06/2017

Disclaimer

Browse Other Catalogues

• Undergraduate module catalogue
• Taught Postgraduate module catalogue
• Undergraduate programme catalogue
• Taught Postgraduate programme catalogue

Errors, omissions, failed links etc should be notified to the Catalogue Team.PROD