2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

ELEC5881M Main Project

45 creditsClass Size: 160

Module manager: Dr. Taisir Elgorashi
Email: T.E.H.Elgorashi@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Jan to 30 Sep View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. explain the basic problem that they are tackling;
2. discuss a literature survey that they have produced via background reading;
3. use the above background reading to investigate the problem in hand (amount will vary according to project);
4. analyse results via simulations and/or practical work (amount will vary according to project);
5. apply critical analysis and conclusions from their previous work;
6. put all of the aforementioned into a report that will be called the Final Report.

Syllabus

There is no set syllabus for the Main Project.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	2	1.00	2.00
Private study hours			448.00
Total Contact hours			2.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			450.00

Private study

Individual literature survey and project work.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Final Report (8000-10000 word)	40.00
Viva	Viva	30.00
Project	Project Progress, Commitment and Independence	10.00
Report	Interm Report (3500-4500 word)	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Re-sits for ELEC modules are subject to the rules in the School’s Code of Practice on Assessment. Students should be aware that, for some modules, a re-sit may only be conducted on an internal basis (with tuition) in the next academic session.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 30/08/2018

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