2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE5050M Engineering Geology: Dissertation Project

60 creditsClass Size: 45

Module manager: Prof. Jared West
Email: l.j.west@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

Conduct a substantial engineering geology project which demonstrates knowledge, skills and critical ability and the ability to communicate work in an academic and professional manner.

Objectives

1. To enable candidates to use knowledge gained and to practice skills learned;

2. To provide the opportunity for students to gain experience with practising professionals on real problems in the field in which they seek employment and/or to engage in a minor research project;

3. To enable candidates to demonstrate initiative, innovation and critical ability;

4. To gain experience in producing a well written, properly formatted, formal report of a standard appropriate to professional practice within the context of a piece of independent work.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:

1. An ability to apply in depth knowledge and skills within the context of a large independent project within the Engineering Geology field;

2. An ability to develop, manage and conduct an independent project and programme of work;

3. An ability to use initiative, innovation and critical ability within independent work;

4. An ability to communicate the details and results of a technical project;

5. An ability to produce a well written, properly formatted, formal report of a standard appropriate to professional practice.

Skills learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:

SLO1. Project management skills - including setting aims, objectives, tasks and project timing;

SLO2. Communication skills – communicating details and results of a technical project both in a written document and in a seminar.

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	6	1.00	6.00
Lectures	3	1.00	3.00
seminars	2	4.00	8.00
Private study hours			583.00
Total Contact hours			17.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			600.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Meetings with dissertation supervisor. It is expected that students will have around 6 significant meetings with supervisors. Such meetings may include one or all of industry visits, site visits / fieldwork, progress meetings. The detail of these meetings will be dependent on the nature of the project undertaken. Projects involving fieldwork and site visits will require a risk assessment and students will receive advice on this process by the project supervisor.Students should present an outline set of aims and objectives during a supervisory meeting at the early stages of the project to allow comment and feedback. All students will present a 15 minute project seminar in the latter half of the project. Feedback and comment will be provided by some or all of the academic staff at the time of the seminar, and further feedback from the wider peer group is encouraged.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Coursework	90.00
Assignment	Coursework	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

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 24/04/2024

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