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UNIVERSITY OF DERBY Sensitivity: Internal 1 Independent Project (Engineering) 6TE500 Sensitivity: Internal 2 Independent Project (Engineering) 6TE500 Contents Module Leader ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Module Description ................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Module Learning outcomes ..................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Module Content ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Module Learning and Teaching Methods…………………………………………………..…5 Module Assessment Methods ................................................................................................................ 5 Assessment Schedule ............................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Project Supervision ................................................................................................................................. 6 Appendix A Guide to Technical Report Writing …………………………………………7 Sensitivity: Internal 3 Welcome to the Independent Project Module: This handbook provides key information about the module and provides everything you need to get started with your studies. This includes the validated module specifications, learning schedule, assessment specifications and assessment criteria, supplementary information, and contact details of key module staff and support departments. It is really important that you familiarise yourself with the information in this handbook and that you note in particular key facts and key dates listed below. It is also important to note that a wider range of information and interactivity is provided online in Course Resources. Please make sure that you engage regularly with online module information and that you check your unimail email account for module related updates and general learning communication. Make a plan using this handbook for guidance and monitor your progress. The Independent Project is seen as an important element of your specialist programme. It provides you with a challenge to identify and undertake a detailed study and present a major piece of independent work. It aims to develop your skills to work independently, researching a topic of your choice, in depth, using relevant concepts and techniques. The process is intended to allow you to develop skills relevant to a career in your chosen specialist area. It is expected that you will not only collect and analyse information, but exhibit other skills such as your ability to plan and sustain a significant piece of work, to manage interpersonal relationships and to identify and obtain the necessary resources. Module Title: Independent Project Module Leader P MODULE DESCRIPTION: The Independent Engineering Project is a major element of accredited engineering or technical degree. It provides the necessary evidence that you are technically competent and capable of entering the world of work as a professional engineer or technologist. The aim is to develop your ability to work independently, in a chosen topic, using relevant technical research and design concepts, and analytical, test, measurement and evaluation techniques, in order to produce a finished artefact or product. You will be expected not merely to collect, analyse and apply information, but also to exhibit other skills such as the ability to plan, manage and produce a significant technical piece of work. mailto:
[email protected] Sensitivity: Internal 4 MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES: On successful completion of the module, you will be able to: 1. Negotiate and execute a realistic plan to deliver to agreed project outcomes, including structured approaches to planning, investigation and research, with due regard to the constraints of time, budget and available resources. 2. Maintain an ongoing record, and write a substantial final analytical technical report containing an extensive critical evaluation of the methods adopted and the final outcome of the project. 3. Present and discuss in a viva voce setting your technical project in depth, clearly communicating the critical issues and key features of the project and be prepared to answer detailed questions. Sensitivity: Internal 5 MODULE CONTENT: Project Management Definition of a project, project life cycle phases, project planning tools, risk analysis, resource management, managing project delivery. Design Methods Applying structured design methods: clarification of need, conceptual design, embodiment design, and detail design. Design for manufacture and sustainability. Project Execution You will be expected to identify a technical project related to your final year studies. The project could originate from a list provided by the Module Leader or from a relevant personal interest of yours. All projects originating from you must be approved by the Module Leader prior to commencement and be sufficiently technically demanding to justify inclusion in the final stages of an accredited degree. The project supervisor, allocated after submission of the proposal, is primarily responsible for monitoring the conduct and involvement of you, as well providing some guidance when deemed necessary. A second supervisor is chosen to complement the expertise of the project supervisor and to provide internal moderation. You are expected to meet your project supervisors on a regular basis throughout the year for guidance in strategy, implementation and report writing. The project proposal, (Learning outcome 1) is based on a preliminary survey of the problem area. It includes an outline of the scope and objectives of the study such as expected project outcomes, a plan of work, an assessment of the resources required for completion and an evaluation of safety and ethical implications (the former expressed as a formal risk assessment). The project supervisor may ask for revisions to the project proposal and must finally agree to it, within three weeks of it being submitted. The proposal will form an important part of the subsequent management of the project and will contribute to establishing the criteria for the assessment of the project. A project logbook should be maintained on a continuous basis by you. This forms the agenda for the regular meetings between the project supervisor and you, and may be an e- log or a more traditional record. During the course of the project, you will meet your supervisor regularly to discuss progress, as evidenced verbally and by the logbook. This allows problems to be dealt with at a retrievable point in the course of the project. It is the responsibility of you to ensure that these meetings occur. Practical work must be conducted in University