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AR50421: Project unit 2

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 30
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Dissertation period
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Dissertation (CW 65%)
  • Mini Conference Paper (CW 15%)
  • Oral Presentation (CW 20%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To develop the ability to undertake and report independent research work.

Learning Outcomes:
After successful completion of this unit students will be able to: demonstrate a systematic approach to carrying out independent research, demonstrate a critical awareness of the principal problems limiting progress/performance in the technical area of the dissertation, outline the range of technique/solutions currently being brought to bear on these problems, explain the way in which their chosen approach builds on or compliments the current techniques/solutions, demonstrate self-direction in tackling and solving problems.

Skills:
To identify and acquire knowledge and understanding directly relevant to the solution of a problem integral to the student's project - facilitated and assessed;
To manage research, design, and/or development projects in an effective and professional way with due regard to time management - facilitated and assessed;
To author and produce written technical reports - facilitated and assessed;
To deliver oral reports appropriate to an engineering audience - facilitated and assessed;
To operate within the appropriate code of professional conduct, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment - facilitated and assessed.

Content:
Students will execute their project following closely the plan submitted in Semester 2. Students will be allowed to propose modifications of the plan but a closely argued case for such modifications must be submitted to the project supervisor. If the modifications are approved by the supervisor then the modified work plan will supersede the original plan and all subsequent progress will be judged against it. A written Final Report will be submitted in September and a detailed oral presentation of this report will be made.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

AR50421 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • TEAR-AFM19 : MSc Civil Engineering: Innovative Structural Materials

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.