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CE50222: Project phase 2 (dissertation)

[Page last updated: 04 August 2021]

Academic Year: 2021/2
Owning Department/School: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 30 [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 600
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Dissertation period
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Individual presentation (CW 20%)
  • Final dissertation [10000-15000 words] (CW 80%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
To:
* enable students to complete a substantial research project relating to their MSc.
* enable students to write a dissertation based on that research

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to:
* carry out novel research
* analyse the findings of that research
* draw conclusions based on their analysis
* make recommendations based on their conclusions.

Skills:

* project planning [F]
* time management [F]
* critical review [T,F,A]
* communicate effectively in oral and written form [T,F,A]
* work independently and reflectively [T,F,A]
* multi source data and information analysis [T,F,A]
* data and information synthesis [T,F,A]

Content:

* independent research supported by teaching staff
* dissertation writing.

Programme availability:

CE50222 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Chemical Engineering

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