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XX30200: BEng integrated engineering final year project

[Page last updated: 08 December 2021]

Academic Year: 2021/2
Owning Department/School: Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Credits: 24 [equivalent to 48 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 480
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Project Scoping & Planning (CW 5%)
  • Final Report (CW 60%)
  • Viva (CW 20%)
  • Project Communication (CW 15%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Aims: To enable students to develop a cross disciplinary or integrated engineering project, with elements of mechanical and/or electrical/electronics disciplines, guided by the integrated engineering principle.
To enable the student to effectively communicate a major piece of project work.
To give the student experience in working in a research environment or on an industry based design project.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will have demonstrated the ability to:
* Plan, organise and conduct an engineering project to meet the requirements of the initial aims.
* Present their project work via written documentation and oral presentations.

Skills: Problem solving; numeracy; data acquisition and handling, literature review, written communication; oral communication; IT; working independently.

Content: Projects may be undertaken on an individual or a linked basis. Projects will normally contain at least 2 of the following elements - analytical, computational, experimental aspects.

Programme availability:

XX30200 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
  • UEXX-AFB02 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 3)
  • UEXX-AKB02 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)

Notes:

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