CEG8198 : MSc Project and Dissertation in Environmental Engineering
- Offered for Year: 2020/21
- Module Leader(s): Dr Anke Neumann
- Other Staff: Professor Thomas Curtis, Dr Elizabeth Heidrich, Dr Adam Jarvis, Professor David Werner, Professor David Graham, Professor Russell Davenport, Dr Oliver Heidrich
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 15 |
| Semester 3 Credit Value: | 55 |
| ECTS Credits: | 35.0 |
Aims
The aim of this module is to enable students to put their specialist skills, knowledge, and understanding into practice through the medium of a significant individual research project and written dissertation.
Outline Of Syllabus
The project is a chance for students to specialise, and is a challenging and rewarding experience. Students carry out their research in our well equipped Environmental Engineering laboratories, UK field sites, in industry or overseas.
Project related training sessions including presentation skills, critical writing skills, and literature searching hints, laboratory requirements, risk assessment, plagiarism, data presentation and basis statistics will take place in the co-requisite module CEG8110. Specific laboratory training sessions will also be arranged as necessary.
Students are required to attend an assessed interview near the start of the project, discussing the project aim, objectives, methodology, expected outcomes and the time plan, and to produce a laboratory dossier before commencing any laboratory work. A dissertation is submitted at the end of the project.
Teaching Methods
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | 1 x 1 hour Module introduction. Synchronous online.* |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 240:00 | 240:00 | Dissertation preparation inc. contact with supervisor |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | Assessed interview |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 240:00 | 240:00 | Reading, synthesis and analysis of literature |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 202:00 | 202:00 | Data collection, often laboratory |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 1 x 2 Q&A session on project topics, discussion with potential supervisors. Synchronous online.* |
| Total | 700:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Students practice and develop their discipline related skills and knowledge, and their generic skills, through the medium of an individual research project. They gain the skills and knowledge delivered by the module mostly by “learning through doing” as they undertake the project. They are, in addition, supported by one or more academic supervisors who advise on methodologies and interpretations.
*Timetabled activities, alternatives will be offered for students who are unable to attend at the specified time.
Assessment Methods
Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation | 3 | M | 97 | Written dissertation assessed in semester 3, approximately 50-70 pages |
| Research proposal | 2 | M | 3 | Assessed interview and document to demonstrate your understanding of the research project (2500 words minimum). |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The specialist and generic skills, and the knowledge and understanding practised and developed during this module are assessed primarily through examination of a written dissertation. The assessed interview is designed to ensure that students have made a satisfactory start to their projects, ensure that feasible objectives have been agreed, and for students to receive formal feedback at an early stage.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CEG8198's Timetable