CME8128 : MEng Research Project
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Professor Adam Harvey
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 60 |
| ECTS Credits: | 30.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
1. To develop research skills by undertaking original investigative work via experiments and/or modelling.
2. To develop scientific communication skills via writing a scientific journal paper.
3. To introduce students to research techniques.
4. To complete a literature review assignment, which will involve developing and improving skills in information gathering and analysis.
5. To analyse experimental/modelling date to create new insights.
6. To communicate scientific concepts and data via a presentation.
Outline Of Syllabus
1. The nature of research
2. Resources for research
3. Guidance on gathering information form literature, and using software such as Scopus for literature searching and analysis
4. Writing a literature survey
5. Writing a research paper: layout; key chapters; style; citing references; being critical; making arguments.
Students will spend the whole of Semester 2 doing a research project supervised by a member of academic staff.
All candidates on MEng degrees with specialisms will carry out a project in their respective specialisms.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 120:00 | 120:00 | Prepare scientific journal paper |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 2 | 2:00 | 4:00 | Ad-hoc Library sessions |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Prepare presentation |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 4 | 1:00 | 4:00 | 1. Introduction to Module. Safety Induction. Finding information, writing literature reviews. 2. Scientific writing: journal papers |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | Prepare literature review |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 8 | 3:00 | 24:00 | Meetings with supervisory teams |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 398:00 | 398:00 | Perform experimental or theoretical work to satisfy requirements of research project, and write up. |
| Total | 600:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures convey the basic processes of research and give guidance on scientific writing, and performing research.
The library sessions raise awareness of the resources available for research and provide hands-on practice in searching for electronic reference material.
A research project will be selected by the student from a list of projects supplied by academic staff. The projects will range from fundamental scientific investigations through to industrially based development projects. All the projects will have relevance to the process industries and the potential to make a real contribution to the sector.
The large amount of private study reflects the fact that this is a project that students must progress themselves.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 2 | M | 5 | Presentation (approx. 15 mins including questions). |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 20 | Literature review (approx. 5000 words). |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 75 | Scientific Journal Paper (approx. 12500 words). |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The literature review underpins the project allowing the student to develop sufficient knowledge in the area to plan and undertake the project. The component assesses the following AHEP 4 learning outcomes: M4, M13, M17.
The research project is written up as a scientific journal paper will allow students to undertake in depth research and communicate their findings in a succinct and focused manner and in the form in which research is usually communicated. The component assesses the following AHEP 4 learning outcomes: M1-7, M12, M13, M17.
The oral presentation assesses the following AHEP 4 learning outcomes: M17.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CME8128's Timetable