CME8128 : MEng Research Project
- Offered for Year: 2023/24
- Module Leader(s): Professor Adam Harvey
- Lecturer: Professor Mark Geoghegan, Dr Adrian Oila, Dr Marloes Peeters, Professor Steve Bull, Dr Sharon Velasquez Orta, Dr Stevin Pramana, Dr Richard Law, Professor Jarka Glassey, Professor Ian Metcalfe, Professor Kamelia Boodhoo, Dr Katarina Novakovic, Dr Wenting Hu, Professor Lidija Siller, Dr Maria Vicevic, Dr Dana Ofiteru, Dr Chris O'Malley, Dr Eni Oko, Dr Jie Zhang, Dr Evangelos Papaioannou, Dr Shayan Seyedin, Professor Anh Phan, Dr Jonathan McDonough, Dr Fernando Russo Abegao, Dr Jonathan Lee, Professor Mohamed Mamlouk, Dr Vladimir Zivkovic, Dr Colin Hare, Dr Mark Willis
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 60 |
| ECTS Credits: | 30.0 |
Aims
To develop research skills by undertaking original investigative work via experiments and/or modelling.
To develop scientific communication skills via writing a scientific journal paper Develop the ability to produce a high quality research dissertation.
To introduce students to research techniques
To complete a literature review assignment, which will involve developing and improving skills in information gathering and analysis.
Outline Of Syllabus
The nature of research
Resources for research
Guidance on gathering information form literature, and using software such as Scopus for literature searching
Writing a literature survey
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 | 30:00 | 30:00 | Prepare literature review |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 120:00 | 120:00 | Prepare scientific journal paper |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Prepare presentation |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | Introduction to Module, writing journal papers, writing literature reviews |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 8 | 3:00 | 24:00 | Meetings with supervisory teams |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 2 | 2:00 | 4:00 | Library sessions |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 399:00 | 399:00 | 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 practise 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 |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 20 | Literature review |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 75 | Scientific Journal Paper (7500 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 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 focussed manner and in the form in which research is usually communicated.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CME8128's Timetable