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Module

EEE8111 : Engineering Study project

  • Offered for Year: 2024/25
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Martin Johnston
  • Owning School: Engineering
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 5.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

The module develops the student's skills in acquiring, sorting and presenting information in a cutting-edge research area. This will be used to write a report reviewing the relevant literature, show how the research area began and has developed, draw conclusions about its current state, and critically evaluate the area to give an informed opinion on its future.

Outline Of Syllabus

Students will work on an individual assignment to survey recently published literature in a new technological area and present a report on the findings. The assignment is carried out in consultation with an academic staff supervisor.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion130:0030:00Writing Report
Guided Independent StudySkills practice102:0020:00Learning to acquire, sort and critically analyse information.
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study145:0045:00Review of literature in an engineering topic. Including formative assessment.
Guided Independent StudyOnline Discussion51:005:00Non-timetabled online project progress meetings.
Total100:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

This module requires the student to undertake a survey of recent published literature in a new technological area and presents a report on the findings. The student is expected to do this independently.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Report1M1003000 word limit report
Formative Assessments

Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.

Description Semester When Set Comment
Report1MStudent will provide a brief mid-semester report to their supervisor on their review of the literature.
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The ability of the student will be assessed regarding;

-subject-specific, Core and Cognitive Skills - established from an assessment of the final report with respect to abilities to acquire, sort and use information, and also present it in a lucid and logical manner.

The formative assessment provides the student the opportunity to receive feedback to aid with the progress.

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