MEC8099 : Mechanical Engineering Team Project
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Umair Ahmed
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
- Capacity limit: 80 student places
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 30 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 20.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The aim is to promote students' development towards being professional chartered engineers, with experience of project management and participation in a major team project, covering all aspects of project work from requirements and specification to a range of written, oral and visual presentations of the project outcomes.
Outline Of Syllabus
Technical content will depend on the student's degree stream and the project allocated and will vary from project to project. Common to all projects will be:-
- Project management including drawing up an engineering specification, project plan and individual work plans.
- Application of design methodology to engineering problems.
- Application of engineering and methods appropriate to topic.
- Team working.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Assessed Team Presentation with Questions and Answers. Plus individual Viva Voce examinations. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 60:00 | 60:00 | Target non-timetable hours to complete coursework assignment submission |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 18 | 1:00 | 18:00 | Supervision |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 312:00 | 312:00 | Recommended regular personal research activity throughout teaching period |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Dissertation/project related supervision | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | Project supervisor discussion and progress updates |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Module talks with module leader (invited talks on projects) |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Introduction to stage-4 projects |
| Total | 400:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
At Masters-level all students are expected to take ownership for the progress of the work of their team, with a minimum of supervisory input and the modes of assessment reflect this. All normal methods of reporting outcomes of project work in industry are assessed for the team, ie report, oral presentation and poster.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Examination | 20 | 2 | A | 35 | Assessment of understanding and achievement including presentation, discussions, logbooks and other project documents. (20 minutes) AHEP4 (M5, M6, M7, M8, M17) |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1 | M | 7 | Block 3 end Team Progress Report with Individual contributions. total length of the Team Interim Report is to be 12 pages (sides of A4) maximum for a Team of 6 (one extra page permitted for each Team Member over 6) AHEP4 (M1, M2, M4, M5, M6, M7, M13) |
| Report | 1 | M | 50 | Team Formal Written Report. Team assessed together and peer reviewed. Not exceed 20 pages in length per Team memberAHEP4 (M1, M2, M4, M5, M6, M7, M13, M16, M18) |
| Report | 2 | M | 5 | Team Project File. Project management. Peer reviewed. AHEP4 (M9, M14, M15, M18) |
| Oral Presentation | 1 | M | 3 | Product pitch assessment. Team assessed (15 mins). AHEP4 (M17) |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
At Masters-level all students are expected to take ownership for the progress of the work of their team, with a minimum of supervisory input and the modes of assessment reflect this. All normal methods of reporting outcomes of project work in industry are assessed for the team, i.e. interim reports, final report and oral presentation. The assessed project file contains evidence of the project management processes applied by the team to achieve these outputs on time and within budget (in terms of man-hours). Individual work logbooks (as would be maintained in industry) are required. The understanding and achievement will be assessed using the presentations, a verified statement of achievement, detailed discussion, log book and other project documents: this is an individual mark.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MEC8099's Timetable