Coursework Assignment 1st sit 2CWK20
6E6Z0012/Individual Project
This is an assignment for students on Level of the following course(s):-
MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
MEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering
We hope that you enjoy doing this assignment. It is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your
commitment to your degree programme and your ability to plan and deliver a large project.
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Contents
Workflow.......
Task One: Background Research.
Task Two: Development of methods......
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Task Three: Result collection and analysis...
Task Four: Appraise the preliminary findings.......
Task Five: Make a poster....
Task Six: Deliver a presentation
At Pass threshold
Above pass threshold........
Supporting Learning Resources and Activities
Deliverables.........
Assessment.
Formative Feedback...
What is being assessed?.
Assessment Grading Criteria
AHEP learning Outcomes Reference Table.
Re-assessment.
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Workflow
1. Background
research
2. Development of
methods
3. Results and
Collection
4. Appraise
preliminary findings
5. Make a
poster
6. Deliver a
presentation
Throughout the project, you will fill in a logbook every week which records your progress, your
reflection, and anticipated obstacles. The logbook will be part of your report submission (as an
Appendix) and will be marked by the markers.
Plan a realistic schedule of work to complete this assignment on time and to a high standard.
This assignment is for 20% of your unit mark, and we expect you to spend up
to 15 hours working on it.
The Assignment Support video will talk you through the workflow and help
guide your plan for success.
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Task One: Background Research
You should have done some background research for your project proposal. Continue your
background research through reviewing available literature. This will enable you to understand the
context of your project, why it is important to do the work, methods and analysis techniques that you
can develop to reach your objectives and points of discussion as you begin to draw conclusions on
your work.
Task Two: Development of methods
Development of methods based on the background research, the aim, the objectives and in
collaboration with your academic supervisor and technical services, you should develop the
methodology(ies) required to complete your project. Early planning for this stage will give you the
best opportunity to successfully complete your work in time.
Task Three: Result collection and analysis
Once you have planned your methodology and begun the practical and theoretical elements of your
project, you should aim to record and begin analysis of your results in parallel. By doing this you will
be able to refine your methods, notice any anomalies and begin discussions with your academic
supervisor on improvements.
Task Four: Appraise the preliminary findings
Review your progress so far and appraise the findings. Make sure you link them to your aim and
objectives and make recommendations for the remaining stages of your work.
Task Five: Make a poster
Make a A2 sized poster to summarise your project and your work so far, including your preliminary
findings and recommendation for future works. The poster should have both non-technical and
technical audiences in mind. The contents that should be covered by the poster are described in the
Deliverables section.
Task Six: Deliver a presentation
Make a presentation of about 10 minutes to the supervisory teams based on your poster. They will
ask you some questions and provide feedback.
At Pass threshold
You must demonstrate that you have made satisfactory progress that align to the aim and objectives
of your project, and you have a clear idea what you need to do for the remaining period of project
duration to achieve the aim and objectives.
The project must align with your degree.
Above pass threshold
To gain above a threshold pass, you will demonstrate that you have made good progress that aligns
to the aim and objectives of the project, and you have undertaken critical appraisal of the
preliminary findings, which guide you to continue to fully achieve you aim and objectives.
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Supporting Learning Resources and Activities
Interim Presentation Information
(section 4)
Deliverables
For this assessment you are expected to:
1.
Submit a poster
Requirements of the poster:
The poster should be of A2 size. You are recommended to consider the following points in your
poster:
• Project title
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Why do you want to do this project?
The aims and objectives
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What will the final product look like (if applicable)
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. The overall architecture of your system (If applicable)
Components in the system you would like to focus on at this stage of project
. Your methodology(ies)
• What have you achieved so far, and what do the results show?
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What do you need to do to complete the project?
. What will be the potential future work beyond this project?
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Conclusions
Note: you don't have to include all the above points in your poster, and you can choose other points
to cover if you wish.
The target audiences of the poster are both technical and non-technical people. Therefore, you
should make sure most contents on the poster should be understandable by ordinary public such as
your friends and families. For example, you can imagine you are pitching the project to potential
customers or investors and trying to convince them that this will be a good product, because your
preliminary findings indicate promising outcomes.
2.
Deliver a presentation
Based on your poster, you will deliver a presentation of about 10 minutes to your supervisory team.
You may wish to convey some more technical content during this presentation. Your supervisory
team will ask you questions based on your poster and presentation and provide some feedback
regarding your progress and future directions, which will take about 5 minutes.
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