Final year projects introduction for Engineering

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Final year projects introduction for Engineering
Technology
Module Overview

• Dr Alison L Griffiths
• C203
• A.L.Griffiths_at_staffs.ac.uk
• www.fcet.staffs.ac.uk/alg1
• 2007/8

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Project consists of 2 separate awardspecific
modules

• The Professional Module
• a 15 Credit, 100 coursework, semester 1 module
  of either
• The Professional Engineer (CE00627-3)
• The Professional Technologist (CE00647-3)
• The Project Module
• a 30 Credit, 2 semester module of either
• CE00629-3 BEng (Hons) Engineering Project
• CE00648-3 BSc (Hons) Applied Technology Project

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Professional Module Tutors

• Dr Alison Griffiths
• Room C203, ext 3292,
• email A.L.Griffiths_at_staffs.ac.uk
• Web http//www.fcet.staffs.ac.uk/alg1
• Dr Ian Taylor
• Room C201, ext 3201
• email I.Taylor_at_staffs.ac.uk

• TDr Robert Round
• Room K223, ext 3470
• email R.Round_at_staffs.ac.uk
• Mr Neil Packer
• Room C205, ext 3243
• Email N.Packer_at_staffs.ac.uk

n.b. Professional Engineer Module
Leader Professional Technologist Module
Leader T Project modules Leader / Co-oordinator
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Professional Module Teaching Plan
n.b. notes will be available on Blackboard
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Mile Stones
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Professional Module Milestones 1

• FRI 12th Oct 2007- Submit Project Allocation form
• FRI 2ND Nov 2007 - Agree Project Brief
• FRI 11th Jan 2008 - Submit
• Either a log book summary
• Or Submission of a copy of your log book to
  date
• Appendices will include
• HS report and application for approval
• Ethical report and application for approval
• Worth 40

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Professional Module Milestones 2

• FRI 11th Jan 2008 - Submit Initial Report
• (approx 2500 words in main body)
• Worth 60
• Report Contents
• Introduction
• Overview Literature Survey
• Progress Review
• work so far, what left to do to complete
• Required Resources
• Appendices
• Project Plan

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Project Module Requirements

• You are required to meet with your chosen
  Supervisor for 20mins per week
• Discuss issues such as
• project plan
• Difficulties questions
• what has been done since last meeting such as
  outcomes of tasks experiment results
• Tasks to complete for next meeting
• Tasks to complete for finishing the projects
• This should be recorded within your Log Book,
  this is your project diary (marked in
  Professional Module)
• It should include dates of project meetings
• The log book can either be handwritten or using
  the preferred method of electronic recording
• Remember that the log book is important so always
  keep some form of copy of its contents in case of
  loss

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Project Module Milestones

• Submit final Project Report - Wed 23rd April 2008
• Including Supporting Discs
• Attend Graduate Exhibition. Bring Presentation CD
  - Fri 25th April 2008
• Attend Final Presentation Interview. Not
  before 28th April 2008

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Submission of reports

• All assessed submissions are to be made at the
  reception and submissions desk on the second
  floor of the Octagon Building.
• The deadline for submission is 15.30 on the
  appropriate day as advised.
• This is 3.30 p.m.
• This applies to all submissions for all modules
  in the faculty
• There may be special arrangements on 23rd April
  2008