Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58
Advanced Structural Engineering Individual Project is a compulsory course for the programme MSc Advanced Structural Engineering. This course offers the student the opportunity to put acquired technical knowledge and skills into practice by delivering an independent project. The dissertation should contain a degree of original work.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 60 credits (30 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Individual Project provides the student the opportunity to put knowledge and skills into practice by conducting a research-driven project relevant to advanced structural engineering. The dissertation topic is of the student's choice. This course plays a key role in promoting the employability of graduates of the programme MSc Advanced Structural Engineering. It provides student with opportunity of conducting a research-driven project, preparing technical report, and the presentation of findings to audience with different background. All these qualities are highly appreciated by industry. Student is required to attend the regular meetings with the supervisor/supervisory team. The frequency and the duration of meetings depend on the nature of the project and the stage of progress, and will be decided by the supervisor/supervisory team. Students receive formative feedback during regular meetings with the project supervisors.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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Agreed feedback between the two markers of the dissertation is provided to the student. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 80 | |
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| Feedback |
Agreed feedback between the two markers of the dissertation is provided to the student by their Supervisor soon after the grades are released. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Create | Ability to conduct a research-driven project and put into practice the acquired knowledge towards some original contributions to the field of the project |
| Procedural | Apply | Ability to plan and execute work under minimal supervision and to manage time and resources |
| Procedural | Create | Ability to present findings of project in a technical interview situation and to demonstrate appropriate levels of oral communication to audience with different background |
| Procedural | Create | Ability to write a technical report describing the achievements and put them in context |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Critical understanding of and ability to appraise the technical, economic and environmental aspects of advanced structures in the industry sector relevant to the topic of the project |
| Procedural | Create | Ability to conduct a research-driven project and put into practice the acquired knowledge towards some original contributions to the field of the project |
| Procedural | Apply | Ability to plan and execute work under minimal supervision and to manage time and resources |
| Procedural | Create | Ability to present findings of project in a technical interview situation and to demonstrate appropriate levels of oral communication to audience with different background |
| Procedural | Create | Ability to write a technical report describing the achievements and put them in context |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Critical understanding of and ability to appraise the technical, economic and environmental aspects of advanced structures in the industry sector relevant to the topic of the project |
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