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EG4013: MENG INDIVIDUAL PROJECT (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:36


Course Overview

To provide the student with the opportunity of pursuing a substantial and realistic research project in the practice of engineering at or near a professional level, and to further enhance the student's critical and communication skills. The project will usually be carried out at the University of Aberdeen but may be carried out at industry or other research location.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Full Year Credit Points 45 credits (22.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Marcus Campbell Bannerman

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Engineering (EG) (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • One of Master of Engineering (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Civil and Structural Engineering (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Civil Eng with Subsea Technology (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Mech Eng with Euro Studs (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Mech Eng with Subsea Technology (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering with Management (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Mechanical Eng with Management (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Mechanical & Electrical Eng (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Computing Science (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Every student is allocated an individual engineering research project which is supervised by a member of the academic staff. The project will normally be in the student's area of professional interest. Projects are of a wide variety and may include theoretical, computational, design, experimental, review and field work. In all cases aspects of project planning, written communication and oral presentation are included.

Further Information & Notes

(i) Available only to students in programme year 4 of an MEng programme. (ii) This course is spread over both half-sessions. The student effort expected is that of 15 credit points in the first half-session and 30 credit points in the second half-session. The timing for a part-time student is determined on an individual case basis.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Winter Term Progress Report (25%); Thesis (60%) and Oral presentation (15%). Resit: There is no opportunity for resitting this course.

Formative Assessment

Feedback on winter report will be provided shortly after the report submitted.

Feedback

The results of the assessment of individual components will not normally be disclosed to students. However, written feedback will be provided and students requesting individual feedback on their project should make an appointment within 2 weeks of the publication of the results. Students will be informed by the University Registry of the overall result for the course, using the University Common Assessment Scale.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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