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EG4014: BENG INDIVIDUAL PROJECT (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:36


Course Overview

To provide the students with the opportunity of pursuing a substantial and realistic exercise 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 be carried out over both half-sessions in the University of Aberdeen.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Full Year Credit Points 30 credits (15 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?

  • One of Bachelor of Engineering (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering (Civil) (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Eng (Civil and Structural) (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Eng (Civil and Environmental) (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering (Mechanical) (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering (Mech) (Edin Coll) (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Eng (Mech with European Studies) (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Eng (Mech with Oil & Gas Studies) (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Eng (Electrical and Electronic) (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Eng (Electr and Electro) Edin Col (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering (Studied) or Bachelor of Engineering in Eng (Mechanical and Electrical) (Studied)
  • Engineering (EG) (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (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 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: 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 a BEng 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 30credit points in the second half-session.


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: Continuous assessment (100%): Winter Term Progress Report (30%), Poster Presentation (20%), Thesis (50%). 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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