Aims
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
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The subject area of your project in depth
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The broader subject area of your project, including previous work and alternative approaches
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The limitations of your project, and how they might be addressed in future work
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The relationship between your project and your degree specialism (for students on specialist variant programmes only)
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The legal, social, ethical, professional and commercial issues that are involved in your project
Subject Specific Intellectual
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:
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Identify a suitably challenging topic for your project, with guidance
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Identify a topic for your project that is relevant to your degree specialism, with guidance (for students on specialist variant programmes only)
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Solve problems encountered during the course of your project
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Study independently in order to gain specialist knowledge in the area chosen for your project
Transferable and Generic
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:
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Work independently to manage a project to completion, by carrying out reading and other research, design, planning, implementation and testing
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Present and explain technical work, both verbally and in written form
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Apply appropriate professional, ethical and legal practices to your work
Subject Specific Practical
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:
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Analyse a problem and design a solution to that problem
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Implement your design
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Test your solution and evaluate its effectiveness
The topics covered on a student's project will depend on their programme of study and choice of project.
Assessment methods
Method | Hours | Percentage contribution |
Progress Report | - | 10% |
Final Report | - | 80% |
Viva | - | 10% |
Referral Method: By re-write of the project report and re-viva (the original progress report mark will be carried forward)