Module manager: Dr. Zoran Ikonic
Email: z.ikonic@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as a discovery module
The MEng Individual Project is the main individual research project for final-year MEng students. It is an opportunity to tackle a research or development challenge in a project specialism within the area of their programme of study. Students are required to investigate and define the problem and use available resources to develop a solution by employing the knowledge and skills gained in previous years of study.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Define a complex technical problem, experimental investigation or design objective and propose a feasible plan of work to research and/or develop an appropriate solution within the constraints of time and resources available.
2. Apply project management skills including time planning, working to deadlines and producing deliverables.
3. Demonstrate creativity, innovation and technical competence by implementing the project proposal, delivering the problem solving, experimental investigation or design work specified in the plan, and reach substantiated conclusions derived from the work undertaken.
4. Manage technical uncertainty, analyse scenarios and identify realistic options.
5. Select and critically evaluate technical literature and other sources of information.
6. Communicate effectively both the results of their own work and other complex information, with specialist and non-specialist audiences, selecting and evaluating the methods used.
7. Reflect on progress and the extent of independent self-learning and development, through undertaking a substantial technical project.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Project planning and management
Identification of resources and managing cost drivers
Identification and analysis of project risk
Working with Gantt charts, work breakdown structure, critical path, milestones and deliverables
Safe working practices / hazardous substances, Risk assessment
Report writing and oral presentation
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Private study hours | 448 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 2 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 450 | ||
In addition to the supporting lectures, students will have meetings with an academic (staff) supervisor. It is expected that there will be an opportunity for students to meet their supervisor an average of once per fortnight for the duration of the project (term weeks). However, the precise format and frequency of these meetings will be arranged between the supervisor and the student.
Students will receive feedback on their progress during meetings with their academic supervisor.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course Assessment | Report 1 | 20 |
| In-course Assessment | Report 2 | 30 |
| In-course Assessment | Professional Conduct | 10 |
| In-course Assessment | Exhibition | 10 |
| In-course Assessment | Viva | 30 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Resits for ELEC and XJEL modules are subject to the School's Resit Policy and the Code of Practice on Assessment (CoPA), which are available on Minerva. Students should be aware that, for some modules, a resit may only be conducted on an internal basis (with tuition) in the next academic session.
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 7/31/2024
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