Module manager: Dr Farnaz Motamen Salehi
Email: F.MotamenSalehi@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2026/27
This module is not approved as a discovery module
The Individual Engineering Project gives students the opportunity to choose a project area within a list of predefined areas in which they can carry out research and make use of many concepts that they have learnt from their core engineering science and design modules. Students will conduct a significant project that will require them to make use of professional skills, including project planning, risk assessment and management. Delivery of a final project report will give students the opportunity to apply critical analysis and detailed research in addition to developing their communication skills.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate their ability to undertake a substantial, self-directed project to address a complex engineering problem, drawing on everything they have learned in their programme;
- Identify and critically evaluate technical literature and industry standards, codes, regulations and ethical matters relevant to their work;
- Break work down into an effective delivery plan, accounting for uncertainties, risks, constraints, resources, time, ethics, health and safety, and responsibility;
- Demonstrate a systematic and rigorous approach leading to reasoned conclusions;
- Communicate effectively the details and outcomes of their work via both verbal and written means.
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
1. Create an effective project plan and appreciate the constraints and time resources in managing small projects;
2. Identify the risks associated with a project, predict their likelihood and assess their potential impact;
3. Describe ethical standards and principles and relate them to professional engineering ethics, responsibility and accountability;
4. Describe the application of standards and codes of practice in engineering with special emphasis on health and safety;
5. Locate literature pertinent to their engineering project and position their work against it;
6. Approach an engineering problem in a systematic and rigorous manner;
7. Apply logical reasoning based on a firm knowledge of engineering science and design, gained in earlier years;
8. Demonstrate powers of critical assessment and analysis;
9. Demonstrate effective communication skills.
These module learning outcomes contribute to the following AHEP4 learning outcomes:
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, statistics, natural science and engineering principles to the solution of complex problems. Some of the knowledge will be at the forefront of the particular subject of study. [C1]
- Analyse complex problems to reach substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, statistics, natural science and engineering principles. [C2]
- Select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of information to address complex problems. [C4]
- Design solutions for complex problems that meet a combination of societal, user, business and customer needs as appropriate. This will involve consideration of applicable health and safety, diversity, inclusion, cultural, societal, environmental and commercial matters, codes of practice and industry standards. [C5]
- Identify and analyse ethical concerns and make reasoned ethical choices informed by professional codes of conduct. [C8]
- Use a risk management process to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks (the effects of uncertainty) associated with a particular project or activity. [C9]
- Discuss the role of quality management systems and continuous improvement in the context of complex problems. [C14]
- Apply knowledge of engineering management principles, commercial context, project and change management, and relevant legal matters including intellectual property rights. [C15]
- Communicate effectively on complex engineering matters with technical and non-technical audiences. [C17]
Subject specific learning outcomes:
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
a. Select and use information technology appropriately
b. Manage their time and direct, monitor and evaluate their own efforts and work
c. Find, gather and synthesise information from a range of sources and apply critical thinking to inform decisions, directions and interpretation of outcomes
d. Apply logical reasoning, initiative and engineering judgement to solve complex problems
e. Understand ethical principles
f. Collaborate equitably with others
g. Plan and mobilise resources
h. Manage uncertainty, ambiguity and risk
i. Apply commercial, ethical, sustainable, digital and inter-disciplinary literacies
j. Communicate complex ideas effectively via both written and verbal means
k. Acknowledge and reference properly the work of others
Supporting the project work will be lectures and seminars including aspects of health and safety, risk management, project management, intellectual property, standards and codes of practice, engineering ethics and professional conduct, literature searching and reviewing, and critical thinking.
There will be optional lectures which include how to make use of high-performance computing for projects that require it.
Methods of assessment
The assessment details for this module will be provided at the start of the academic year
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 14 | 0.5 | 7 |
| e-Lecture | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lecture | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Seminar | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Private study hours | 374 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 26 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 400 | ||
Students will receive formative feedback throughout their project via supervision meetings. A formative assessment will be available via a poster-based project showcase event held before Easter and will provide formative feedback on the project work ahead of final submissions.
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Last updated: 30/04/2026
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