| Unit name | Research Project |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BCCSM0003 |
| Credit points | 60 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Emeritus Professor. John Hogan |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Engineering Mathematics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Graduates enrolled in the BCCS will be exposed to the application of Complexity in three main areas, Engineering, Life Sciences & Molecular Sciences, together with the existing theory in the subject. The unit will be the forum within which the two sides of the subject are brought together. There are three subunits: a group project, a real world project and an individual research project. The group project will be chosen by Programme tutors and students will be given advice on how to tackle the problem. The group will produce a written report at the end of the subunit. The real world problem will be brought in by an outside party (typically from industry) and students will be set the task of producing a solution within a fixed given, using only the information provide by industry. Help will be available from Programme tutors within this timeframe. The group will produce a written report at the end of the subunit. The major part of the unit will be the individual research project. It will start in June and last until the middle of September. Students will be assigned two supervisors (one from the theory side and the other from the applications side) who will meet once a week with the student. The student will produce a written report at the end of the project.
