| Unit name | Technical Project |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EMAT33800 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Rossiter |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Successful completion of stage 2 of any Engineering Mathematics degree programme. |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Engineering Mathematics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The purpose of the unit is to give students an opportunity to carry out an extended investigation into a real-world problem, and put into practice mathematical modelling skills taught during the rest of the degree course. It is a creative and highly enjoyable experience, and allows students to become self-reliant, well organised and self-motivated, and develop a wide range of skills for their future careers. Projects are often supervised across Departments in the faculty, and may even include contributions from industry. While there can be a lot of supervision from tutors, projects are largely self-motivated.
The formal aims of the project are to develop research methodology, analytical and presentational skills.
On conclusion of the project students should:
Students work either singly or in pairs, under the guidance of their project supervisor (who also acts as the student’s personal tutor). There is very rarely any formal teaching as a part of this unit; instead, the student and supervisor together map out the likely course of the project. Contact is nominally 1 hr/week but may exceed this depending on the student’s progress.
100% coursework: 80% written report (all learning objectives), 10% poster & web page (learning objective 3), 10% viva (learning objectives 1-3)
The assessment methodology is the same as for M.Eng projects (unit EMATM5000), but the expected level of content and mathematical maturity is lower.
Depends on project chosen.
