NG4D900 - MEng Group Project 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG4D900
Module Title: MEng Group Project
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Information and Electronics
Faculty Sub Group: Electronics
Module Leader: Sivagunalan Sivanathan
Module Team: Ali Roula, Eurfyl Davies
First Intended Intake: SEP 2015 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100163 - electrical and electronic engineering
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Jul 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

To enable students to evaluate their technical and managerial skills of real engineering practice by incorporate essential features of industrial operations into a structured learning experience, including the design impact on societal, business, and customer needs.

Further considering an industrially related complex system engineering approach to a problem, students will be able to integrate their engineering, project management, teamwork, and business skills, operate to deadlines and meet specifications in an industrial/research type environment addressing the health and safety, environmental and commercial matters to the industrial standards.

Content Summary

The project is a major piece of group work and will consist of background research, planning and implementation phases of an industrially relevant project.
Small groups of typically a maximum of 3 students will work as part of a team involve with commercial or research project within the department. The management structure of the team will be determined by the team. Regular review meetings will be held, and progress of work will be monitored. Formal minutes will be kept. The effective communication on complex engineering matters to technical and non-technical audiences is achieved.

The project will involve a business/management dimension to deliver the solution to the complex engineering problem, this requires practical laboratory or workshop skills. More specifically making strategic decisions to deliver a chosen engineering project. This may include a strategic view, judgement decision-making, market requirements , professional code of conduct, product lifecycle, detailed costing justification, etc.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Supervised time in studio/workshop 25
Independent Study 225
Directed Study 50
Groupwork 100
Total Hours Selected 400

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in developing and implementing a solution to a complex, industrially relevant, major technical problem, communicating effectively on technical and nontechnical contenets with team members and, if appropriate, personnel from the sponsoring industry.
LO2 Demonstrate a critical and conceptual understanding of all aspects of the work including mitigating risks, and contribute to both the production of a detailed technical report, and a concise technical presentation identifying environmental and societal impact.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Group Presentation 15 N/A 20 No 50
Asynchronous Assessment Dissertation / Major Project 1 This consists of two parts, Individual and Group marks. 0 15000 80 No 50

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1
Dissertation / Major Project 1

Reading List

R Burke (2006), Project Management - Planning and Control Techniques, John Wiley & Sons (2006), ISBN: 0-9582 733-1-6

Meredith, Mantel(2011), Project Management, A Managerial Approach, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-01626-8

Hallam, Cory R. A, and William Flannery.?Engineering the High Tech Start Up: Fundamentals and Theory, Volume I. New York: Momentum Press, 2018. Print.