Individual project for students on the Electronics and Software Engineering degree on a topic selected from a list or alternatively a project proposed by the student, subject to suitability and availability of resources. A demonstration of any practical work is given, a report is written on the project and an oral presentation is delivered.

None -individual work to be done in collaboration with the academic supervisor.

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65% Report

20% Practical Skills Assessment - Technical and Professional Conduct

15% Oral Assessment and Presentation

This aims of this project aims are to:

■ encourage independent thought and work;

■ foster integration of the student's engineering knowledge, applied to a practical problem;

■ allow the student to demonstrate skills in engineering analysis and an ability to make appropriate design choices in a realistic engineering setting;

■ develop technical communication skills, both in a substantial project report and an oral presentation.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ formulate and execute a project plan independently and safely;

■ summarise key aspects of the technical literature (including academic references, codes of practice and standards) relevant to a project;

■ apply mathematics and discipline specific engineering principles proficiently in the analysis and creative solution of an engineering problem;

■ critically assess technical project outcomes, quantifying any effects on the design or analysis of input-data uncertainty;

■ assess design choices / analysis outcomes in the wider engineering context, considering implications for business, customers and society at large, and the environmental context;

■ interact in a professional and ethical manner with colleagues;

■ write a substantial technical report in clear English;

■ present technical information orally to non-specialists using appropriate visual aids.