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Students are provided with a wide range of project topics spanning electrical, electronic and mechatronic engineering discipline. Academic members of staff involved in project supervision subscribe to several of these topics according to their expertise and research interests.Students select several topics in the order of their preference. Project allocation is then performed and each student is allocated to a particular project topic and the associated academic member of staff who acts as project supervisor. The project allocation process takes into account the distribution of supervisors’ workloads while aiming to allocate each student a project aligned with their expressed interests.

During the initial stage of the project, the student and project supervisor refine the project scope, aim and objectives. Throughout the project, regular meetings between the student and their supervisor are used to monitor project progress and, where appropriate, refine the project aim and objectives.

Students’ engagement and technical progress are continuously monitored by the project supervisor during regular project meetings. Supervisor provides formative feedback to support students’ technical development, project planning and progression.

The summative assessment is focused on the final project report as well as the final demonstration of the main outcomes of the project. 

The individual project is a compulsory unit that allows students to apply the knowledge and skills that they have acquired during their degree to a particular technical challenge whose scope and objectives are developed in discussion with the project supervisor. The individual project also enables students to acquire new knowledge and skills that they may not have been exposed to within the formally taught curriculum.

The individual project offers opportunity for students to develop their project management skills as well as to exercise their initiative and personal responsibility.
 

ILO 1 - Develop realistic project plan in the form of a GANNT Chart accompanied with the list of specific, measurable and achievable objectives. Identify various types of risks that may adversely affect project work by developing and maintaining Risk Register.

ILO 2 - Demonstrate the ability to plan and execute self-learning of knowledge and skills development from technical literature, appropriate codes of practice and industry standards. 

ILO 3 - Appraise alternative technical solutions for a given problem.

ILO 4 - Apply problem-solving skills and technical knowledge to create solution to a given technical problem.

ILO 5 - Demonstrate ability to exercise initiative and personal responsibility.

ILO 6 - Use a project plan as a tool for progress monitoring and for communicating progress to stakeholders, updating the plan as necessary. 

ILO 7 - Communicate all aspects of the project using report writing and oral presentation skills.

Lectures covering technical writing and presentation (2 hours), regular weekly meetings with project supervisor (12 hours). Independent study (288 hours).

Project Engagement:

Multiple Progress Review Meetings as defined by the Project Handbook

The Project Engagement mark is 15% of the unit assessment.

Presentation:

You will be expected to give a presentation of no more than 15 minutes in duration, there will then be 15 minutes allowed for questions. Marks will be given for the quality of the description of the project and for the demonstration of technical achievement.

The Presentation mark is 10% of the unit assessment.

The Presentation takes place in Weeks 11-12, Semester 2 and is assessed by both the supervisor and the independent examiner.

Final Project Report:

A word-processed report as defined by the Project Handbook.

Submitted by Monday, Week 11, Semester 2.

Assessed by both the supervisor and the independent examiner (guided by project norms).

The Final Project Report forms 75% of the unit assessment.

Student engagement and technical progress is continually assessed by the project supervisor who provides formative and summative feedback. Students are provided with formative feedback on the preliminary written deliverables that are expected to form the basis of the final project report.