Individual Project

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Extracting data pertinent to an unfamiliar problem, and applying solutions from an appropriate wide background.
• Managing processes for the effective planning of self-learning and improvement of own performance
• Communicating ideas and arguments effectively in a variety of written and oral formats
• Designing and testing skills; preparing, processing, interpreting and presenting data, using appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques and computer software

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Completing the risk assessment process
• Using information and communication technology to acquire, collate, process and analyse data
• Problem solving, planning and meeting deadlines
• Selecting, gathering, evaluating and synthesizing information from a range of sources

Dependent upon the subject of the project.

Teaching methods include

• Regular interaction with supervisor to discuss project aims and progress.
• Lectures on
• Module briefing
• Risk assessment process
• Information skills
• Projects aims and objectives, academic integrity
• Literature Review, time management and organisation
• Report writing, poster presentation and oral questions
• Laboratory training as required by the project

Learning activities include

• Learning through reading, note taking, problem solving, independent research, and (depending on the

chosen project), design, use and validation of models (numerical or analytical) and experiments.

• Learning through the independent production of reports, poster, delivery of presentation and response

to oral questions.

• Learning through written and oral feedback from the supervisor.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.