You will be required to complete two elements of summative assessment as follows:

A Proposal of 1000 words weighted at 20% and covering Learning Outcome 1. Meeting AHEP 4 outcomes B3, B5, B6, B8, B9, B15.

A Report of 6000 words weighted at 60% and covering Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4. Meeting AHEP 4 outcomes B1, B2, B4, B5, B6.

A Presentation, 20 minutes including Q&A weighted at 20% and covering Learning Outcome 5. Meeting AHEP 4 outcome B5.

Formative assessment, guidance and feedback will be provided throughout the module.

This is your chance to design and implement your own large-scale project of investigation, experimentation and analysis. Via a combination of meetings with your supervisor and delivered sessions on the areas you will need to function as a professional engineer, you will plan, design and implement your final project in an agreed area related to your course. Delivered sessions will assist you with project management research techniques and allow you to evaluate the requirements for areas such as Health and safety, ethics and your own personal development.

Your project will need to have practical and investigative elements, meaning you will have the opportunity to evaluate existing background, theories and knowledge as applied to a design problem or the development and improvement of new or existing processes and products. By using the wide-ranging skills you have developed during your course, you will be able to use practical measurement, design, implementation and, above all, creativity to devise and develop a solution based on sound engineering principles. It’s going to be an integrative project that allows you to deploy and extend the range of skills and knowledge you have previously and concurrently developed in your chosen course.

1. Devise and justify a plan for an individual engineering project, demonstrating the effective application of appropriate project planning and management techniques. (AHEP 4: B3, B5, B6, B8, B9, B15)

University Learning Outcome: Knowledge & Understanding, Learning

2. Conduct a detailed and structured literature review that identifies, analyses, and summarises relevant academic and technical sources to provide a sound foundation for a subsequent research-based project. (AHEP 4: B4)

University Learning Outcome: Enquiry

3. Apply appropriate professional engineering techniques to develop solutions to complex problems and process and analyse sets of results, often of incomplete data. (AHEP 4: B1, B2, B5, B6)

University Learning Outcome: Problem Solving, Analysis, Application

4. Produce a comprehensive and analytical project report that critically evaluates the project’s objectives, methods, results, and conclusions, and includes reflective analysis of personal learning and professional development, meeting recognised academic and professional standards of presentation and referencing. (AHEP 4: B5)

University Learning Outcome: Communication, Application, Reflection

5. Present and critically reflect on project outcomes clearly and professionally, responding effectively to questions and feedback from a varied audience. (AHEP 4: B5)

University Learning Outcome: Communication, Reflection

This module will enable students to gain understanding, apply knowledge, analyse and evaluate problems and create solutions through a variety of activities, including:

• Taught Lectures

• Student-centred learning to include research and practical activities

Each student will be allocated an academic supervisor and will meet with them regularly throughout the project to discuss progress, review work, and receive formative feedback.

Standard classroom facilities
Laboratory Equipment dependent on project

Must be registered on BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing or BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronics Systems Engineering provision at Riverside College.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, (2015) Unwritten Laws of Ethics and Change in Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Carboni, J. B., Duncan, W., Young, M. L., Pace, M., Gonzalez, M., Smyth, D. (2024) Sustainable Project Management: The GPM Practice Guide. Independently Published
James, R., Rabins, M. J., Harris Jr., C., Pritchard, M., Englehardt, E., (2018) “Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases” Wadsworth Publishing Co.
Leong, E. C., Heah, C. L. H., Ong, K. K. W., (2016) Guide to Research Projects for Engineering Students: Planning, Writing and Presenting, 1st Ed, CRC Press
Nicholas, J. M. & Steyn, H., (2025) Project Management for Engineering, Business and Technology, 7th Ed, Routledge.
Ridley, J., (2017) “Health and Safety in Brief”, 4th Ed, Routledge
Siegel, N. G., (2024) Engineering Project Management: A Hands-On Guide for Successful Engineering Projects, 2nd Ed, Wiley.
Sharp, J. A., Peters, J., Howard, K., (2002) The Management of a Student Research Project, 3rd Ed, Routledge
Thomas, G. (2022) “How to Do Your Research Project: A Guide for Students”, 4th Ed, SAGE Publications Ltd.
Wright, A. and Lawlor-Wright, T. (2018) “Project Success and Quality: Balancing the Iron Triangle”, Routledge, 1st Edition

Your project module will provide an opportunity to design and implement your own large-scale project of investigation, experimentation and analysis. By using the wide-ranging skills you have developed during your course, you will be able to use practical measurement, design, implementation and, above all, creativity to devise and develop a solution based on sound engineering principles. It’s going to be an integrative project that allows you to deploy and extend the range of skills and knowledge you have previously and concurrently developed in your chosen course.