1. A 1,000-word proposal weighted at 20% meeting learning outcomes 1 & 2, and AHEP4 C1, C3, C4 C5, C7, C8, C9 & C18

2. A 6,000-word thesis weighted at 60% meeting learning outcomes 3 & 4, and AHEP4 C2, C3, C6, C12, C13 & C17

3. A Poster presentation viva and Q&A session, weighted at 20% meeting learning outcome 5 and AHEP4 C17

Formative assessment and feedback will be undertaken during the module to assess and develop student learning.

Professional body requirements stipulate that a minimum overall mark of 40% is required to pass the module, with a minimum mark of 30% required in each element of assessment unless otherwise stated.

This is your opportunity to design and implement a comprehensive project that encompasses investigation, experimentation, and analysis, crucial for your development as a professional engineer.

You will:

- Engage in a large-scale project with guidance from your supervisor and structured sessions.
- Focus on planning, designing, and executing a project within an agreed-upon area relevant to your course.
- Access support in project management, research techniques, and assess health and safety, ethics, and personal development requirements.
- Incorporate practical and investigative elements to evaluate existing theories and develop design solutions.
- Apply skills from your course to engage in practical measurement, design, implementation, and creativity.
- Undertake an integrative project to apply and expand on skills and knowledge acquired during your studies.

1. Select and apply appropriate professional engineering standards and techniques to a planned engineering project. (AHEP4: C3, C5, C8, C9, C18)

Programme Learning Outcome: Knowledge & Understanding, Application & Problem-Solving

2. Conduct a comprehensive literature survey that provides a solid foundation for subsequent project work. (AHEP4: C1, C4, C7)

Programme Learning Outcome: Knowledge & Understanding, Application & Problem-Solving

3. Produce, process and analyse complex datasets effectively, including when information is incomplete. (AHEP4: C2, C3, C6 C12, C13)

Programme Learning Outcome: Application & Problem-Solving

4. Produce a comprehensive report that adheres to recognised academic standards for referencing and formatting. (AHEP4: C17)

Programme Learning Outcome: Communication, Research Skills

5. Effectively present and defend your report, in the form of a poster, and its findings before a critical audience. (AHEP4: C17)

Programme Learning Outcome: Communication, Reflection

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

* Taught sessions
* Student centred learning
* Weekly project supervision meetings

In addition to taught sessions in semester 1, you will have approximately 8 hours of supervisor meetings spread across both semesters. You may book your own lab/workshop time with the appropriate technical supervisor to conduct any practical experiments you are required to do to complete your project. Formative opportunities for informal assessment and feedback will take place through the module to help to assess your learning and support development.

The following resources are needed:

- Microsoft Office
- Appropriate Project Management software
- Specialised Engineering software suitable for your project
- Access to appropriate Engineering labs/workshops

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., (2015) Guide to Research Projects for Engineering Students: Planning, Writing and Presenting, 1st Ed, CRC Press

Ridley, J., (2017) “Health and Safety in Brief”, 4th Ed, Routledge

Thomas, G. (2025) “How to Do Your Research Project: A Guide for Students”, 5th Ed, SAGE Publications Ltd.

Wright, A. and Lawlor-Wright, T. (2018) “Project Success and Quality: Balancing the Iron Triangle”, Routledge, 1st Edition

The books listed above for project management, and health and safety are recognised standard works in the field, providing rigorous coverage of core and foundational concepts. Although they are not the most recently published texts, they remain widely used and continue to provide essential theoretical grounding, supported by more recent industry publications included in the reading list.

The Individual Project module offers you an opportunity to design and execute your own large-scale engineering project involving investigation, experimentation, and analysis. By applying the broad range of skills you have gained during your course, you will be able to employ practical measurement, design, implementation, and, most importantly, creativity to develop a solution grounded in sound engineering principles. It will be an integrative project that enables you to utilise and expand the skills and knowledge you have previously and concurrently acquired in your chosen course.