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- UCAS institution code
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BEng/MEng Civil Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year / Course details
Year of entry: 2023
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Course unit details:
Foundation Year Project
Unit code | FOUN10022 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 1 |
Teaching period(s) | Full year |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
A unit which will provide students with the opportunity to research and undertake an extended piece of project work in a topic relevant to their chosen area of study. In most cases the student will be part of a team working on a group project.
Aims
The aim is to provide students with the opportunity to research and undertake an extended piece of project work in a topic relevant to their chosen area of study.
Teaching and learning methods
- Introductory (1 hour) lecture at the end of Semester 1 and start of Semester 2
- Generic assistance will be available during weekly drop-ins (Semester 2).
- It is expected that students will also meet regularly with their project supervisors in their respective Departments.
Knowledge and understanding
- Demonstrate an appropriate depth of knowledge (at level 0) in the chosen subject area.
- Explain the underlying scientific/engineering principles involved in the topics covered.
Intellectual skills
- Plan and research an extended piece of academic work.
- Choose appropriate resources for carrying out research.
- Assess quality and reliability of information/data.
- Analyse and arrange data in a logical manner.
- Present and explain aims, methods, discussion, conclusions etc in a logical manner.
Practical skills
- Academic report writing and publishing, oral and visual presentation, lab skills (where applicable)
Transferable skills and personal qualities
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Project management, team working, time management, communication skills (written, verbal, visual), risk assessment.
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- Students have to search for and critically analyse texts from a wide variety of sources.
- Group/team working
- Students work in groups throughout the Project. Wherever possible students are placed in groups which are international in order to help prepare them for the global workplace.
- Leadership
- In group project work, students have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills
- Project management
- Students have to manage their own time when undertaking their Project, and have to use relevant technology to assist them to do so.
- Oral communication
- Students make a group presentation at the end of their project.
- Problem solving
- In Project work students have to negotiate and resolve issues that can arise.
- Research
- Students have to do their own independent research in the Project Unit.
- Written communication
- Students have to write in a formal academic style using the relevant conventions to produce their final Project Report.
Assessment methods
Method | Weight |
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Other | 10% |
Report | 60% |
Portfolio | 10% |
Oral assessment/presentation | 20% |
Written Project Plan = 10%
Written Report = 60%
Group Oral presentations = 20%
Group online journals =10%
Feedback methods
- Formative feedback given by group members and project supervisors during the unit.
- Summative feedback and the end of Semester 2
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Lectures | 2 |
Practical classes & workshops | 12 |
Project supervision | 20 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 66 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Simon Raw | Unit coordinator |