There are 3 written reports ,software and hardware for this Project which is Project progression..

Module guide

BEng (Hons) Final Year Project in Electrical and

Electronic Engineering (EEE & EEE (SES)),

Telecommunications and Network Engineering

(TeCNe) and Computer Systems and

Networking (CSN).

Module Reference Number:

EEC_6_985

URL: http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/bb

Faculty of Engineering, Science and the Built

Environment

Academic Year: 2014-2015

CONTENTS

1. Module Details / Important Deadlines………………………………………………… 3

2. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………. 4

3. Aims………………………………………………………………………………………. 4

4. Learning Outcomes………………………………………………………………………. 4

5. Administrative procedures….……………………………………………………………………………. 4

6. Assessment of Project Work……………………………………………………………. 5

7. Feedback………………………………………………………………………………… 5

8. Importance of student self-managed study/learning time……………………………5

9. Employability…………………………………………………………………………… 5

10. Advice on project work and reporting………………………………………………. 6

Section A: Administrative Procedures………………………………………..………………. 7

A1 Duration ……………………………………………………………………………….. 8

A2 Responsibilities ……………………………………………………………………….. 8

A3 Project Allocation Process ……………………………………………………………. 9

A4 Project Arrangement Forms…………………………………………………………………………….10

A5 Project Work Submissions (Brief, Progression , Interim, Final Reports and Project

Planning)……………………………………………………………………………… 10

A6 Plagiarism…………………………………………………………………………….. 13

A7 Late Submission and Extensions …………………………………………………….. 14

A8 Interruption of Project………………………………………………………………… 14

A9 Budget/Ordering Procedures/Electronics Stores……………………………………… 14

A10 Moodle….. …………………………………………………………………………… 15

A11 Health and Safety .…………………………………………………………………….. 15

Section B: Assessment of Project Work ………………………………………………….. 16

B1 Assessment marks of Project…………………………………………………………………………… 17

B2 Assessment Criteria and Performance Indicators……………………………………….. 18

Section C: Advice on Project Work and Reporting ……………………………………… 19

C1 Project Lectures.………………………………………………………………………… 20

C1.1 Reading List …………………………………………………………………………… 21

C2 Project Log Book………………………………………………………………………………………. 22

C2.1 Project Review and target setting …..………………………………………………….. 22

C3 Project Report Submissions………………………………………………………………………. 23

C3.1 Project Progression Report..…………………………………………………………..23

C3.2 The Interim Report Format…………………………………………………………… 25

C3.3 Progression, Interim and Final Project Report Important Report Format point…. 26

C3.4 Final Project Report Format…………………………………………………………………………29

C4 Demonstration of Hardware or Software……………………………………………….……………. 31

C5 Oral Presentation ………………………………………………………………………… 31

C6 Finally……………………………………………………………………………………. 31

Section D: Appendices……………………………………………………………………………………. 34

Appendix 1: Project Arrangements Form ……………………………………………………… 35

Appendix 2: Specimen Report Cover ………………………………………………………… 37

Appendix 3: Safety and Risk Assessment Form …………………………………………………………. 38

Appendix 4: Health and Safety Statement ……………………………………………………. 41

Appendix 5a: Progression Report Feedback Form…………………….…..………………….. 42

Appendix 5b: Interim Report Feedback Form………………..………………………………… 43

Appendix 6 : Project Meetings Record Sheet………………………………………………… 44

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1. Module Details

Module Title:	BEng (Hons) Project
Module Level:	6
Module Reference Number:	EEC_6_985
Credit Value:	2
Student Study Hours:	300 hours of self study and supervision
Contact Hours:	12 (S1, 12 x 1 hour lectures)
Pre-requisite Learning (If applicable):	Completion of Level 5 modules
Course(s):	All Final year BEng FT and PT cohorts
	EEE, EEE (SES), TeCNe, CSN
Year and Semester	2014, S1 and S2
Module Coordinator:	Dr. Sandra Dudley-McEvoy, room T711, email
	dudleyms@lsbu.ac.uk, Tel: 0207 815 7124
Subject Area:	All related to above courses
Summary of Assessment Method:	Coursework (S1 and S2), Final Report
	submission and Oral Presentation and interview

Note:If you have any worries, please contact the coordinator initially via email onlysothat you can raise your problem appropriately, thus our meeting will be much more constructive.

1.1 IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Assessment	Date	Assessors/where to	Percentage
		submit
Project Arrangement Form	4pm Friday 10th of October 2014,	Dr. Sandra Dudley-McEvoy	Formative/Com
	week 3.	(Project module	pulsory
		coordinator)/ via School
		office
Project progression, initial	4p.m., Friday 14th November	1st Supervisor /Sch. Office	5%
work schedule and estimated	2014, week 8.	(see module guide)
costing.
Interim Report	Friday 20th February	1stSupervisor (Sch. Office)	10%
	2015, Week 4, Semester 2.
Final Project e-Report	4pm 24th of April 2014	Module coordinator and
through TURNITIN for		supervisor /Moodle site
plagiarism checking
Project Report (2 copies)	Friday 1st May 2015	1st Supervisor and Project	65%
		Module coordinator/School
		office
Log Book	Friday 1st May 2015	1st Supervisor/Faculty office	10%
Meeting sheet	Friday 1st May 2015	Project Module coordinator/
		Faculty office
Oral Presentation	Week directly following end of	1st Supervisor, 2ndreader &	10%
	semester 2 exams 8th/9thJune	other academic staff.
	2015 (All students and Staff
	must make both these dates
	available)
Major mechanical work and	See related workshop notice	Workshop REP
PCB production	board
External electronic stores	See Stores notice board	Stores REP
orders

All work must be handed into the names concerned via the Faculty office ONLY. This is to ensure you have a receipt in case items are misplaced.

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2. Short Description

This Module Guide is intended for students enrolled on BEng related courses in the Department of Engineering and Design within the School of Engineering who are embarking on their final year project. This guide has been written for both part-time and full-time students: full-time students normally undertake their projects in their third year; part-time students normally undertake theirs during their fourth year.

Do not underestimate the importance of your Project.It represents a significantpercentage of your final degree mark and is probably the only chance you will have to really show what you can do on your own. Employers will ask about your Project when you attend for interview, and Admissions Tutors may ask about it if you apply for further study.

This Module Guide is organised into four main sections. Section A deals with administrative procedures, Section B with assessment procedures, Section C gives advice on project work and reporting and Section D contains various appendices.

Please make sure you read this entire guide carefully. It is essential that you understand all the procedures and requirements for projects. Failure to comply with all procedures will lead to a loss of marks.

3. Aims of the Module

^q To plan and execute an individual piece of research work which is related to the Degree you are undertaking.

^q To demonstrate in-depth technical understanding and knowledge of a chosen technical subject related to the course being followed by the student.

^q To demonstrate competence in personal planning and management skills.

4. Learning Outcomes

^q Develop and be able to demonstrate an in-depth technical understanding of a chosen technical subject.

^q Apply and integrate a range of the knowledge and skills acquired in the course being followed to real engineering problems or to models / simulations of real problems.

^q Gain knowledge and demonstrate skills in the areas of project planning and management (definition, planning tools, feasibility, organisation, budgeting, implementation, analysis, reporting, etc.).

^q Knowledge and skills will also be gained/developed in appropriate areas of research, design, construction, evaluation, testing, recording work, data analysis and precision, solving non-routine problems, objective thinking, creative/innovative thinking, working under various constraints, teamwork and safe working practices.

^q Development of formal report writing skills, oral reporting skills, public speaking skills and IT skills.

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5. Administrative Procedures

Administrative help such as report format etc is given in section A

6. Assessment of Project Work

Assessment of the module is given in section B

7. Feedback

You will receive feedback within two weeks of submission the progression and interim reports. You are strongly advised to use the regular consultation sessions with your supervisor to discuss the individual assessments. The feedback sheets are given in the Appendix under 5a and 5b respectively.

8. Importance of Student Self-Managed Study/Learning Time

It is unlikely that you will have encountered a module where you are largely self-managed and whilst it is tempting to prioritise the requirements of the timetabled lectures for your other course modules this will be detrimental to the project.

It is crucial that you develop a detailed working plan at the outset of the project and endeavour to follow it, particularly as this module is valued at 30 CAT points (equivalent of two level six modules and thus play a major contribution to your final classification.

Understandably there will be times when circumstances result in the project falling behind schedule, this is not a reason to abandon your plans, and rather you should re-evaluate the overall scheme and try to re-schedule tasks to account for any unforeseen occurrences.

You will be expected to follow a programme of activity which will enable you to become familiar with the technical aspects of their project before embarking on the main body of work. This may take the form of scheduled laboratory work or may be developed in conjunction with your supervisor but in either case you should allocate sufficient time for this in the early stages of your project.

9. Employability

You will need to mention your project when designing your CV. Employers will ask about your project when you attend interviews, Admissions Tutors may ask about it if you apply for further study. This is because the final year project demonstrates your ability to effectively research as an individual, develop, solve and report on problems in a wide range of scenarios.

This makes the final year project a fantastic opportunity to showcase your abilities, challenge your weaknesses and act as a project manager, researcher, problem solver, design and development engineer and excellent communicator.

There are a wide range of resources at LSBU to assist you in honing your report writing skills, research methodology and many of the skills that employers seek so if at any stage you are unsure about some aspect of these reporting processes you must seek advice from

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either one of your academics, alternatively you should speak to one of the team in the ESBE Student Study Centre on the second floor of the Tower block.

10. Advice on project work and reporting

Please see section C.

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SECTION A

ADMINISTRATIVE

PROCEDURES

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A1. Duration

The project formally starts in the last week of September and extends over both semesters until submission in April 2015.

A2. Responsibilities

Summary of Your Main Responsibilities

· You have had lots of time since the allocation process to think about your project. Now it should be finalised and the challenges clarified. Ensure both you and your supervisor complete a Project Arrangement Form (PAF) which you must then hand into the Faculty office (one copy for your supervisor, one copy to the project coordinator and keep one copy for yourself as reference).

Keep a copy yourself and attach to your log book. If you do not submit a projectarrangement form your project may not be considered for assessment because we will not have a formal record of you undertaking the unit.

· Once your PAF has been defined and signed, you are responsible for it; its planning, management, execution and delivery of the outputs. Your supervisor is there as aresource to provide guidance and oversee your work but will not do the work for you!

· You must meet your supervisor on a regular basis, approximately once every two weeks. It is a requirement that you show evidence of at least 8 supervisory meetings during the duration of the project. If you cannot prove that 8 meetings have takenplace you will not be able to submit your report.There is a project meeting recordform in Appendix 6 which you must use to show that regular meetings have taken place. This must be submitted to the project coordinator at the end of the projectat the same time you submit your final report and log book.

· Do not assume you will have open access to laboratories. The times you will be allowed access will be determined by the relevant Laboratory Director and technical staff member.

· You must keep a project log book which will form part of the assessment. A record of all your regular meetings with your supervisors must also be kept in this log book, particularly any actions agreed and how you developed your project.

· You must return any hardware used and developed to the Departmental stores at the end of your presentation and viva

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Summary of Your Supervisor’s Main Responsibilities

The role of the Supervisor is one of consultant to the project and contributor to its assessment. Overall assessment is monitored by the External Examiners. You will meet regularly with your supervisor who will keep a record of all such meetings together with notes on progress and attainment of objectives and sign attendance sheets. Both you and your supervisor will be required to develop and sign a contract (Project Arrangement form), firstly to establish that the project supervisor agrees to oversee your project and secondly to make sure that you agree to abide by the regulations related to carrying out the project. A copy of the contract is attached in Appendix 1. Please make sure that both you and your supervisor sign the contract and return it to Dr. Sandra Dudley-McEvoy via the Faculty office by the date given on page 3. If you do not hand this in on time, your project can be given to someone else and you will lose that project.

You must maintain a log book. The log book is proof to your background work and should contain the stages of work produced. Your supervisor will wish to see the log book at your meetings.

The purpose of the log book is to allow you to record all relevant information and ideas you have about your project. It is important that it is a permanently bound book and not loose leaf, this will prevent pages being lost. The log book will help you by maintaining all the information in one place, it is essential that you carry it with you at all times so that any fleeting thoughts made may be noted immediately (before they are forgotten) and developed later.

You need not worry unnecessarily about the neatness or presentation of your log book, but remember it should be legible and make sense! Don’t forget that the objectives/challenges you have been set should also be entered into your log book, along with any references, contact names and addresses etc. If you have loose sheets of paper that are important, staple these inside the log book. Your log book should be submitted along with your dissertation. Please see more info regarding your log book in section C2.

By agreement with your supervisor, specialist advice may be sought from other members of staff of this or other departments in the university and, in appropriate circumstances, from external specialists or organisations.

A3. Project Allocation Process

All of the BEng EEE, TeCNE, CSN project allocation process takes place during semester 2 or Year 2 or year 3(PT). Hence, by the start of your final year you will know the project you are doing and who your supervisor will be. If you do not have a supervisor or Title you must see Dr. Sandra Dudley-McEvoy straight away.

Self-proposed projects

Part-time and students who have undertaken an industrial placement may propose a project. These must be industrially based and follow the guidelines given below.

Students studying the SES option

You need to have your project approved by Mr Manoj Ponugubati. This is to ensure the project conforms to the requirements of the SES endorsement for the degree. Note that SES students do not need to undertake a project that is supervised by the SES lecturers.

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Important Notes for Industrially-Based Projects

· You must have an industrial supervisor in addition to your university supervisors.

· Before such a project can be permitted, you must produce a written Project explanation, scope and plane agreement with the industrial supervisor and the proposed academic supervisor.

· You must also provide a letter from the industrial body indicating their agreement and the appointment of an industrial supervisor.

· Regular meetings must be held between you, the Department supervisor and the Industrial supervisor to monitor progress and integrity of the work.

You must not agree to do a project for an employer or other external body until the project proposal has been approved by your EED Department Supervisors.

A4. Project Arrangements Form

The Project Coordinator needs to know what project you are undertaking and that the project has been properly developed with your contribution. You are required on your return, as soon as your project is finalised to fill in a Project-Arrangements form [Appendix 1]. You need to work CLOSELY on this with your supervisor and you will require your Supervisor’s signature – without this there is no proof that your Supervisor is willing to supervise you and the form will not be accepted.

The form must contain the title, initial aims, objectives and the challenges you are individually expected to overcome. These must be clearly defined together with your supervisor.

Notices will only be sent to your university e-mail address. Do not use any other email address on the project arrangement form.

A5. Project Work Submissions

In addition to submitting a final project report and log book at the end of the project a Project arrangement form, Project progression and Interim reports are also required. The Interim Report will be due for submission at the beginning of Semester 2.

After your Final report submission, you will also be required to give a presentation and demonstrate your project to your supervisor and a 2^nd reader. This will be right after the semester 2 examination period and attendance is compulsory.

Final reports and log books must be submitted to the Faculty Office. When submitting work, fill in all the required details on the submission form. The Office will then stamp the form as evidence that you have submitted and give you a receipt (which you must keep).

Progression Report

By the end of the week 8, the project progression report must be submitted, accompanied by a schedule of work, and a detailed estimate of the expected expenditure for your project, which MUST have the agreement of your Supervisor. The project schedule should be in the form of a work break down structure (WBS) and Gantt chart (see page 11).

By the date specified in the assessment schedule, you must have submitted:

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· One copy of the project Progression Report, your Project Schedule and your cost estimate to your Supervisor who will mark them.

· One copy of the Progression Report and Project Schedule to Dr. Sandra Dudley-McEvoy, who will pass them to the External Examiners, if requested by them.

· Any copies required will be sent out during week seven, so make sure that you submit them on time.

· One copy of your cost estimate to your Course Director. Nil returns are required where relevant, but will be assumed if no return is made.

· Your feedback will be provided using Appendix 5a.

All supplied copies of this documentation will be retained. Where specialist software is required this must be discussed with your Supervisor well in advance as he/she might need to liaise with Technicians and the head of Department. The Project progression report should be seen as your demonstration of how you have developed the aims objectives and what have you done about the challenges on your Project Arrangement form, since it is formally assessed it must be of professional quality.

You must submit progression report, project schedule and your cost estimate (section C3.1) by the date specified on page 3

Interim Report

The Interim requires you to generate a concise report that enables you to put into context your achievements hitherto and how it relates to the original aims of the project. You must submit an Interim report (see section C3.2) to your main supervisor so that they can provide feedback (appendix 5b) before you compile your final report. This work is worth 10% of your total mark thus you should give it considerable attention. Obviously if little or no research work has been achieved few marks are available.

The Interim report should be submitted directly to your supervisor by the date given on page 3. You will receive feedback within two weeks of submission.

Final Project Report

You must submit two bound copies of your final project report (one addressed to your supervisor and one addressed to Dr. Sandra Dudley-McEvoy) via the faculty office (see section C3.3/4) plus an electronic copy of the final report via turnitinuk on the Final Year Project via the Moodle site:

Detailed instructions for the electronic submission will be given during lectures and via email in semester 2.

The email submissions will be electronically checked for plagiarism and must be submitted by 4pm on the day specified via Moodle. An email will be sent in advance of this date to remind you.

Materials from other sources used in your report must be properly cited. See section A6for advice on plagiarism. The electronic version of the report must be in word orPDF format. Other formats will not be accepted.

Project Planning Schedule

A key aim of planning your project is to ensure it can be completed in the time allotted (300 hours). The project planning you produce must cover the entire duration of theproject. This subject will be discussed in detail in the project lectures.

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Briefly, use a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to derive a list of all the main tasks which need to be completed (e.g. literature review, preparation of equipment or development of software, experiments, analysis of data, report writing etc.). Work out the sequence of each task. Then estimate the time you will actually have to spend on project work on a week to week basis and the time you can devote to each task. Show this information on an Action Plan. You should then be in a position to prepare a schedule. You must present this in the form of a Gantt chart covering the period from the start of your project to its conclusion. Do not forget to include holiday periods.

A Gantt chart is easily constructed by first breaking the project down into tasks and sub-tasks. The start time of the project and its duration can then be realistically estimated. This information is then plotted horizontally along a time base, (usually in weeks or days). It should be noted that some tasks can be carried out whilst others are going on and that large tasks can be broken down into sub-tasks with their own Gantt charts. It is also advisable to plot the actual progress of the project against the estimated progress. See the example below.

Week

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

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Tasks

Task 1

X

X

X

X

O

O

O

Task 2

X

X

X

X

X

O

O

O

O

Task3

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

Task 4

X

X

X

X

O

O

O

Estimated start and finish time

_X_

Actual start and finish time

_O_

Task 1 = Specification development

Task 2 = Information Gathering

Task 3 = Software development

Task 4 = Software validation

It is sometimes a good idea to show months instead of just numbered weeks. Note how this project finished 3 weeks early. Don’t forget this is only a fictitious example. Your own project may not progress in this way.

You must also give a list of the main milestones for the project. Milestones are used to measure progress and generally coincide with main events during the project. An example of a milestone is “electrical measurements completed by end February 2013” or “Project Progression report completed by 9th November 2012”. Think of the key events for your project and their end points to come up with a few (up to 6) key milestones. Milestones can be shown on the Gantt chart or listed separately.

There are many books on project planning which you can consult for further information. For example:

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J R Meredith and S J Mantel Jr, Project Planning – a Managerial Approach, Third Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, (1995).

Project Presentation

You will be required to give a formal presentation on your project at its end. This will be just after the 2^nd semester examination period. It is a formal exam and you must attend. Your supervisor and 2^nd reader will be present and will ask you questions about your presentation and project report.

You will be allocated a session in which to present. In order to obtain a mark, you must attend your session and stay from start to finish, NOT just attend for your own presentation.

Details of exact locations will be provided via the Moodle site in Semester 2.

Project Log Book

Section C2describes what is expected in your log book.

The log book must be shown to your supervisors at all project meetings and forms part of the marking for project performance. Your log book makes up 10% of your total project mark so deserves considerable attention.

Meeting Attendance Sheet

Appendix 6 is a meeting attendance sheet. When you have a meeting with a supervisor you must fill in a row of the form. This form must be submitted, via the faculty office, to the project coordinator at the end of the project. It must show that at least 8 meetings have taken place before a mark will be entered for project performance. You must submit your meeting sheet to Dr. Sandra Dudley-McEvoy via the faculty office the same day you submit your final report.

LESS THAN 8 MEETINGS COULD MEAN 0% PROJECT PERFORMANCE MARK

A6. Plagiarism

Plagiarism means intentional or unintentional copying the ideas or work of others and presenting it as if it were your own without clear acknowledgement of the source. It is taken very seriously by the University and can lead to suspension or exclusion from the course. A common form of plagiarism is copying or transferring text from a source (e.g. the internet, journals, textbooks) into your work and giving the impression that you had written it. This is against University regulations and will lead to a plagiarism caseagainst you. Your report must be written in your own words.The only time you candirectly copy a piece of text is if you wish to critique it or make a critical analysis of the point/s being made by the author. In this case you must put the extract inside quotation marks and reference it fully. Material taken from other sources should typically account for no more than 10% of your report when reviewed by turnitinuk.

Further information on plagiarism is given at:

http://www.library.lsbu.ac.uk/helpsheets/hs4.pdf

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A7. Late Submission and Extensions

Late submissions will be penalised according to University regulations. Unless you have obtained an extension due to DDS registration (which must be given to the faculty office), projects submitted up to 2 weeks late will receive a maximum mark of 40%. Projects submitted more than 2 weeks late will not be marked and will be awarded 0%.

NO EXTENSIONS will be given, you must hand in your work on time. Your supervisoror the BEng project coordinator have no role in this and cannot therefore be of assistance, it is done via the faculty office.

If there are any circumstances that affect your performance on this unit you must bring those to the attention of your university faculty office immediately. Do not delay. The university procedures are there to help you if you are in genuine need.

Students without a mark for their project, no extension agreed and no supported mitigating circumstances will have failed the unit and will be asked to repeat it in the next academic year with a different project (marks capped to 40% and payment required for 2 units).

A8. Interruption of Project

The university regulations on interruptions apply. Should you interrupt your project you will be required to undertake a new project in the next academic year. Further fees will be payable.

A9. Budget/Ordering Procedures/Electronic Stores

With the exception of industrial based projects, any tangible output from the project activity is the property of London South Bank University and must be returned at the end of the project.

You must not under any circumstances personally purchase any equipment, components or software for your project. This will be deemed as gaining an unfair advantage and could invalidate your project.

The project must be resourced from materials available in the Department stores however where it is perceived that expenditure additional to existing established resources is required this MUST be discussed with the project supervisor.

Additional expenditure is only intended for hardware, components and possibly, certain items of software.

This needs to be discussed carefully with your Project Supervisor and if agreed an internal purchase order raised in consultation with the Technical Services Manager Mr Jonathan Speed. It is important that you allow sufficient time for this as the University procurement process can be lengthy. The technical Services Manager can advise of timing in this regard.

Minor component / material purchases made must be made via the Electronics Stores, or through the technical Services Manager Mr Jonathan Speed. The process will be described in the semester one lecture series.

There is no provision for photocopying, stationery costs, books, magazines etc.

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A10. Moodle

Information about project-related matters is posted at the Moodle VLE site http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/. You will be able to access this if you are enrolled to do the unit.

Make sure you look at this site regularly as this is my only contact method with you.

A11. Health and Safety

At the start of the project you must complete a Safety and Risk Assessment. You will do this with the assistance of your supervisor and the technician in charge of the lab you are working in. For many students, particularly those doing software projects, the risk assessment will be trivial. If however you are doing practical work you will need to carefully assess all the possible risks you might face while undertaking your project.

To do the risk assessment you will need to identify all the tasks you need to undertake and detail the possible hazards. Once this is done you need to discuss how the risk might be limited to an acceptable level.

If during your project you need to undertake tasks not outlined in your original risk assessment then you must carry out a further risk assessment for those new tasks. You must keep a copy of your risk assessment with you when you are in the lab. A copy must also be given to the technician in charge of the lab and the electronic stores. You must also add a further copy of the risk assessment to your initial report as an appendix.

Submission of the risk assessment and safety form will mean that you have read and understood Appendix 4, the Health and Safety Statement. Failure to comply with health and safety regulations is a serious matter which may lead to exclusion from the University and possibly legal action being taken against you. At worse it could lead to serious injury or death to you or others.

The risk assessment forms are very easy to complete. Get help from your supervisor and the technical staff. In the labs your safety is primarily your responsibility.

Health and Safety is the main priority of this University. Do not take any chances when working on your project. If you are unsure then you must ask for help before proceeding!

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SECTION B

ASSESSMENT

OF

PROJECT WORK

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B1. Assessment of Project

The six main categories under which the project is assessed are:

· Project Arrangement form

· Project Progression Report

· Interim report

· Final project report

· Project log book

· Project Oral presentation and demo

Advice on all these areas is given in sections A and C.

The explicit marking scheme is given below, where the mark shown is the maximum for each item. The scheme is designed to reflect not only how well you do the work but also how successfully you report it. Hence the dominant mark is for the final report which should convey to the reader what you did, how you did it, your achievements, etc.

Project Arrangement Form (formatively assessed):This is arranged between youand your supervisor and must clearly state the initial aims, objectives, scope and foreseen academic challenges of your project. This is to ensure your project is to the accrediting body requirements and that you and your supervisor are clear as to what the project entails.

Project Progression Report (marked by supervisor only)	5%
Interim report (marked by supervisor only)	10%
Final Project Report (marked by supervisor and second reader)	65%
Comprising
Item 1	Technical quality (literature review and understanding of the necessary
	background, results & outcomes, analysis, evaluation of the findings,
	quality of abstract and conclusions)	45%
Item 2	Quality of referencing	5%
Item 3	Report presentation (structure and organisation, standard of English,
	quality of diagrams and graphs)	10%
Item 4	Evidence for and quality of project planning and management	5%

Evidence of Student’s Approach to Project Work (marked by supervisor only) 10%

Comprising
Item 5	log book	10%
Oral Presentation and viva (marked by supervisor and second reader)	10%

A 2^nd reader will be nominated for your project who is also a member of the academic staff. They will share the responsibility for assessing the project with the Supervisor.

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B2: Assessment Criteria and Performance Indicators

Final Report

Technical Quality:Relevance, scope, thoroughness, effectiveness of literature search andcritical evaluation of the literature. Understanding of the necessary background.

Does the report adequately describe the work undertaken? How do the achievements compare with the objectives? Results & outcomes, quality of data, standard of design work/construction, analysis, interpretation and evaluation of the results/findings. Evidence for originality/inventiveness. Does the report demonstrate that the author has been able to apply the skills and knowledge gained during the course? Quality of abstract and conclusion. Do they reflect the report and the achievements? Have recommendations for further work been given and are they sensible?

Quality of referencing.Are references given in the text and are they adequate andappropriate? Are they complete and do they follow a consistent format (Harvard or numeric)?

Report Presentation:Is the report properly organised and does it follow the required formatgiven in section C 3.2? Is it clearly written and understandable? Is the report written in the student’s own words? Quality of English grammar, spelling and punctuation. Quality of diagrams and graphs.

Project Planning:In addition the final report and log book must show evidence of projectplanning. In the report this should include a full description for the planning of the project, including schedules (e.g. Gantt charts), work breakdown structures, milestones, etc. There should be an initial Action Plan and Gantt chart, a revised Action Plan and Gantt chart mid-way through the project (e.g. after week 12 of Semester 1) and a final, end of project Action Plan and Gantt chart. Any modifications to the original plans should have been adequately described and reasons for the changes given.

Student’s Approach to Project Work

Log Book:All the day-to-day work related to the project must be recorded in the Log Book.This should include all data, designs, ideas, calculations, results, analysis, rough work, project planning, etc. The Log Book must comply with the requirements given in Section C 2.

Project Progression and Interim Reports

Does the report comply with the requirements/format given in Section C 3.1/2? Criteria should include: definition of aims/objectives, analysis of requirements for project, proposed technical approach, technical work carried out to date, project planning, referencing.

Presentation

This must covert the technical explanation of project work and its context. Evaluation of current state of project and any work remaining. Quality, clarity, structure of talk. How well was the student able to answer technical questions? Depth and breadth of technical knowledge relating to the project. Was the student able to demonstrate that the work was his/her own?

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SECTION C

ADVICE ON

PROJECT WORK

AND REPORTING

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C1. Project Lectures

These are designed to help you get the most out of your project work. One hour lectures will be given weekly over Semester 1 by the Project Co-coordinator and other members of staff. A detailed schedule will be published at the start of Se

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