Faculty of Engineering KD7067 Engineering Research andAnd Environment Project Management

Coursework Title: Individual Assignment

Module InformationModule Title: Engineering Research and Project ManagementModule Code: KD7067Module Tutor: Qiang WuAcademic Year: 2019_20

Dates and Mechanisms for Assessment Submission and FeedbackDate of hand out to students: 24th February 2020Mechanism to be used to disseminate to students: via elp,Date and Time of Submission by Student: 18th May 2020, 16:00Mechanism for Submission of Work by Student: Hard copy to Student Central and electronic via eLPDate by which Work, Feedback and Marks will be returned to Students: 15th June 2020Mechanism(s) for return of assignment work, feedback and marks to students: via email

Assignment BriefClear statement of the work that students are expected to undertake:Additional Instructions to students: see following pages

Further InformationAssessment Criteria/Mark Scheme: see following pagesExpected size of the submission: 10 pagesAssignment weighting: This assignment is worth 60% of the module marks

Academic Integrity Statement: You must adhere to the university regulations on academic conduct. Formal inquiry proceedings will be instigated if there is any suspicion of plagiarism or any other form of misconduct in your work. Refer to the University’s Assessment Regulations for Northumbria Awards if you are unclear as to the meaning of these terms. The latest copy is available on the University website.

Failure to submit: Note that failure to submit work or submission of work after the required deadline without an authorised late approval will result in a record of incomplete (IC) for the assessment component. Referral in that component will then be required even when the module is passed overall.

Faculty of Engineering KD7067 Engineering Research andAnd Environment Project Management

This assessment is an individual activity in which the following learning outcomes, as defined in the module descriptor, are addressed

1. Appreciate the business context of projects within their subject discipline and be able to select and apply appropriate techniques and tools for the planning and management of those projects

2 Critically understand and professionally deal with the wide range of legal, professional, social and ethical issues and responsibilities that relate to their future working within their subject discipline

3 Critically evaluate various research approaches, methods and techniques

4 Produce a Research Proposal based on searching, retrieving, selecting and critically evaluating information

Assessment Criteria/Mark Scheme:The Assignment specification follows this preamble page as does the general assessment criteria and assessment form

Assignment submission:

Hard copy must be submitted to Student Central. An electronic copy of your work must be submitted to TurnItIn on the date specified in the specification using the links in the module folder on the ELP (Blackboard).

Instructions to students:This is an individual assignment. See the assignment specification as to expectations from the individual

Academic Conduct:You must adhere to the university regulations on academic conduct. Formal inquiry proceedings will be instigated if there is any suspicion of misconduct or plagiarism in your work. Refer to the University’s regulations on assessment if you are unclear as to the meaning of these terms. The latest copy is available on the university website.

Faculty of Engineering KD7067 Engineering Research andAnd Environment Project Management

ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

For this assignment you, are to choose a research topic area, from the list supplied, and preferably in your programme area. These research topics have been supplied by academic staff with information regarding the details, outcomes and where to obtain information.Your task will to research the subject and critically evaluate the literature and then develop a project proposal suitable for a 60 credit MSc Engineering Project. This proposal should provide:

(a) Appropriate background and or theory to justify the project

(b) Definite project Aims and Objectives

(c) Deliverables

(d) Time scales and Gantt Chart

(e) Required Resources and Estimate of the costs

(f) References and Citations

Your Research Project Proposal must conform to the Notes on Presentation. Your report must include:

1. A front page

This should be as provided

2. The main report as outlined below:

Faculty of Engineering KD7067 Engineering Research andAnd Environment Project Management

Individual Project Proposal Assignment (60% of the module marks)There is 1 component to the individual assignment assessment:

Formal report

This is a summative assignment – the marks will count towards the final module total, and the Assessment Regulations for Northumbria Awards (ARNA) will be strictly enforced. In particular you should note:

University Regulations stipulate that students must make a reasonable attempt at all assessments. None submission will result in a mark of zero for that component and the module will be failed

Any submission beyond the deadline will be given a mark of zero

Important note:

Although guidelines have been provided and occasionally these are general, please look at the individual assessment and ensure that these are addressed together with the guidelines.

Formal Report Presentation The proposal should be clear and neat, excessive effort in the form of

decorative touches or expensive binders will not feature in the assessment and may cause a reduction in marks.

Written to a professional standard using MS Word and show appropriate and consistent use of type, fonts and line spacing (for this assignment use Arial 12 and single spacing) and page layouts.

Give each page a footer (in pitch 8) that includes your names, the module code, and a page number.

Harvard referencing and citation must be used throughout

The Front cover of the report must be standard as follows:

Faculty of Engineering KD7067 Engineering Research andAnd Environment Project Management

KD7067Engineering Research and Project Management

****Programme****

Individual Project Proposal

Name: Student no.:

Date:

**Insert Project Proposal Title in this Box**

Faculty of Engineering KD7067 Engineering Research andAnd Environment Project Management

MAIN REPORT - This must consist of the following sections:

1) Abstract 2) Introduction – general overview

Some points to consider.

i) Reasons for the work – outline current research / market/ benefits that project will produce

ii) Research critically considered, referenced and differences in this work and proposed work highlighted

iii) Theory where necessary

3) Project Aims and Objectives, Deliverables

No more than 6 SMART Objectives

4) Project Plan

This must include a Gantt chart taken from MS Project

5) Financial Justification This should include a list of:

i) Physical Resources required for the project

ii) Human Resources required for the project

iii) Overall costing

6) Risk, Ethical and Legal Assessment Include a Risk Assessment for the proposed project discussing the risk factors, both physical and financial, you can identify, which may prevent successful completion of the project within time and the set budget

In addition ethical issues should be considered and an awareness of legal obligations.

7) Conclusion Summary of Proposal

8) References

9) Bibliography

10) Appendices where necessary including Ethical and Risk Forms.