Individual Project (H1043Z)
Note to prospective students: this content is drawn from our database of current courses and modules. The detail does vary from year to year as our courses are constantly under review and continuously improving, but this information should give you a real flavour of what it is like to study at Sussex.
We’re currently reviewing teaching and assessment of our modules in light of the COVID-19 situation. We’ll publish the latest information as soon as possible.
Individual Project
Module H1043Z
Module details for 2024/25.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
The Individual Project in Year 3 is a major component of your degree and builds upon all of your modules to date to explore in depth an engineering problem in the area of your degree course. It is designed to give you experience of the full cycle of an engineering project, from initial planning to final presentation, and involves management, resourcing, planning, scheduling, documentation, and communication. You will interact with a range of skilled people, complete work within budget and available resources, and by an agreed deadline. The project will involve the design, development and testing of a system and will include construction and measurement (for hardware projects) and code development and testing (for software projects). It will demand creative thinking, self-organisation and research skills.
Module learning outcomes
Apply creativity to the solution of an engineering research problem involving design, implementation, testing, and analysis.
Undertake the planning of a project, identifying resources required, estimating effort and forming contingency plans for unexpected outcomes and problems arising.
Apply engineering principles to address the chosen problem and demonstrate the ability to deal with technical uncertainty.
Research and use technical literature and other information sources, select and deploy appropriate technical methods and techniques to address the problem.
Use a risk management process to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks (the effects of uncertainty) associated with the activities in the project.
Exercise professional judgments in terms of cost, market, environment, sustainability, safety and ethics.
Deliver an oral presentation in order to communicate the technical information and findings of the project clearly to a combined specialist and non-specialist audience.
Document the implementation and findings of the project in technical reports.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 25.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Presentation | A2 Week 2 (20 minutes) | 40.00% |
| Report | XVAC Week 1 | 40.00% |
| Presentation | EASTER Week 2 | 20.00% |
| Dissertation (12000 words) | Semester 2 Assessment Week 2 Thu 16:00 | 75.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
Prof Zhengguo Sheng
Convenor, Assess convenor
/profiles/355346
Dr Fan Zhang
Convenor, Assess convenor
/profiles/554860
Please note that the 5XÉçÇøÊÓƵ will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver courses and modules in accordance with the descriptions set out here. However, the 5XÉçÇøÊÓƵ keeps its courses and modules under review with the aim of enhancing quality. Some changes may therefore be made to the form or content of courses or modules shown as part of the normal process of curriculum management.
The 5XÉçÇøÊÓƵ reserves the right to make changes to the contents or methods of delivery of, or to discontinue, merge or combine modules, if such action is reasonably considered necessary by the 5XÉçÇøÊÓƵ. If there are not sufficient student numbers to make a module viable, the 5XÉçÇøÊÓƵ reserves the right to cancel such a module. If the 5XÉçÇøÊÓƵ withdraws or discontinues a module, it will use its reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable alternative module.