Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleRES&SES SENIOR PROJECT
Course Unit CodeAEEE496
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated8
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate practical experience on the design, possibly of experimental or numerical nature, of renewable energy systems and energy sustainability topics.
  2. Analyze experimental results.
  3. Construct a project report based on the experimental or computational work conducted.
  4. Use the Departmental Style Guide effectively.
  5. Present work to the project committee for evaluation.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

·    Project Report: Organization of the report structure. The structure,format and contents of a report. Report writing. Chapters. Contents of each chapter. References.

·    Data presentation: Graphs, figures, schematics, equations.

·    Presentation: Organisation and structure. Chapters and their contents. The use of bullet points, figures and graphs. Timing, speed, attention span, personal approach,good visual aids (PowerPoint), logical sequence, practice, answering questions.

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Writing up your university assignments and research projects: A practical handbook, N. Murrey, G. Hughes, 2008.
  • Carrie Hannigan, Carrie Wells, Carolyn Stevenson, Tanya Peterson, Diane Martinez, “Technical Writing: A Resource for Technical Writers at All Levels”, ISBN-10: 1427797218, Kaplan Publishing, 2008.
References
  • Doing Your Early Years Research Project: A Step by Step Guide, G. Roberts-Holmes, Paul Chapman Publishing, 2005.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students are advised about the requirements of the course through lectures (1 hour per week) in classrooms. Students will be urged to decide upon a topic and find a project supervisor who will remain their supervisor throughout the duration of the senior project as well.

Project topics will be available to students to choose from however, should any student have a specific topic that he would like to study, he is free to propose it to any member of staff with whom he would discuss further details.

Students will be shown examples of previous successful projects,  will be guided through the procedure for completing a project, will be given tips and be shown various tools for proper and efficient use of MS office programs

Assessment methods and criteria
Report100%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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