Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit Title	SENIOR PROJECT
Course Unit Code	ASOG405
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated	8
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Perform literature searches and retrieve and analyze information. Compile relative published research/scientific work. Develop the competency in the methodologies needed for a successful research project proposal, planning, implementation, and presentation. Demonstrate the capacity for written and oral communication skills.
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	NONE	Co-requisites	NONE
Recommended optional program components	Books and Journals based on Oil and Gas
Course Contents	This course directly relates to the final Senior Project in Oil & Gas within the specialization of the student. By the end of the course, the student must submit and present to his Assessment Committee a proposal and a report for his Senior Project. In this proposal, the student is expected to propose the topic of his project, providing the detailed objectives and expected contributions of his work, give a complete literature review of the current state of knowledge on the issues related to the proposal, and suggest a methodology and planning for the implementation of the Project. At the end, the student will produce a final report, which will be presented and defended in front of his Assessment Committee for final assessment.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	No specific textbook required
References
Planned learning activities and teaching methods	At the beginning of the course, students must consult with their Project Advisor and decide on the topic of their interest. The Project Advisor, in consultation with the student and other related members of the Department, forms an Assessment Committee for the student, consisting of three members. Two of these members must be from the academic staff related to the specialization of the student, where one is the student’s Project Advisor. The third member can be any member of the academic staff of the Program, or an external qualified person.
Assessment methods and criteria	Suitability and completeness of set objectives 5% Adequacy of sources consulted 20% Proposed methodology and planning 20% Work completed 20% Quality of project report 10% Oral Presentation 25%
Language of instruction	English
Work placement(s)	NO