| Course Unit Title | RESEARCH PREPARATION AND PROPOSAL |
| Course Unit Code | MDME516 |
| Course Unit Details | MSc Manufacturing and Welding Engineering Design (MSc Thesis) - |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 7 |
| | 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.
- Report and critically comment on published research and scientific work.
- Propose and justify a methodology to be employed for the implementation of a Master’s level Thesis.
- Demonstrate competency in the methodologies needed for a successful research project proposal, planning, and implementation.
- Employ written and oral communication skills. communicate effectively through a variety of media including oral, visual, written, diagrammatic and on-line.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | This is the first of the three courses that constitute the Masters Thesis, which is a research oriented work at the forefront of knowledge within the specialization of the student.
By the end of the course, the student must submit and present to his Assessment Committee a proposal for his Master’s Thesis. 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 Thesis. |
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| Textbooks | - This is the first of the three courses that constitute the Masters Thesis, which is a research oriented work at the forefront of knowledge within the specialization of the student.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | This is the first of the three courses that constitute the Masters Thesis, which is a research oriented work at the forefront of knowledge within the specialization of the student.
By the end of the course, the student must submit and present to his Assessment Committee a proposal for his Master’s Thesis. 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 Thesis. |
| Assessment methods and criteria | | Suitability and completeness of set objectives | 20% | | Adequacy of sources consulted | 20% | | Proposed methodology and planning | 20% | | Quality of proposal report | 20% | | Oral Presentation | 20% |
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| Language of instruction | English |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
