MSc Manufacturing and Welding Engineering Design

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Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleTHESIS WRITING AND PRESENTATION
Course Unit CodeMDME518
Course Unit DetailsMSc Manufacturing and Welding Engineering Design (MSc Thesis) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated10
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Produced a structured written report on the work of a Master’s level research project.
  2. Critically comment on the results of a research work and relate to other published research and scientific work.
  3. Employ a variety of tools and media to present the work of a Master’s level research project.
  4. Defend orally the implementation and evaluation methodologies employed, as well as the outcomes of a Master’s level research project.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

This is the third 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.

After conducting their research work, students are expected to deliver a detailed project report that describes their research work and also present their project outcomes to their project Assessment Committee, as well as defend their work during an oral presentation. This course is graded in conjunction with the Graduate Research (MME17). Both courses are assigned the same grade.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Presentation and discussion of results
References
    Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe Student is expected to work independently to produce a written report on the work of the Master’s Thesis, and to prepare a presentation for the oral defence of the Thesis.
    Assessment methods and criteria
    Adequacy of sources consulted20%
    Design methodology / implementation20%
    Evaluation methodology20%
    Presentation and discussion of results20%
    Presentation and discussion of results20%
    Language of instructionEnglish
    Work placement(s)NO