Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleSENIOR PROJECT
Course Unit CodeCEP400
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. Identify, formulate and solve civil engineering related problems, using established methods.
  2. Review, retrieve, analyse and evaluate information from different sources related to civil engineering applications, select and report important information related to the assigned project.
  3. Develop research skills to acquire new knowledge and demonstrate oral and written communication skills.
  4. Apply knowledge in practice and use the appropriate tools, methods and opportunities for problem solving.
  5. Assess, collect, interpret, order information and employ logical thinking to solve a problem.
  6. Formulate a time schedule for the project and plan its execution from start to finish.
  7. Conclude the project with a written report and defend the work in an oral presentation in front of peers and faculty.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesCEP399Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

To satisfy the requirements of the program, students must successfully complete a Final Year Project in the content of Civil Engineering. This is achieved through a two-semester course sequence (CEP399 and CEP400) that students must complete during their senior year (last two semesters of their studies). This is an individual project which each student must complete with the supervision of a three member committee headed by the student faculty advisor. Each student is free to choose the topic of their project which has to be relevant to the area of Civil Engineering that the student is interested in. In addition the student must choose a faculty advisor and also two other faculties to serve on his supervisory committee.

With the Final Year Project (CEP400) course, students must implement the objectives specified in their project proposal in CEP399 according to the specified planning. In this second part of the project the students must perform the bulk of the project work. They have to create the required models, execute the analyses, conduct the necessary experiments, construct any experimental devices and complete the project.

By the end of the course, the student must submit to the Department of Civil Engineering a project report that includes the project objectives and contributions, a literature review on the topic of their project, the methodology used and the results achieved. Finally, the students must present their project work to their supervisory committee, other faculty members and their classmates.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • The Elements of Technical Writing (Elements of Series)”, Gary Blake and Robert W. Bly, Longman; 1 Edition.
References
  • Students are expected to reference a number of books, periodicals and other referenced material relevant to their work.
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe course will be presented through theoretical lectures in class. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow for questions. Part of the material will be presented using visual aids. The aim is to familiarize the student with the different and faster pace of presentation and also allow the instructor to present related material (photographs etc.) that would otherwise be very difficult to do. The learning process will be enhanced with the requirement from the student to solve exercises. These include self evaluation exercises which will be solved in class. These exercises will not be graded. Exercises will also be given as homework (final project) which will be part of their assessment. Besides from the notes taken by students in class, all of the course material will be made available through the class website and also through the eLearning platform. Finally the instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring.
Assessment methods and criteria
Project Proposal Report70%
Oral Presentation30%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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