Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleINTRODUCTION TO SENIOR PROJECT
Course Unit CodeAEEE498
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated1
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Distinguish the research areas and topics of the department
  2. Choose a project topic.
  3. Clarify the overall requirements of a successful project.
  4. Collect information on a topic which will most probably form the foundation of the senior project.
  5. Apply the Departmental Style Guide and the information it conveys. Use the Style Guide effectively.
  6. Construct a preliminary report based on the literature survey conducted and on the methodology evaluated.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

Research topics: The various research topics of the electrical engineering department.

Report Elements: Plagiarism, referencing, writing style, literature reviewing, content structure, figures and tables and numbering systems

Report structure: Components of a report. Te Departmental Style Guide.

Literature survey: Disciplines in electrical engineering. Literature survey on a topic, the foundations of a senior project.

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”, 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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