Conclusions: The important findings of the previous chapters should be clearly stated, preferably in “bullet” format. Further work: If appropriate, briefly discuss ideas for further work which have emerged from the project. References: List all references used, by number reference from the text as shown below. Appendices: Include detailed work in an appendix so that the body of the report is uncluttered and easily followed. Acknowledgements: It is courteous to make a brief reference to persons or organisations who have given special assistance. On occasions, particularly with part-time students, it is difficult to know precisely the activities of the student. To overcome this problem the student should ensure that it is crystal clear those activities carried out by the student and those carried out by others, such as team members. The student should not avoid describing detail not carried out by them, but rather to clearly state who did carry out the work.

The front of the report must be clearly labelled with the author’s name and the title of the project, and the year of submission, and bound using the available cover template which you can download on the module learn site. A certificate of originality should be bound into the report. See attached example. It is not the intention that the major report should become a lengthy tome, rather the opposite. There is no definite limit to the number of pages in the report, but ‘padding’ is likely to be penalised and you should aim for approximately 70 pages (not including contents, cover, and reference list pages). If the report is likely to exceed 100 pages in total then agreement with the supervisor is required to ensure that this is absolutely essential. As a guide the report should only contain information required by anyone wanting to act upon the information, although jargon should be avoided or sufficiently defined for any ‘engineer’ to understand. References 1 and 2 provide guidance on report writing and structure.

Objectives Form - The Project Objectives Form should be signed and submitted via Learn by Thursday, 1. Major Report – A soft copy of the report must be uploaded to Learn by 31 Formal requests for extensions may be considered, although the end of session makes this extremely short by necessity, and penalty for lateness is reserved. If a company is involved in the project then the student should ensure that they receive an additional copy probably hardbound. The report should be typed in Arial 12-point font, in one and a half line spacing on one side of A4 paper. Adequate margins should be allowed at each side of the page, and each page and figure should be numbered. SI units, together with their correct symbols, must be used.

Students will be provided with a list of projects during Jan/Feb, and following discussions with the relevant supervisors will be able to submit a proposal to carry out the project. In the case where the student and supervisor are happy to proceed, but where more than one student wants to do the project then allocation will be at the discretion of the supervisor after discussion with interested candidates. The proposal form, providing brief details of the project, and signed by both student and supervisor needs to be presented to the internal examiner (Anish Roy) for registration, after which the student may begin working on the project. Students are allowed to choose their own project in some circumstances. This is especially the case for part-time students where it is usual for the student to carry out a project associated with their working duties. In all self-proposed cases the project needs to be thoroughly discussed with the most appropriate supervisor through the internal examiner. Following approval of the project proposal the above procedure of registration should be followed.

4/ Experimental theory/Machine theory/Process theory/Software theory 5/ Materials and methods/Experimentation/Modelling/Software design 6/ Results and observations/ Evaluation of manufactured article/ feedback of data into the project. 7/ Discussion (of work and results) 8/ Conclusions (drawn from 7) 9/ Further Work 10/ Acknowledgements 11/ References (see Guidance notes for literature review (Learn) ) 12/ Appendices (to include full Project Gantt Chart)

Writing Formats for Final Reports The subject matter will, in general, influence the selection of title and sub-titles in the Final Report. An example structure is shown below which would be suitable for a large number of cases. Projects that are design orientated will quite probably require different headings for sections 3, 4, 5 and 6. Title Page Statement of Originality /Abstract (see Guidance notes for Abstract (Learn) ) Contents 1/ Introduction and objectives of the project/investigation 2/ Project planning/ Project Management/reference to the GANTT chart 3/ Survey of existing literature and a critical summary (see Guidance notes for literature review)

It is possible that during the course of the project significant scientific/engineering developments may be made, which may eventually have some form of exploitable/commercial benefit. If this happens, then students should be aware of the Intellectual Property regulations, which cover all undergraduate students during their time at the University. These can be summarised by Section 35 of the General Regulations for Undergraduate Awards: “The ownership of all apparatus or results, also patents, designs, copyrights, inventions, computer software or other intellectual properties but excluding books, journal articles or theses whether individually or jointly developed or produced, relevant to and arising during the period of a candi date's study with the University shall be vested in or deemed to be assigned to the University. Should the question of exploitation arise, candidates shall be required to take all necessary action to facilitate such exploitation and the University shall negotiate with candidates as to whether they shall participate in the benefit thereof and, if so, on what terms.”

Citing - Formally recognising within your report, the resources from which you have obtained information. Bibliography - List of sources you have used. References - Detailed description of the item from which you obtained information. There are two main methods of identifying material used within reports, these being: The Harvard (Author-Date) Referencing System The Vancouver (Number-Citation) Referencing System Students are required to use one of these two systems to reference material within reports. Details of these systems can be found on the Projects Learn Server

PRESENTATION AND VIVA [30%] Organisation and Technical Content: (Weight: 0.06) • Background and statement of the problem. • Statement of project Aims and Objectives. • Clear and coherent structure of the technical information. • Comprehension of breadth & depth of the project work. • Technical understanding and contributions. • Project management/planning. • Conclusions and justification of future work. PLEASE ENTER A MARK OUT OF 100

Report Structure: (Weight: 0.07) • Follows structural guidelines and page limits detailed in student handbook. • Clear and coherent structure of information and technological terms. • Well presented report with recognised referencing system used throughout. • Use of figures, drawings, tables and any other relevant content. MARKS OUT OF 100.

PLEASE ENTER A MARK OUT OF 100 Answers to questions: (Weight: 0.18) • Confident, articulate answers to questions. • Demonstrate command of the subject matter. • Convey good depth of understanding in answers. PLEASE ENTER A MARK OUT OF 100 Notes: Viva: 20 min presentation + 30 min Q&A Report: see project guide for report structure, length, font sizes, etc..

Main Body of Report: (Weight: 0.45) • Comprehension of the breadth and depth of project work. • Understanding of the theory, technical problems and existing methodology. • Application of engineering techniques specific to products or processes. • Development of alternative solutions and own approaches where appropriate. • Quantity and quality of the results generated and their analysis/interpretation. • Discussion of experiments, analysis, and critical evaluation of results. • Conclusions drawn from the main body of the report. MARKS OUT OF 100.

Marking Scheme: MSc Projects REPORT [70%] Preparatory & Background: (Weight: 0.18) • Project aims and objectives clearly stated. • Introduction and clearly define need for the project and applications. • The project has been identified in context of previous work where applicable. • Literature survey / background study of technical issues. • Correct and consistent use of recognised referencing system. MARKS OUT OF 100.

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