Reference no: EM133104598

Assignment 1:

Task 1 Provide an update on your project proposal

The learning outcomes in this task are:

Questions 1a:

Identify and refine objectives and content for the execution of a project.

Gather, analyse, evaluate and critically evaluate relevant material for use in a project.

Demonstrate your ability to recognise potential engineering problems in developing technologies and solve them using innovative (research based) analytical and experimental techniques.

Demonstrate your understanding of engineering principles and techniques and the ability to apply them to accomplish a project.

Question 1b:

Identify and refine objectives and content for the execution of a project.

Question 1c:

Demonstrate that you can organise yourself and your work appropriately and keep systematic records, evaluate and seek ways to improve your plans, progress and achievements.

Question 1 What has changed since TMA 01?

Update your project using the structure given below:

Question 1a Specific title, aim(s) and objectives for the project
Confirm the specific title and principal aim you have chosen for your project. Give the key objectives of your project.

Question 1b Schedule for the project
Give a schedule for your work on this project. This should include a breakdown of the planned tasks and how they support the objectives. They should have estimates of their duration and their relationship to each other (e.g. concurrent or sequential). It is expected that you will produce a detailed graph such as a Gantt chart showing your proposed schedule.

Question 1c What resources do you expect to use?
In order to complete your project, you may anticipate requiring equipment or software. If so, your tutor needs to know about such a requirement. If you do anticipate any such requirement, state what it is and what you have done, or intend to do, to ensure you are able to meet it. Alternatively, if you do not anticipate requiring any extra equipment or software, make sure you acknowledge this so that your tutor is informed. 5 marks are available for the evaluation of resources and of the link to the project aims.

Task 2 Execute a literature review

The learning outcomes in this task are:

To gather, analyse, evaluate and critically evaluate relevant material for use in a project.

To demonstrate a self-awareness of the skills and activities needed to carry out a project by listing, describing and practically demonstrating them.

To execute a comprehensive literature search relevant to your project topic and critically review it in relation to project objectives.

Use your literature sources to describe the development of your methods. Summarise the key engineering points from your work so far. Explain clearly how they contribute to meeting your project objectives.

Task 3 Describe the development of your proposal

Learning outcomes in this task are:

Demonstrate competence in the use of the principles and conventions of project management and execution.

Demonstrate a self-awareness of the skills and activities needed to carry out a project by listing, describing and practically demonstrating them.

This part of the assignment asks you to reflect on your project work so far. This covers the period from when you first learned of the generic titles up to the submission of this assignment. You should refer to your project log in responding to the following questions.

Question 3a
Consider the methods that you have used to produce your proposal. Below are a series of questions which might help you structure your answer. You are not expected to answer all of them.

Which methods used to develop your project aims have worked well? Which methods did not? Why was this? What would you do differently? How would you distinguish between an academic and a work project?

Question 3b
How did the feedback from your TMA 01, initial pro forma and any emails with your tutor affect the development of your proposal? Add any relevant material regarding your discussions in an Appendix to this assignment.

Assignment 2:

This assignment assesses your progress and in particular the proposed structure of your final project report. For this you will need to be familiar with the requirements of the EMA.

Task 1 Outline your project report and poster

The learning outcomes in this task are:

Demonstrate that you can organise yourself and your work appropriately and keep systematic records of your plans, progress and achievements .

Produce a written technical report and a poster presentation on your specialist topic.

Show that you have considered the requirements of the EMA by outlining your proposed project report and poster

This part of the assignment requires you to produce an outline of your project report. Look at the requirements given in the EMA requirements. In particular, address the criteria the marker will be using, but make sure you propose a technical report. The format of the report can be based on the variants given in the ebook by Bowden (2011).

Your outline should provide:

a draft table of contents

an appropriate title

a clear indication of your report's structure - the probable sections and subsections with their titles

one or two sentences or bullet points about what you intend to discuss under the various section and subsection headings

a description of the proposed use of any graphics, such as diagrams

a discussion of the requirements of the poster.

You might find it helpful to think in terms of your headings as providing a route-map for the reader of your report.

Task 2 Present a draft of the Introduction to your report

To identify and refine objectives and content for the execution of a project

To gather, analyse and critically evaluate relevant material for use in a project.

This is a first assessed draft of the introductory section to your project. It should be possible at this stage of the module to present a largely settled version. Your task in this part of the assignment is to write about the background and context of your project. It should set the scene with particular reference to the technical outcomes you are aiming for. You need to address the aims and objectives, explaining and justifying their development.

It should:

be of a suitable length so that the final report does not exceed the word limit

conform to the required standards of spelling, grammar and punctuation.

It is important to think seriously about the extra sections you will need to complete the full report (such as the discussion, summary, and conclusions) to get an estimate the size of your draft chapters.

Task 3 Describe the methodology of your project

This task requires you to demonstrate your understanding of the technical requirements of the project. You will need to present a methodology which describes what you are doing to achieve your aims. It should present the techniques and concepts you have selected as well as examples of engineering calculations and analysis

Learning outcome 1: To demonstrate your ability to recognise potential engineering problems in developing technologies and solve them using innovative (research based), analytical and experimental techniques

Learning outcome 2: To demonstrate your understanding of engineering principles and techniques and the ability to apply them to accomplish a project.

The purpose of this section is to provide justification for the selection of your techniques and methods and their link to the aims of the project. It should explain your decisions and evaluations. This could include:

examples of calculations you have undertaken

technical assessments of methods

any modelling you have undertaken.

You will be assessed on how effectively you have chosen and then used the techniques and analysis from your chosen discipline. So, items such as the merit of your approach, accuracy and relevance will be considered.

You need to plan Tasks 2 and 3 with the requirements of your final project report in mind, particularly those for ‘Plan: What was intended to be done and why?' and ‘Do: What was done, how was it done and why?' Use what is said about these requirements to guide you with your account in this TMA.

Finally, in deciding how long to make your account for this TMA, please bear in mind that the project report in your EMA must be 8000 words in total, and that the report will have to cover all of the requirements as described in the section ‘What the report must cover' of the EMA.

Attachment:- Literature review.rar