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Introduction to Final Year Project

GEEN-1041 Project
Dr Stefan Zigan and Dr Alan Arokiam
S.zigan@gre.ac.uk

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Purpose of the Final Project

Final year

Industry

Final year project


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Achieve set goals

Profile Skills Experience

Passion/ Curiosity

Self-reliance

Thinking outside boxes


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Purpose of the Final Project


Skills to be developed Critical thinking Learning activity Reflecting, evaluating and judging

Solving problems
Demonstrating techniques

Identify problems, analysing data


Research and literature review

Demonstrating knowledge
Communicating

Recalling, describing and identifying problems and solutions


Arguing, presenting and desribing
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Project Selection

First step: Select your project in the portal

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Introduction to Final Year Project

Project Selection

First step: Select your project in the portal If you currently do not have a project
please come and see me after the lecture !"

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Your Project

Your Project is:30 credits 25% of the final year An important indicator of your performance Something the external examiner would look at first when considering your merit Something your future employer would probably want to discuss at your interview Something you must pass at the first attempt in order to qualify with an IET accredited degree
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Your Project

To get a good mark you need to: Put in a lot of effort AT LEAST 1 full day per week See your supervisor regularly Plan your time effectively and keep to plan, or improve on it Keep a good log book of your work Meet the deadlines hand-in dates Follow the guidelines in the Handbook
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Project Deliverables
Weighting 5% Deadlines Wed 07/11/12- @ 23:55

Assessment Project proposal (2 electronic copies to be submitted via the portal) Poster presentation Project proposal & progress interview
Final project report (2 electronic copies to be submitted via the portal) Poster presentation & Viva Voce examination

10%

Wed 12/12/12 All Day (08:00 to 17:00)


Wed 24/04/13- @ 23:55

50%

15%

Wed 01/05/13 All Day (08:00 to 17:00)

Supervisors mark

20 %
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Term one and at the end of the project


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Project Deliverables

Project Proposal
Wednesday 7th November 2012 1 electronic copy, via the Portal No more than 1,500 words

Example specification report


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Project Proposal

What should you cover?


a brief background to the project, clear aim and objectives of the project,

project deliverables (What the output / achievables of the project will be)
identification of resources requirements, such as materials, equipment and technician support, you consider will be required; a list of any references you have identified to date which may support your work; your project plan (A detailed Gantt chart) that identifies the work required and timescales involved in completing your project
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Project Proposal

WHAT IT IS NOT!"

An outline or detail of any solution


Do not propose any solutions until you have fully defined and agreed the aims and objectives with your supervisor.

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Progress Review

Poster session I One poster A3 Progress Interview


12th December 2012 15 minutes Times and locations to be arranged

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Progress Review Interview

Problems identified
Models and simulations created

Drawings made and experiments completed


Results and conclusions to-date

Key references identified to-date

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Final Report

Final Report
Submit Wed 24th April 2013 2 electronic copies, via the Portal No more than 50 pages A lecture covering the format and approach to writing your final report will be given next week. Note that writing your report starts when you start your project.

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Poster Exhibition and Viva Voce Examination

Exhibition
Wednesday 1th May 2013 A1 poster exhibited in Pilkington PK011 15 minute interview Further details can be found in the Handbook. A lecture outlining the purpose and requirements for the exhibition and interview will be provided towards the end of Term2

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Any questions

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End

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