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Level 6 BEng/BSc (Hons) Project Assignments

This document contains a set of assignments for guiding project supervisors and their students through a project at final year bachelors degree level. The project is weighted at 30 credits The set of five assignments give a sample of typical activities that the project may include. This project includes the following assignments with the associated weightings.
Assignment title Feasibility Study Poster Project Report Demonstration weighting 10% 5% 80% 5%

A set of descriptors are used to guide grading criteria.

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Assignment 1 Feasibility Study

Introduction Students must work individually in this project. This is the first assignment for the projects and it involves carrying out a feasibility study. This assignment is weighted at 10% of the total project mark. Task(s) This module involves carrying out the following tasks. 1. Through discussions with your colleagues and staff at the college or in your place of work or elsewhere, you must develop an idea for a project. The project idea may also be result from your personal research. The content of the project carried out by each student must be substantially within the curriculum area of their BSc/BEng stream. 2. Produce a project brief, sign it and have it signed by a member of staff 3. Produce a Project Specification and email it to a member of staff. A typical project specification will contain the following :
A statement of the general area of the project A brief description on the starting point (is it completely new or are you building on existing work?) The objectives of the project; what are you expecting to achieve? Indications of the technical approach to be taken. Your particular expertise with respect to the project.

Please wait for the specification to be approved before continuing with the project. 4. Produce a feasibility study for the project which considers the technical and operational feasibility of the project. The feasibility study may also consider issues such as the economic feasibility (does the estimated cost of the project justify the benefits?), legal, moral, security, environmental and health and safety issues. 5. Produce a project plan, for example a Gantt chart, network charts, precedence table, Submission requirements Submit the outcomes of the tasks as a word-processed report. Keep a copy for your records.

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Assessment Criteria
If the project is insufficiently connected to each indivual students stream then this concern will be communicated to the student so the situation can be remedied in time for the subsequent project assignments.

Criteria Accepted Project Specification

[10 if agreed with staff, otherwise marked with respect to content]

Marks /10 /40

Project planning

[16-21]Some evidence eg Gantt chart [22-27] As above but includes network analysis, evidence of research [28-40] Considers network charts, precedence table, risk factors, thorough research

Consideration of feasibility

[16-21] Technical, operational feasibility are considered. Legal, moral, security, environmental, and health and safety issues are considered, where applicable. Costing is considered. [22-27] Coherently presented, with a logical structure. Largely technically accurate with few spelling or grammatical mistakes.Evidence of research. [28-40] Professionally presented, showing an an individual approach to communicating work coherently. Uses technical language fluently and is free from spelling and grammatical mistakes.Thoroughly researched.

/40

Case for Project (in Conclusion of Report)

[4-5] Reason(s) why the project is worth doing are stated.

[5.5-6.5] Reasons are based on evidence detailed in the report. Coherently presented, with a logical structure. Largely technically accurate with few spelling or grammatical mistakes. [7-10] Reasons are evaluated and relevant conclusions are drawn. Professionally presented, showing an an individual approach to communicating work coherently. Uses technical language fluently and is free from spelling and grammatical mistakes.

/10

Lancaster University
35-39% 40-49% 50-59% 60-69% 70%+ Refer

Pass Third Class Second Class, Second Division Second Class, First Division First Class Work will be referred for re-work if submitted on time but of a quality below that acceptable for a pass. Re-work must be submitted by the agreed date but will receive no more than 35%.

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Assignment 2 Poster
This Assignment accounts for 5% of the maximum marks for this module and covers the Poster Presentation (the audio-visual presentation). You should have already completed Assignment 1 Feasibility Study. Tasks Create a poster presentation on a sheet of A1 size portrait. The poster is to present the project as it stands and what you expect to achieve. There are a number of guides on the web for producing posters, see for example http://www.uwex.edu/ces/tobaccoeval/pdf/postertips.pdf Submission Requirement A venue and time will be set for presenting your poster. It is likely that the poster will be assessed by an external examiner. You may need to answer questions on your project. Each student must hand in the front sheet with the full poster or an A3 or A4 copy of their poster attached by the submission date so that a mark can be issued in the normal way. Grading A mark out of 10 will be assigned to each poster presentation. The mark will reflect the quality of the poster and the communication of the project as it stands, including your answers to questions. Grading Criteria [4.0-4.5] Project outcome and methods are reported both visually and orally. [5.0-6.5] As above, but also coherently presented, with a logical structure. Largely technically accurate with few spelling or grammatical mistakes. [7.0-10.0] As above, but also professionally presented, Using technical language fluently and free from spelling and grammatical mistakes. A A1 poster is handed in.

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Assignment 3 Project Report

This Assignment accounts for 80% of the maximum marks for this module and covers the Project Report. Tasks Carry out the planned project. Show how plans and designs are updated in the light of experience. Record and recosting of time and resources used. Evaluate your project, considering: comparing your outcome against original design objectives, effectiveness of working with others, performance against original cost/time estimates, cost effectiveness of final product (or outcome), suggestions for improvements/further developments. Submission Requirement Hand in a report covering the range above along with all supporting documentation and any evidence of project outcomes. Keep a copy of all documents. State the member of staff most closely involved in the project (if any) on the front sheet. Grading Criteria

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Category

Mark /40

[16-22.5]Project plan has been followed. Requirements have been determined and followed. Designs for the outcome have been produced. Evidence of testing or a testing strategy is devised. [23-28] Project is not straightforward. Coherently presented, with a logical structure. Largely technically accurate with few spelling or grammatical mistakes. Requirements are recorded and requirements have been structured (tables or diagrams). Designs for the outcome should be substantially complete. Design documents should show title, author(s) and date. A significant testing strategy is developed and implemented. If the plan is revised then a revised project plan is given. Project report is securely bound. [28.5-40] It is a challenging and potentially open-ended project for which a solution is found.Professionally presented, showing an an individual approach to communicating work coherently. Uses technical language fluently and is free from spelling and grammatical mistakes. Requirements have been reviewed and potentially revised. Design should be reviewed and potentially revised. A comprehensive testing strategy is developed and implemented. Any revised plan considers network charts, precedence table, risk factors. Revised plan must tie in with general project evolution. Project is bound with regard to the instructions given. Implementation [12-16]: Design is implemented. [16.5-20.5]: As above but a tangible outcome should be produced, in line with the purpose of the project. Project is not straightforward. [21-30]. As above but the outcome should be reviewed and potentially revised. It is a challenging and potentially open-ended project for which a solution is found. Evaluation [4-5] A critical evaluation of the project against initial criteria. [5.5-6.5] As above but valid conclusions are drawn from the evidence. It is coherently presented, with a logical structure. Largely technically accurate with few spelling or grammatical mistakes. . [7.0-10] As above but valid recommendations for the continuation of the project or the management of a similar project are stated and based on evidence. It is professionally presented, showing an an individual approach to communicating work coherently. Uses technical language fluently and is free from spelling and grammatical mistakes.

/30

/10

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Assignment 4 Demonstration
This Assignment accounts for 5% of the maximum marks for this module and covers the Demonstration (part of the audio-visual presentation). Tasks Organise and carry out a demonstration of your project work to one or more members Honours teaching staff at college, normally including your supervisor. You may need to answer questions during and/or after the demonstration. Please mail or contact staff to book date/time. Submission Requirement Each group must carry out the demonstration and must hand in the front sheet with evidence of their demo (eg screen shots, slides, photographs and/or brief plan of the demo) in no more than 5 sheets of A4. Grading A mark out of 10 will be assigned to each demonstration. The mark will reflect the quality of the demonstration and your answers to questions. No mark will be issued until the demonstration has been carried out and the assignment has been handed in. Grading Criteria [3.5-4.5] Project is demonstrated. [5.0-6.5] As above but also coherently presented, with a logical structure. Largely technically accurate. [7.0-10.0] As above but also professionally presented, using technical language fluently.