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AR30315: Dissertation

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Credits: 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 240
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 10%)
  • Report (CW 90%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the unit, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to carry out a literature review, plan a program of activity, and organise materials, equipment and facilities as required. The successful student will be able to demonstrate an ability to carry out and report on a small research project.


Aims: To assess the ability of students for original and individual thought and application to a specific project/ programme of work.

Skills: The following skills will be developed and assessed:
* self-direction in tackling and solving problems, and ability to act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks;
* an ability to continue to advance ones own knowledge and understanding, and to develop new skills to a high level;
These are also transferable skills necessary for employment, requiring: the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility; decision-making in complex and unpredictable situations; and the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development.

Content: A work of research presented as a short thesis, normally entailing either experimental or analytical or numerical modelling and their practical application to a researched topic.

Course availability:

AR30315 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following courses:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • UEAR-AKB07 : BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UEAR-AKM03 : MEng(Hons) Civil and Architectural Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UEAR-AKM07 : MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)

Notes:

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