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ME52055: Consultancy project

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 30 [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 600
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Dissertation Period
Assessment Summary: CWOG 20%, CWRG 40%, CWRI 40%
Assessment Detail:
  • Team presentation (CWOG 20%)
  • Team report (CWRG 40%)
  • Individual report (CWRI 40%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes:
* Critically assess the particular challenges associate with a real life climate related scenario.

* Evaluate the likely impact of a planned or existing climate intervention using appropriate methods and data and taking account of uncertainty and ambiguity.

* Plan and conduct a project on practice based climate issues

* Present effective proposals in both written and verbal form

* Reflect on team effectiveness demonstrating awareness of diversity.

* Reflect on their individual effectiveness taking into account interpersonal behaviours, identifying strengths and opportunities for development.


Synopsis: Work in teams on a real, decarbonisation related project with tangible impact. Typically, you'll work with a partner organisation to, for example, find a viable solution to a decarbonisation challenge, or execute a proposed decarbonisation intervention. During this unit, you'll use the skills you've developed so far on the course - design, planning, implementation, and evaluation - together with teamwork, communication, and stakeholder management.

Content: An organisation (usually a business but could be a startup, charity, NGO or other relevant entity) presents an actual climate challenge affecting that organisation. The organisation might already have initiatives in play that address this challenge, or it might be at an early stage of strategic analysis. The offered projects may therefore be at an early stage (initiation and strategic analysis) or be more mature (implementation and evaluation). In some cases the projects may have been identified by students at an earlier stage in the programme (eg Design for Climate Positive Change). Early in the unit, the expectations of students and organisations are outlined, teams are formalised. Teams will work on the project throughout the project, regularly communicating with their organisation. Towards the end of the unit, teams present the project output (progress/recommendations/findings) to the organisation. Students also evaluate the actual or potential impact of their project and reflect individually and as a team.

Course availability:

ME52055 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Notes:

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