Aims and Fit of Module

The module aims to give students the opportunity to work in a guided but independent fashion to explore a substantial problem in depth, making practical use of principles, techniques and methodologies acquired elsewhere in the course. It also gives experience of carrying out a large piece of individual work and in producing a dissertation. It finally enhances communication skills, both oral and written.

Learning outcomes

After completing the module students should be able:<br>
A.	specify a substantial problem, and produce a plan to address the problem<br>
B.	manage their time effectively so as to carry out their plan<br>
C.	locate and make use of information relevant to their project<br>
D.	design a solution to a substantial problem<br>
E.	implement and test their solution<br>
F.	evaluate in a critical fashion the work they have done, and to place it in the context of related work<br>
G.	prepare and deliver a formal presentation<br>
H.	structure and write a dissertation describing their projects.

Method of teaching and learning

Students and their supervisors can decide delivery pattern. Some academic supervisors have a group meeting and the other may have one-by one meeting with students.
The time schedule is slightly different from one individual academic staff to another. Usually there is weekly meeting for all supervisors for his/her students.