Master's Degree Apprenticeship Project (898H1)
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Master's Degree Apprenticeship Synoptic Project
Module 898H1
Module details for 2024/25.
60 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
The synoptic project is designed to expose you to an authentic long duration project of your design and
implementation and provide a ‘top-up’ 60 credits to obtain a full MSc Qualification. The project objectives will be
defined by yourself in consultation with your line manager and an academic supervisor ensuring it addresses
meets academic quality appropriate to a MSc degree and, as appropriate, meets business needs of your
employer. The work must be completed within budget a defined budget, using available resources, by a specified
deadline, and presented to an audience not necessarily directly familiar with the work you have done. The project
is designed to expose you to issues of project management, resourcing, planning, scheduling, documentation, and
communication and will demand professional responsibility, critical awareness and creative thinking.
Module learning outcomes
Exercise initiative and personal responsibility in planning, conducting and
reporting on a substantial engineering project.
Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge from various sources to
form a view of a real and current engineering problem and as a basis for
developing a solution to the problem.
Undertake the planning of a substantial project, identifying resources
required, estimating effort and forming contingency plans for unexpected
outcomes and problems arising.
Apply engineering principles to address the chosen problem and
demonstrate the ability to make sound judgments in complex situations
and in the absence of complete data.
Select and deploy appropriate analytical and practical techniques
applicable to advanced scholarship in the area of the degree course.
Apply a holistic approach to the project brief by exercising professional
judgments in terms of cost, market, environment, sustainability, safety and
ethics.
Deliver an oral presentation in order to communicate the technical
information and findings of the project clearly to a combined specialist and
non-specialist audience.
Document the implementation and findings of the project in a substantial
technical report.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Dissertation (10000 words) | Summer Vacation Week 13 Thu 16:00 | 70.00% |
| Coursework | 30.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Presentation | T2 Week 11 | 33.00% |
| Presentation | VACATION Week 13 (15 minutes) | 67.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11100000000 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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