BEng Degrees in Engineering
Final Year Project ENX313






Dr Nida Naveed
Faculty of Technology
School of Engineering
2021-2022
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1. INTRODUCTION
The final year project might be considered the most important module on the
programme, it is certainly the largest, at 40 credits, in terms of its contribution to
your degree classification. The project is one of the final modules to be tackled,
which means that you are able to bring to bear much of the knowledge and skills
that you have accumulated during the course.

Let's get this into perspective however, it is an undergraduate project, not a
doctoral thesis. We want to see a problem competently solved and reported. The
project does not have to include the development of new theories or great
originality, rather the correct application of known procedures to an engineering
problem. Most students enjoy their final project, it is an opportunity to pursue an
investigation into an area in which they have a personal interest.

The project will include a number of key elements.

1. First there will be the identification of a problem and the negotiation of a
project brief with your supervisor.
2. You will be expected to conduct research into the subject of your project. This
can take many forms, e.g. patent search, literature survey, contacts with
suppliers, customers and colleagues.
3. You should then set about solving the problem that you have been faced with.
It is necessary that the project contains at least one of the following elements:-
3.1. A design study resulting in a set of engineering drawings and supporting
calculations.
3.2. Practical design work where an artefact is designed and constructed,
testing carried out to measure prototype performance against theoretical
design specifications, the results analysed, evaluated and reported.
3.3. Experimental work where a test rig is designed and assembled,
experiments carried out, and the results analysed and reported.
3.4. A manufacturing problem is identified and a system is designed and put in
place to eliminate the problem.
4. While all projects should contain some element of a literature review, projects
that confine themselves to that activity are not acceptable.
5. Your project will be reported by means of a written report.

2. CHOOSING AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
The project you carry out may be based on an idea of your own or it may be
derived from a suggestion by a member of staff. Projects may involve working
with a company or other external body – either one you have contacts with or one
provided by your supervisor. In all cases you should discuss your ideas with your
supervisor at the earliest available opportunity.
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The choice of the project title is very important. You need to identify a subject that
will hold your interest over a period of about one year, and be demanding, but not
impossible!

Students vary in their level of ambition and ability. Those aspiring to a first class
honours degree would need to ensure that the project is sufficiently demanding to
allow them to display their ability to the full. You should discuss the project with
your supervisor to ensure that the level of challenge is adequate to give you access
to the full range of marks.

We would normally expect part time students to be in employment and to do a
project related to their place of work. If this is not possible, a design based project
is probably the best solution, see 4.2 and 4.3 above

Industrial Projects

Industrially based students have available to them very large resources compared
to students who are not in work. In particular they are able to ask suppliers for
information about their products, or even request that they carry out part of the
work of the project. It is necessary to strike a balance here, in the real world most
engineering projects involve contributions from many sources, and you will
probably need to obtain information from suppliers. It is not acceptable, however,
to undertake a project that merely involves the obtaining of tenders and the
organisation of the work. It is essential that your project shows that you have been
involved in engineering the details of the process. You should size the motors, and
calculate the stresses etc., you should not rely on a supplier to do this for you. The
final grade awarded will take into account any external assistance that you may
have had.

There may be conflicts of interest between the needs of your company and the
academic requirements of the project. It is better to choose a project that is not of
critical importance to the firm's future, as such a project would probably be taken
out of your hands if things started to go wrong, while the timing of the academic
project might not fit with the company's requirements. The best projects are
perhaps those that the firm would like to carry out, but have been sidelined by
more pressing issues.

Staff Proposals
For projects proposed by members of university academic staff you should discuss
the project with the proposer so that you have ample of time to think about the
best choices for you. Please note that not every project is appropriate for every
student: some may only suit students with a very specific set of interests. Each
project proposal will have a brief outline in order to help you to make an informed
choice. Remember that the project idea proposed by the member of staff is only a
starting point – it is up to you to turn this into a fully scoped project with the
advice of your supervisor.
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The individual projects offered by members of staff may well vary significantly in
breadth, depth and degree of complexity. The vital thing is to select a project that
is right for you.

Please note that if you choose from the projects offered by members of staff your
first choice of project might not be guaranteed since supervisors can only take
responsibility for a limited number of individual projects.

Own Proposals
If you have your own idea for an individual project it is your responsibility to find
a member of university academic staff who is willing to supervise it. The module
leader will be happy to help you find a supervisor but you should not assume that
a particular supervisor can be allocated in every case.

If you are ambitious and would like to achieve high marks in your project, you
should develop your idea with particular care. The potential supervisors will be
more than happy to offer advice on the appropriateness of a project, given your
academic background, strengths, weakness, motivations and ambitions. Please
keep in mind that it is essential to balance realism and ambition when making a
choice.

Typical project titles might include:

The design of a mechanism to operate a high speed weaving machine.

A review of the energy requirements of a company and the implementation of a
system of process monitoring and adjustment to optimise energy consumption.

The design of a computer controlled machine to bend brake and other pipes for the
automotive industry.

The specification and implementation of a control system for an industrial process.

The application of statistical process control to the manufacture of a company's
product.

The specification and design of a variable speed drive system for an industrial
process.

The use of Taguchi techniques in an experimental investigation into the problems
associated with the manufacture of injection moulded components.

The application of a solid state control system to a domestic product.
The automation of a production line.
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Please note that all of these titles involve the solution of a real engineering
problem.

Projects which confine themselves to a literature review are not
acceptable.

3. ACADEMIC AND OTHER STAFF
3.1. Academic Supervisor
You will be allocated an academic supervisor who will normally have specialist
knowledge in your chosen field of study.

It is important you meet with your academic supervisor regularly to ensure your
work is going in the right direction and you have built up some momentum. It may
be that once your project is underway your supervisor might feel a meeting every
other week is adequate. He/she will decide this and let you know. If you miss
project meetings without explanation, your supervisor will email you to ask why
you have not attended. If you do not reply to this email your program leader will
be notified. Your program leader will then contact you via email, or possibly in one
of the lectures, to establish the nature of the problem. If you still do not go to see
your supervisor the relevant Student Liaison Officer will be advised of your
continued absence. That person will then contact you to determine the reason for
your lack of attendance.

The engineering team recognise the final year project is probably the biggest piece
of work you have ever undertaken. It is the single largest piece of work on your
entire programme and for some students it can be intimidating. Your supervisor is
there to provide support and guidance to help you successfully complete it. This
help is vital so please do not avoid going to see your supervisor.

Some students appear to believe that the less they go to see their supervisor the
better their mark will be. THIS IS A MYTH AND QUITE UNTRUE! However, it is
true that the more responsibility you assume for your project the better your
mark is likely to be, but this does not mean you should not go to see your
supervisor. Supervisors are there to help!

3.2. Work Based Supervisor
If you are a part time student, wherever possible your project should be work
based, and there should be a person at your place of work who will agree to act as
a work based supervisor. That person should normally be a chartered engineer
and have sufficient authority to ensure that you are given adequate facilities for
the conduct of the project. It is your responsibility to find a work based supervisor.

The work based supervisor will be involved in the choice of a suitable project title,
and will be available for possible consultation on a weekly basis. Please note,
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however, that your project cannot proceed until the University has agreed the title
and project brief.

The role of the work based supervisor is to help ensure that suitable facilities are
made available for you. It is not to give detailed guidance on the conduct of the
project, as that should be your own work.

4. REPORTING AND ASSESSMENT
The project is assessed on the basis of a final report.

4.1. Final Report

The final report forms the main basis of your assessment. It will be marked by
your academic supervisor and by a member of the module team. The final report
should be presented and structured in accordance with the guidance given in
Appendix 5. You should discuss the precise format of your report with your
academic supervisor.
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You will submit your final report online through Canvas by the date specified.
Prior to its formal submission, you may ask your academic supervisor to comment
on the style and content of your written work.

An important thing to remember about the final report is that its main purpose is
to describe what YOU have achieved. While there will be a chapter devoted to your
review of the literature, it should not be padded out with material taken from
other sources. Students often feel the need to include appendices filled with copies
of manufacturers' catalogues or datasheets, or to bolster the body of the report
with text copied from other sources. This is both unnecessary and unwelcome and
the practice will result in marks being deducted. A technical report should provide
a concise description of what has taken place together with a reasoned discussion
of the outcome. Reports are not marked by weight, rather the quality of their
contents.

The final report should not exceed 50 A4 pages in length, not including
engineering drawings or large diagrams that should be included at the rear of the
report as appendices.

The final report is the basis of your assessment so you should ensure you describe
your work and results fully within this document. You may embed links to videos,
additional photos and any other relevant material that you feel it appropriate to
place online but it is up to the discretion of the marking team to decide whether to
view this, and credit will not be given for work adequately recorded in the report.

4.2. Marking Your Work
Your mark will be determined by the two members of academic staff. They will
take into account the difficulty of the project, the quality of your report and
possibly the comments of the industrial supervisor.

The projects are assessed overall by considering the following criteria:

Research (25%)
This should provide the theoretical underpinning of the project and should be
treated in depth. It should clearly be applied to the practical element in some way:
normally either in helping to develop the product or in evaluating the product.
Any references used should be appropriate and timely – for instance if “old”
references are used it should be clearly argued that they are still relevant or they
should be used to show how the field has moved on. The student should be aware
of the quality of the material they are citing and making appropriate use of it –
rather than just peppering the text with occasional references. If the reference
material does not support an argument it is of limited use.

Final Report (25%)
Your report should be well written, appropriately structured and adhere to the
normal standards of presentation for a technical document, in line with guidance
provided within this module guide. Credit will be given for appropriate use of
diagrams, quality of presentation and the clarity of your writing.

Success and Evaluation (35%)
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The quality of the end product is clearly important. Success can only be evaluated
effectively if measures have been identified to allow an objective assessment -
giving some notion of "proof", rather than reliance on opinion or anecdotal
evidence. Success in the project should always be argued for in terms of mapping
back to the objectives identified in the project brief. The level of technical
challenge which was encountered in your work will also be considered. Credit will
also be given for a demonstration of the ethical impacts of your work.

Project Management and Control (15%)
Your supervisor will give a mark for the management of your project throughout
its duration. This will include consideration of the following: attendance at project
meetings, efficient use of supervisor support, how you have dealt with unforeseen
challenges, your level of engagement and your ability to work independently and
manage your own time and progress. You should draw on the skills you learn as
part of the Project Management Module (ENX314) here. It is expected that a Gantt
chart will be included.
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Please note that this section will be marked on the basis of what you include
in your report – simply turning up for weekly meetings with your supervisor
will not guarantee a good mark here.

4.3. Timescale
All students are normally expected to complete the project within one academic
year. You will have fixed deadlines for the submission of all work associated with
the project. The table below shows a typical timetable for on campus students

Middle of Term 1. (End of
October)
Submit & agree project brief with your local
supervisor.
Start of Term 2 (End of
January)
Expected to complete literature review and
progress towards the core project objectives
Start of Term 3 (Typically
Early May)
Submit report

Students will be supplied with specific dates for the required submissions.

4.6 Referrals

Should you receive a mark of less than 40% for your project you will be referred.
The two markers for your project will agree a set of requirements that you must
address in order to pass the module. You must address these issues in the report
and provide a brief summary of the changes you have made by the deadline
specified to the satisfaction of the markers.

5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
5.1. Preliminary stage
• Project Proposal Selection
You will identify an individual project topic and a member of staff will be assigned
to supervise it based on the previous procedures (Choosing an Individual Project,
section 2).
• Project Plan Development
You will have the opportunity to discuss the project with your supervisor,
summarize the project and propose the approach, milestones, deliverables,
resources, timeline and scope.
• Project Brief Submission
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You will prepare and submit a project brief form to your allocated supervisor.
Then, the supervisor will have the opportunity to review, comment and approve it
or ask you for modification. Once the project brief has been approved by the
supervisor, you will move ahead and work on the next stages of the project.


5.2. Execution
• Weekly Meetings
You must arrange regular meetings with your academic supervisor (Academic
Supervisor, section 3.1). The meetings may be brief once your project is under way
but your supervisor needs to be sure that your work is progressing. If you need to
see your supervisor between meetings you should send an email, asking him/her
to suggest a time when he/she will be available. Before the meeting, you should
have prepared a written list of points you wish to discuss. And during the meeting,
you should take notes so that you do not forget the advice you were given. The
supervisor may suggest the use of Project Supervision Record forms for this
purpose.

5.3. Final stage
• Final Project Report
Considering the recommendations made by the reviewer and supervisor’s
observations during the weekly meeting, you will be advised on how to complete
your project and submit a final report.
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The Importance of Project Management

In addition to the academic requirements of the project, it also provides an
excellent vehicle for students to develop and practice their project management
skills.

All students will have studied, or will be studying concurrently a module (ENX314
or EAT340 that will help you develop your skills in planning and control that can
and should be applied to this work.

It is essential that the project be broken down into a list of tasks, and durations
allocated to each, before a project plan is constructed. This plan should be
reviewed regularly throughout the project and modifications made where
necessary. The most successful students are generally those who are best
organised, and part of the assessment will include a consideration of how well the
work has been project managed.

As a minimum it is expected that your report will contain a Gantt chart and a
discussion of project management as part of the evaluation.
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Appendix 1 - Sample Project Outline
The Design of an Operating Mechanism for a Jacquard Loom

During the weaving process, a proportion of the threads are lifted so that a shuttle,
carrying thread, can pass beneath them. The height of the lift is variable depending
upon the type of cloth being produced, typically between 40 and 60 mm, while the
speed of operation varies between 200 and 500 lifts per minute. It is the aim of
this project to design a new operating mechanism for this process.

The project will begin with a review of existing literature, including a patent
search, competitors' and in- house designs, and published academic work.
Discussions will also take place with the marketing department of the company, to
establish the perceived requirements for the new mechanism. The results of this
research will be analysed and a product specification written and agreed with the
principals of the company.

A range of alternative designs will be prepared and compared according to a list of
criteria that will also be derived, based upon the product specification.

One design will be chosen for further development. An engineering scheme
drawing will be prepared and design calculations carried out. A variety of
materials and manufacturing methods will be considered before a final selection is
made for the device. Manufacturing drawings will be produced and a prototype
constructed and tested.

Finally a project report will be prepared that will describe the process followed in
designing the mechanism, will include details of the proposed solution and test
results, and will evaluate the final design against the original specification.

[Word count = 259 ]
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Appendix 2 - Writing Style and Use of References
Technical reports are normally written in a formal manner. In particular the first
person is avoided, i.e. I, we.

You can usually express your ideas without recourse to I or We, e.g. "I decided to
measure the current" can be written as "It was decided to measure the current".

You should avoid overstating your case. "The equipment performed superbly",
should be written "The equipment was found to be satisfactory, meeting the
specification in all respects."

You should stick to Standard English expressions. Swear words or colloquialisms
should not be used. "When I interviewed the operator I found that he was as sick
as a parrot because the machine kept breaking down" should be replaced by
"Interviewing the operator revealed that the machine was not reliable, being
subject to frequent breakdowns."

Over the years it has become apparent that many students have difficulty with a
number of relatively simple grammatical constructions. Appendix 4 provides a
guide to help avoid common errors.

Use of References
You are encouraged to read about your subject and cite from those sources. There
are two popular methods used for citing other people’s work: The Harvard system
(also known as the Author-date system) and the British Standard (also known as
the Numeric system). You should use one particular system consistently
throughout your report.

It is important you make it absolutely clear those words that are not your original
work. E.g. "It can be shown that the force is proportional to the square of the
velocity."[4]

Here a quotation has been taken from a book, a paper, or Internet article, and used
within the report. It is made clear that the words belong to someone else because
they are contained within quotation marks "", while the name of that person will
be given at the end of your report in the reference section beside the number [4].

Often you will want to make use of another worker's ideas, without citing their
precise words. This is also permissible, provided that you credit that person
within your text. E.g. Brown [3] believes the world to be round, while Smith [5]
argues for a flat plane.

This is normally a more appropriate use of a source than to quote verbatim, but
there are occasions when you need to use the exact expression. DO NOT copy large
chunks from texts or other sources however.
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If you use someone else's ideas or words within your text without crediting the
source, you are guilty of copying or plagiarism. In the past students have failed
their projects, and therefore their degree, because their reports contained
substantial amounts of copied material. Copying is both unprofessional and
dishonest, while the legitimate use of sources with proper references is an
essential part of report writing.

Listing References at the End of Your Report
In technical work it is usual to list all of the sources at the end of your report. In
the Harvard system entries are listed in alphabetical order by author’s name and
then by date. With the British Standard system entries are listed in numerical
order to match the sequence of references in the body of the report.

You should adopt a consistent style for laying out the information about sources. A
good way is to begin with the person's name, followed by the year of publication,
then the title of the book or article, followed by the publisher and ISBN if it is a
book, journal title and edition, or web page address.

[1] Cross N. 1994 Engineering Design Methods. 2nd Edition. Wiley. ISBN 0 471
94228 6
[2] Martin J.J. 1955 Development of an Equation of State for Gases. A.I.. Ch. E.
Journal. June 1955
[3] Attewell B. 2000 Bryan's Bicycle Page.
http://www.battewell.freeserve.co.uk/bike
accessed 12-9-2010.

For more information on referencing please refer to the “Cite Them Rite” resource
available via the University Library Website library.sunderland.ac.uk



Appendix 3 - Sample
Gantt Chart


Week No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Activity

Agree Title and Brief
Submit Brief
Literature Survey
Evolve Concept
Solutions

Write Interim Report
Submit Interim Report
Choose Solution
Scheme Drawing
Calculations
Material Selections
Manufacturing
Selections

Detail Drawings
Build Prototype
Test
Write Final Report
Submit Final Report
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Appendix 4 - Help With Grammar

Students often make mistakes with the following:-

1) Apostrophe

Apostrophes are used to indicate possession or missing letters.

Possession

The dog’s bone.

Here we have only one dog possessing one bone. Placing the apostrophe before
the ‘s’ indicates that only one dog is involved.

The dogs’ bones.

Here we have several dogs possessing several bones. The apostrophe is placed
after the ‘s’ to indicate that there is more than one dog.

The dogs ate the bones.

Note that there is no apostrophe needed as there is no implied possession - dogs is
simply the plural of dog. We do not know that the bones belonged to the dogs.

Other common examples include:-

It is the University’s policy. (Only one University)
There are several Universities in the area. (Plural)
I would not buy that company’s products. (Only one company)
All of the companies responded to the survey. (Plural)

The other use for apostrophes is in connection with missing letters

Don’t

Is short for Do not.
It’s in the cupboard.
It’s is short for It is.
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The dog ate its bone.

Here, although possession is implied, no apostrophe is used. This contradicts the
rule given above and you might find it a tad confusing. If you are indeed confused I
would suggest that you always write It is in full, and never use an apostrophe with
Its.

2) There and their.

“Their” indicates possession, while “there” is a place.

They parked their car over there.

It might help you to remember this by saying “Where? Over there”, the spelling of
where and there is the same.

3) Affect and Effect

An effect is normally an outcome or result of an action. A simple check is to see if
you can replace the work “effect” with the word “result”.

The shooting of the gun had the effect of killing the people.
An important effect was the dissolution of parliament.
The word “effected” is used in the context of “brought about.”

He effected the changes by killing his boss and taking his job.

Affect is normally used in the context of influencing something. If you can replace
the word affect(ed) with influence(d) then it is being used correctly.

It was claimed that the gunshot wound had affected his health. The hole in his head
had an affect upon his balance. The effect of the gunshot wound was that he died.

It was claimed that dyeing the food would not affect the taste. However the dye in
the food had the effect of spoiling the taste.

She effected her victory by affecting the judgement of those around her.
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Appendix 5 - The Final Report

The work carried out during the year should be presented in a report. It is difficult
to be completely prescriptive about the report content owing to the likely range of
project topics but the following sections are considered to be important, you
should discuss the format of your report with your academic tutor:-

Title page

The title page should include your name, University of Sunderland registration
number, the submission date and the title of your project. At the bottom of the title
page there should also be the statement:- “A final year project report submitted in
partial fulfilment of the regulations for the award of BEng (Hons) in Mechanical/
Automotive/Manufacturing/ Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the
University of Sunderland”

Acknowledgements

These should be brief acknowledgements to those who have made a significant
contribution to the project. This section should start on page i).

Abstract

This should be a concise summary of the main contents of the report and the
conclusions. The reader should be able to form an opinion about how interesting
the project has been and whether it has been successful. An Abstract should be
typically no longer than 250 words on one side of paper.

Index

This should identify the main sections or chapters and the sub-sections of the
report. Relevant page numbers should be included. An index of the graphs,
diagrams, tables and photographs should be included on subsequent pages
followed by a list of appendices.

Nomenclature

All symbols used should be listed and the meanings defined with units being given
where appropriate. The list should be in alphabetical order.

Introduction

This should include a brief statement of the background/reasons for the project
and a clear statement of objectives. This section should start on page 1.

Literature review

If it is appropriate a literature review will deal with previous work related to the
topic in hand and this should be presented in a critical format so that it will
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provide the basis for development of the project. Reference material should be
cited in a consistent way using either the Harvard or British Standard system:-

“ ...according to Einstein [27]. .. ” and an appropriate list presented as shown in the
later section.

Industrial context

This section should include a description of the present industrial practice and the
potential benefits deriving from implementation of the project findings.

Methodology

A description of the techniques used to develop the solutions to the industrial
problem and for a range of alternative solutions. Clear sketches, plans and
descriptions of the main solution to the problem and of all alternative solutions
should be included together with the rationale for selecting a particular route.

Analysis

Analysis should, where possible, involve mathematical models of the proposed
solution. All calculations should be well annotated being accompanied by clear
diagrams and explanations. Any other aids such as computer programmes should
be described and/or listed.

Conclusions

These should be bold, clear statements listed 1, 2, 3 and so on to indicate the
project outcomes.

The conclusions will answer such questions as “Have the original objectives been
achieved? Does the solution comply with the company’s requirements? Do you
recommend that the manufacturing systems or procedural modifications are
implemented?”

Suggestions for further work

This section will deal with such aspects as recommendations for extending the
study, for examining further manufacturing conditions and for developing a
greater understanding of the effects of the proposed systems.

Figures and Table
You should ensure your report is presented in a professional fashion and all
figures/images and tables are clear and easy to read.
You should provide all figures/images and tables with a full label with a number
followed by a descriptive caption or title.
If you copied figures/images from external sources into your report, you need to
include the citation for that source in the text and include it in your reference list.

References

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References can be presented in the following way:-

[1] Smith, AB, Jones C, 1993 “Advances in the design of manufacturing control
systems,” J. Manuf Eng, 22 , 5, 1993, 210-215.
[2] Kirkman, John, 1980 “Good Style for Scientific and Engineering Writing”,
Pitman Publishers, 1980, p27-33.
Appendices

Any useful material which does not contribute directly to the main text or which
because of its sheer bulk would detract from the reader’s enjoyment should be
included in an Appendix. Such material may include engineering drawings,
computer programs, tables of data, or numerous graphs, recorder printouts etc.
Do not photocopy and include manufacturer’s data sheets or similar information,
rather cite them as references.

General Aspects of the Format of the Report and its Submission

The precise format of the report is up to you. You should, however, ensure your
report is presented in a professional fashion and that all text are clear and easy to
read.

In general it is recommended that the following guidelines are followed:

• The report should be prepared in 12 point typescript with double line
spacing. The margins should be as follows:-

o Left (binding edge) and bottom ................................................. 35mm
o Other margins .......................................................................... 14mm
• Pages should be numbered consecutively including those on which graphs,
diagrams etc appear. The numbers should be located centrally at the
bottom of each page. Roman numerals should be used up to the end of the
Nomenclature section and thereafter arabic numerals are required.

The recommended maximum length for the report is 50 pages / 10000
words.
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Appendix 6 - Assessment Guidance

The following guidance is designed to give you an understanding of what will be
looked at when your project is marked. Please remember that these examples
are for guidance only

1st (70% +)

The student has taken full responsibility for the project and has required only
minimal assistance. Performance has been exceptional with all objectives met and
exceeded. The supervisor has learned from the student.

Research
Within the report there is evidence of a
substantial literature survey, with a
significant number of relevant
references although this number is
difficult to define and depends on the
subject area. The literature clearly
informs the content of the report and
decision making of the author. Sources
are clearly referenced throughout the
text, with the provenance of all
concepts made quite clear
Report
The report is well structured, and
complies with all requirements with
regard to length and layout. There are
minimal spelling or typing errors, and
the numerous diagrams, graphs and
other figures are both relevant and
neatly executed. The report accurately
describes the work carried out and
shows a full understanding of the
material. Additionally evidence is
presented that the student has been
able to take the existing knowledge and
expand upon it or use it in an original
way.
Success and Evaluation
The project objectives were ambitious
and required considerable depth of
technical knowledge. The objectives
have been completely achieved.
There is a detailed, critical and
comprehensive analysis of the project
results which are also related to the
original aims
A wide range of ethical considerations
have been considered and appropriate
professional standards are referenced.
Project Management
There is clear evidence that the student
has actively managed the project
through the appropriate use of detailed
Gantt charts and other tools etc. The
project is broken down at a high level of
detail and it is clear to see whether the
project has followed the plan and where
and why there are deviations.
Moreover, the author specifies how the
revised plan may have been
implemented.

The performance during the academic year is exceptional with the student
demonstrating flair, ability, understanding and significant achievement with no
apparent weaknesses.

2.1 (60 – 69%)

The student has shown a very good professional attitude, and has worked
effectively and independently. The student has explored and understands all of the
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significant issues and can tackle problems, plan progress and manage time
effectively.

Research
A literature survey has been carried
out, using most of the relevant sources.
Sources are clearly referenced
throughout and the provenance of most
concepts made quite clear.
The content of the literature shows
strong links to the theme of the report.
Report
The report is well structured and
conforms to the required standards.
There are minimal spelling or
typographical errors, and all diagrams
are both relevant and neatly executed.
The report accurately describes the
work carried out and shows a sound
understanding of all aspects.
Success and Evaluation
There is accurate analysis of the
project results. The aims of the project
have been satisfactorily achieved.
Relevant conclusions are drawn, based
upon the results and analysis. Some
links are established between
evaluation and objectives.
Project Management
A Gantt chart is provided based on a
detailed breakdown of the tasks along
with some discussion of how the project
has been managed.
A brief discussion is included as the
accuracy of the project plan and any
remedial action.

2.2

The student performance over the academic year reveals a good, reliable, student
of average ability who is reasonably confident but does not demonstrate complete
understanding of the project topic.

Research
A literature survey has been carried
out, but not all of the sources are
entirely relevant and it is occasionally
difficult to determine the source of a
concept.
Some attempt is made at citation of
sources.
Report
The report has a reasonable structure
and, while there may be some
typographical errors and spelling
mistakes, they are not so numerous as
to provide a major distraction. Most of
the diagrams are relevant and
reasonably executed. In general the
report accurately describes the work
carried out, but there may be some
ambiguities, or sections which are not
quite clear.
Success and Evaluation
The work is clearly reported but the
results/findings are not analysed in
any great depth. The reader senses that
the student has a reasonable grasp of
the subject but feels that there are a
few areas which could have benefited
from further study. There is brief
mention of the how the results link to
the report objectives.
Project Management
There is some evidence of project
management activities, such as a very
basic Gantt chart.
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3rd

The student has required considerable assistance and guidance and only
understands the main issues with noticeable difficulty. Some progress has been
made, achieving the minimum acceptable standards.

Research
Some attempt has been made to
examine the literature, but referencing
is inconsistent and weak. The links from
the literature to the report objectives
are difficult to establish.
Report
There may be some failings in the
overall standard of presentation, e.g.
poor or insufficient diagrams,
significant numbers of errors. The
report does describe the work carried
out, but may be difficult to follow, or
may leave the reader guessing as to
what actually happened in some
sections.
Success and Evaluation
There is evidence that the project has
met some of the original aims but there
is much left undone. There is a lack of
understanding in several areas.
The report is factual without being
analytical. The reader is left with the
concern that, while the work is not
without some merit, the student does
not fully understand some of the key
aspects of the subject.
Project Management
There is some limited evidence of
project management activities, e.g. a
basic Gantt chart or a work breakdown
structure, but there is little evidence of
active control of the project beyond
this.

Fail

Little work has been done. The student shows difficulty in understanding the
requirements of the project.

Research
There is very little evidence of a
literature survey, save for examples of
un-cited copied text that has been used
to bulk out the report.
Report
The report may be poorly prepared
with numerous errors and with an
inadequate number of badly presented
diagrams.
Success and Evaluation
There is little evidence of how the aims
of the project have been met. There are
obvious and significant gaps in the
investigation, and there is little
evidence to suggest that any substantial
work has been carried out. There may
be evidence that the student does not
understand the technical concepts
involved in the project.
Project Management
There is no evidence of project
management and control.


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