Mechanical Engineering Honours Project module (ME40005)

This module will provide you with the opportunity to gain experience in planning, organising and carrying out a programme of practical project work in some aspect of engineering over semester 1 and 2.



The project should contain significant research which could be based on a topic that you have covered within the mechanical engineering or mechanicals engineering with renewables programme or a suitable topic that reflect your own interests.



The project will involve completing a project proposal by selecting from research supervisors’ area of expertise or creating your own with specific aims and objectives. Typically, this will be followed by background reading to complete a literature review relevant to the research problem. This knowledge you have acquired can then be used to develop a project plan (Gantt chart) with the aim of developing systems, technology or experiments that can address the aims of the research project.



Design and investigative work will be used to gather data for analysis, however, the nature and form of the knowledge will be heavily dependent on the nature of the project; it may for example be highly theoretical or essentially practical.



The focus in on personal learning with the guidance of an academic supervisor. At the end of the project, you will be required to complete a final thesis, create an oral presentation, and present a research poster.



The project is an opportunity to explore a topic of interest and can be combined to work with an industrial partner (project dependant). The key skills that you develop in critical thinking, problem solving, critical analysis, communication and presentation, time management are key to work as an effective engineer in industry.