Final Year Project

INTRODUCTION - YOUR FINAL YEAR PROJECT

The aim of the Mechanical Engineering Final Year Project is to develop your technical knowledge, understanding and skills and an appreciation of the wider context of your studies. You will have the opportunity to build on your taught modules and develop and apply your knowledge and skills to a specific problem area.

You will be allocated a project and project supervisor from within the department. Your project supervisor will provide overall guidance on the project. You are expected to demonstrate initiative and independence, as well as analysis, reflection, effective project management and communication. The project is different from taught modules where the lecturer takes the lead in your learning. In the project you are expected to take the lead, and the supervisor to provide overall guidance and help. 

Undergraduate students will commence work on their project at the beginning of the Autumn semester with submission of the final report prior to the Summer exam period. Presentations take place during May.   

MSc students will commence work towards the middle of the Autumn semester with submission at the end of Summer (late August). Presentations take place at the very end of the year in September. 

If you have any queries with respect to the project, discuss these with your project supervisor in the first instance and subsequently with the module co-ordinator if necessary.

Every effort is made to allocate projects as fairly as possible, however the allocation process is complicated. It is the mark of a good engineer that they make a professional effort even when assigned work/projects that are of less interest to them individually. Many supervisors will also allow you to shape the aims and objectives of projects to your interests (within the limits of the scope of their area of expertise).

Remember that you are expected to demonstrate initiative and independence in developing the project.

Information regarding specific timeframes can be found on the relevant Blackboard pages.