o Industry-linked group project

Projects are obtained from local companies who have a genuine engineering
problem, design or development requirement. The three-week project commences
with a team and project assignment and briefing lecture. Each team then meets
their company and is assigned an industrial contact and academic supervisor for
the project. Communication with the company and academic supervisor for most
of the project is at the discretion of the team. The modules ends with a
presentation session to which the company and all academic project supervisors
are invited.

This module gives the opportunity to apply the technical, problem analysis and
project management skills learned in earlier modules to a real industrial
environment.

Gaining professional experience solving problems in the industry can greatly

increase the employability of postgraduates. Students can also forge useful
connections within the industry during their communication with the company.

During the project, students will learn how to structure a technical problem;
assess the technologies required to meet the requirements using available
literature and resources; work creatively to develop possible solutions; and apply
multidisciplinary scientific and engineering skills to assess the technical validity of
those solutions.

This module is only available to full time MSc students.