In the Interdisciplinary Projects you will further develop key skills required for STEM subjects and explore your own subject specific interests in greater depth. There are two components within the module: Group Project and Individual Project.
Group Project: you will work in a team to undertake the design, construction, coding, and testing of a robot. This will introduce you to basic aspects of multidisciplinary STEM project work, such as project management, team-work, design skills and construction.
Individual Project: you will research a topic of your choice related to your discipline and communicate your findings. You will be supported in developing your scientific communication skills and demonstrating a deeper technical knowledge and understanding of a specific topic.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Critically analyse and reflect upon their project organisation and implementation, role within a team, and skill development.
Research technical topics in depth from a variety of sources.
Demonstrate written and oral scientific communication skills, using appropriate language, format, and referencing.
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
Weekly learning log (20%) Practical test (20%) Group Presentation (20% - 10 minutes) Individual Report (40% - 2000 words)
Reassessment:
100% take-home supplementary assignment – 2000 words individual report, resubmission of learning log
