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COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECT (PBL)

	Overview
	� To instill the creative spirit in students. � To develop oral and written communication skills. � To develop students experience of working in a group. � To engender an awareness of ethical issues in engineering. � To have students engage with a non-engineering community.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: 1. Develop their own community-related engineering-based project specification. 2. Apply problem-based learning to solve unforeseen problems in the general area of electronic engineering. 3. Apply structured design to a range of problems. 4. Apply theoretical knowledge in solving problems encountered. 5. Discuss any ethical issues, environmental impacts and health and safety issues associated with their project. 6. Defend their work through interview. 7. Demonstrate appropriate project management techniques (including time management and project planning). 8. Communicate engineering concepts to the non-engineering community

Learning Outcomes

Assessment

Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
Continuous Assessment detail(s): Problem specification and completion plan (Report) -15% Final Report and Interview - 60% Breakdown of Final report grading: *Presentation structure / communication(15%) *Understanding of problem domain (25%) *Technical content � quantity and depth (40%) *Ethical considerations (10%) *Impact of work (10%) Presentation of Work -15% Video Log (Reflection and group management) - 10% One report is submitted per group. Each individual in the group will be graded. That grade is based on the group report and presentation, individual contribution to the project and significantly, the individual's knowledge of the overall project, determined by the interview.

Assessment type	Options	Weighting
Continuous Assessment		100%
University scheduled written examination	No	0%
Other		0%
Total		100%

Pass standard: 40%
Could the result of this module be capped? No
*One report is submitted per group. However, each member of the group will be graded individually. Their grade will be based on the group report and presentation, their individual contribution to the project and, significantly, their knowledge of the overall project, as determined by the interview.
Penalties: Penalties: Late submission of reports will be subject to a penalty of 10% of the assessment grade for each day (or part thereof) overdue.

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes This module is 100% continually assessed. Hence, there is no resit Autumn examination, as there is no facility available for repeating the continuous assessment elements of the module. However, students who obtain between 30 � 40% are eligible for supplemental assessment over the summer period. In such instances, the final module grade will be capped at 40%.

	Pre-Requisites
	EE199 Systems and Control Project (PBL)

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