Module Code - Title:
ME4049
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ENGINEERING PROJECT
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This Engineering project will be an individual capstone project for students who choose to do the Masters of Engineering (ME) pathway in 4th year Bachelor of Engineering (BE), but decide to leave following 4th year. The individual project is a requirement for the graduate to become a Member of Engineers Ireland, and to allow them apply to become a Chartered Engineer (following further work and study).
Syllabus:
Students are expected to undertake a significant project in an area complementary to their expertise and discipline.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
1. Demonstrate the ability to develop creative and original solutions to engineering problems of significant complexity.
2. Produce a critical review of previous work in the field.
3. Develop a theoretical foundation and coherent justification for the methodology taken in the project.
4. Demonstrate the ability to produce a formal engineering report, substantive in nature, with proper and complete structure, layout, grammar, spelling, cross-referencing of figures, tables and text, and referencing of previous work.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
N/A
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The project is an individual project undertaken by the student with assistance from a supervisor from their discipline.
The capstone project allows the student to highlight their attainment of the Graduate Attributes: They can demonstrate their capacity to bring their discipline knowledge to bear on real world problems and challenges; and apply disciplinary knowledge.
They will evidence their creative abilities, through the innovations and discoveries made as part of the project.
Their engineering solution must evidence a professionally responsible approach.
The submitted report will develop the articulate attribute, as they must present a critical review of literature, a detailed methodology/theoretical framework, and their solution to an engineering problem relevant to their discipline.
Research active supervisors link projects to their research area and bring their research supervision expertise to bear on the project
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Young, TM (2005)
Technical Writing A-Z
, ASME, NY, USA
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BEAEENUFA - AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
BECIENUFA - CIVIL ENGINEERING
BEECENUFA - ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
BEMEENUFA - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Summer
Module Leader:
reena.cole@ul.ie