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MEEN40700

Academic Year 2024/2025

ME Mechanical Thesis (MEEN40700)

Subject:
Mechanical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Mechanical & Materials Eng
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
25
Module Coordinator:
Dr Malachy O'Rourke
Credit Split by Trimester:
Autumn 10
Spring 15
Trimester:
2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)
Mode of Delivery:
Not yet recorded
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

A research thesis will be undertaken during year 2 of the ME Mechanical Engineering programme.
A thesis title, description and academic supervisor will be allocated to each student at the start of the academic year.
The thesis will involve some or all of the following aspects: statement of aims and objectives in line with thesis proposal; literature review; design, development and commissioning of an experimental facility or prototype design; experimentation; computational analysis; critical assessment of project outcomes.
Students will be required to disseminate their thesis outcomes during the academic year in four parts (i) interim presentation, (ii) interim report, (iii) final presentation, and (iv) written thesis and oral examination.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

(a) Describe the scientific, mathematical and engineering principles relevant to the thesis;
(b) Conduct a technical literature review;
(c) Identify specific research objectives and formulate a research plan;
(d) Design an appropriate engineering solution to address the thesis objectives;
(e) Implement solutions through analysis, simulation and/or experimentation;
(f) Analyse results, discuss critically and draw appropriate conclusions;
(g) Manage the execution of an engineering thesis in a limited time;
(h) Collaborate with supervisor, co-workers and/or support staff to achieve a technical solution;
(i) Present the research thesis and results to both specialist and non-specialist audiences through written technical reports, oral presentation and poster presentation;
(j) Engage with and observe applicable ethical considerations relating to their thesis content, personal conduct and the delivery of thesis components.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

600
Total

600

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Not yet recorded

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
Not yet recorded
 

Not yet recorded
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

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Name Role
Mr Barry Brophy Tutor
Professor David Browne Tutor
Assoc Professor Philip Cardiff Tutor
Dr Mert Celikin Tutor
Professor Denis Dowling Tutor
Professor Fengzhou Fang Tutor
Professor Donal Finn Tutor
Dr Pezhman Ghadimi Tutor
Professor Michael Gilchrist Tutor
Professor Lizbeth Goodman Tutor
Dr Vincent Hargaden Tutor
Dr Donal Holland Tutor
Professor Alojz Ivankovic Tutor
Dr David MacManus Tutor
Dr David McKeown Tutor
Dr Neal Murphy Tutor
Dr Di Nguyen Tutor
Dr Kevin Nolan Tutor
Assoc Professor Aisling Ní Annaidh Tutor
Assoc Professor Eoin O'Cearbhaill Tutor
Assoc Professor James O'Donnell Tutor
Assoc Professor Nikolaos Papakostas Tutor
Dr Kevin Roche Tutor
Dr William Smith Tutor
Assoc Professor Nan Zhang Tutor
Dr Jufan Zhang Tutor
Dr Anton van Beek Tutor
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