BSEN20040 Biosystems Engineering Research Trends

Academic Year 2021/2022

For this project you will carry out a literature review and analysis on a subject relevant to Biosystems Engineering and/or Engineering Technology in agriculture. You select a project on a relevant subject of your choice. With guidance from your personal supervisor you will use library books, journals and documents as your principal sources, possibly supplemented by Internet material, to compile a literature review which should include discussion of theory, applications and analysis of the chosen subject. You will be required to make a short presentation to your peers and teaching staff on the subject of your literature review.

This module is a prerequisite for doing BSEN30410 Capstone Design Project, which is a core module for stage-4 Engineering Technology students.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:- use the library for efficient academic research;- compile material from various sources into a report type document;- prepare a fully cross-referenced, reasoned description of a technical subject;- make a short presentation to a limited audience with suitable visual aids.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

14

Tutorial

4

Specified Learning Activities

116

Total

134

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures with a series of continuous assignments 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Exclusions:

This project is intended for students of Biosystems Engineering or Engineering Technology in Agriculture. Other students wishing to take this module must get approval from the module coordinator and will need the consent of an appropriate supervisor.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Essay: Preliminary final report Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

10

Journal: Reflective journal Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20

Presentation: Oral presentation Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

10

Assignment: Assignments Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

10

Project: Project report Varies over the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% Yes

50


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr James Molloy Tutor