| Student Name |
| Student ID |
| Date of submission |
| Degree Title |
| Working title: |
Programme of study
| ☐ MSc Electrical Smart Systems |
| ☐ MSc Mechanical Smart Systems |
| ☐ MSc Engineering Project Management |
Document Control
| Document version | Date | Author/Editor | Details of change |
| Document overview |
| This document is used to describe the work that you will need to undertake during your individual project to meet the learning requirements of the unit. It sets out the scope of the project and the roles and responsibilities of those who have influence and are impacted by the work that you undertake. The document should outline the intention of the project, the deliverables, any constraints, resource requirements and a timeline for project completion. |
| Unit Learning Outcomes Consider these Learning Outcomes whilst writing your project proposal | |
| Learning Outcome | Assessed by |
| Present an outline business case and schedule for the proposed plan to deliver a general technical business improvement solution related to the programme of study that evaluates the potential benefit, cost and risk of alternative options, and provides a rationale for the proposed solution Present a critique of current project management research and scholarship in the technical and business context of the proposed project, demonstrating that the prosed project is at, or informed by, the forefront of the specialisation | 1CWK10 |
| Present the refined definition of the project and the detailed project management plan Present a critical reflection on the ethical, legal, social technological constraints of the project in its business context | 2CWK20 |
| Present a full account and critical evaluation of the development of the project management plan, supported by theoretical or practical results to justify the project in terms of the realisation of the planned benefits, including a project handover plan and recommendations for further work | 3CWK70 |
Table of Contents
Section One Project Outline 3
Section Two: Project Management Planning 6
Section Three: Background research 9
Section Four: Learning outcomes 10
Section Five: Authorisations 12
Section One: Background research
Copy your background research into this section of the proposal. Maximum 2 pages, excluding references.
Section Two Project Outline
This section provides the reader with an overview of the work and how you intend to complete it. Complete and delete the text in red.
| Project Summary |
| Provide an overall summary of your project. Begin with describing why you are doing the work, for example what is the application, what problems will the work address, have you identified a gap and how will your work fill that gap. This information should be drawn from your background research and will form the basis of an introduction, literature review or feasibility study in your final report. |
| What barriers and/or opportunities will you address for technology and/ or business? |
| Describe or explain which barriers or opportunities your project will focus on, and why you have chosen this focus area. What evidence is there to justify your focus area? Who is your target audience for the project area, and how will they be benefitted by the outcome of the project? Are there any societal/ethical/regulatory issues that need to be taken into consideration? (600 words) |
| What is your idea for addressing these barriers and/or taking these opportunities and why do you think it will be successful? |
| What approaches or solutions are you proposing to overcome the barriers or take the opportunities that you have identified in the previous section? Can you provide justification for this approach? (600 words) |
| How will you evaluate the impact or success of your ideas? |
| How will you monitor the success of your project, throughout the project lifecycle? What are the key milestones in the project where you will be able to continually monitor the success? (600 words) |
| Research questions |
| Provide the research questions you aim to answer |
| Techniques and methodology |
| Describe the phases of your project and how each of these will be undertaken including the methods and analysis. |
Section Two: Project Management Planning
This section of the document provides the reader with information on how you intend to plan and manage your project
| Roles and Responsibilities | ||
| The following role definitions are standard for all projects, you may need to add others | ||
| Project Sponsor | Academic Supervisor | Agrees to the project as described in the Project Proposal. Responsible for budget approval. Monitors the progress of the project during phase review meetings. Responsible for authorising project change |
| Project Manager | Student | Project owner, responsible for the day-to-day running and management of the project. Responsible for reporting of issues to Project Sponsor and Supporting Group. Responsible for initiating change if required. Ensure risk assessment and ethical approval are granted when required |
| Stakeholders | Peers | Provides advice during the lifecycle of the project. |
| Stakeholders | Technical Services | Responsible for purchasing and providing resources as agreed in this document by project sponsor. Responsible for health and safety approval. Provide access to laboratory and workshops as agreed in this document using the laboratories booking procedures. |
| Project Schedule | |
| Estimated schedule, complete the table below this should then be used to generate a Gantt chart. Some milestones have been suggested for guidance | |
| Project milestones | Target Date |
| Project start | |
| Project competition |
| Resource requirements |
| Provide a descriptive summary of the resource requirements and costings for the project. This should include what you would like to use, why you would like to use it, how you intend to use it, the amount of time you will need to use it for. |
| Hardware |
| Software |
| Additional project costs for items not available in the School, e.g., raw materials, components, manufacturing costs. Obtain approval from Technical Services as [part of a brief business case including delivery/lead times, justification/suitability, etc. |
| Risks |
| What are the main risks to the project and how will you manage or mitigate these? |
Gantt Chart
Section Four: Learning outcomes
In order to meet the learning requirement for a MSc degree your project is required to cover the descriptions given in the tables below. Answer the questions in the white boxes for each of these tables. This will be reviewed by your academic supervisor and discussed during the verification panels.
| Science and Mathematics How will you use scientific principles and methodology in your project work? Explain how these will underpin your work in terms of the development of your project and the context in which you will apply these principles. |
| Answer the following: How will you apply scientific and mathematical concepts in your work, which are either related to or outside of your discipline? |
| Engineering Analysis: How will you employ analysis techniques and tools on the data sets that you record |
| Answer the following: Indicate which analysis techniques you intend to use during your project Indicate the methods that you are going to use when completing your project |
| Engineering Design How will you use the engineering design process in your work? Explain how you will manage the analysis of the results and how you will use these to revise and refine the work that you are undertaking. |
| Answer the following: What is your understanding of the design process for this work? How will you manage the results, analysis, review, and discussion sections of your work? Explain how you work is innovative |
| The project proposal will be approved by The project sponsor |
| Project changes will be approved The project sponsor |
Section Five: Authorisations
Department of Engineering Use Only
| Project Authorisation | |
| Project Sponsor | |
| If this proposal receives a mark of less than 50% it is assumed that the following is not met: Does the project proposal provide sufficient and appropriate evidence for: the unit learning outcomes? the graduate learning outcomes? the UK-SPEC (AHEP3) learning outcomes? | ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No |
| Project Sponsor Signature |