Formulate and plan a project that will provide a solution to an identified engineering problem.

Managing a Professional Engineering Project

Learning Outcome 1: Formulate and plan a project that will provide a solution to an identified engineering problem.

Learning Outcome 2: Conduct planned project activities to generate outcomes which provide a solution to the identified engineering problem.

Learning Outcome 3: Produce a project report analysing the outcomes of each of the project processes and stages.

Learning Outcome 4: Present the project report drawing conclusions on the outcome of project.

Assignment Brief and Guidance

You are to propose a topic of interest, under the theme of sustainability. This topic must then be researched, and you shall produce:

1. Proposal.

2. Report.
3. Presentation

Assessment Criteria Assignment 1: Proposal
a) Select an appropriate engineering-based project, giving reasons for the selection (P1).

Create a project plan for the engineering project (P2). Undertake a feasibility study to justify project selection (M1). Illustrate the effect of legislation and ethics in developing the project plan (D1). Student should follow Proposal Brief template to develop first draft of proposal. After selecting a suitable realistic engineering-based problem, the student should define the crucial considerations for the project i.e. tasks, milestones, schedule, key performance indicators which are all components of a project management plan. Initial secondary research is essential to identify the nature of the problem. An outline of a feasibility study should be prepared to identify constraints and produce an outline specification. Develop an outline project brief and design specification for the potential solution. Identify and show effects of legislation and ethics in decision making in developing the project plan.