Major Project Research Report

The module is composed of an initial series of lectures and workshops/seminars including:
• Problem identification and project selection criteria.
• Reading and effective note taking.
• Literature searching.
• Evaluating technical literature and other sources of information
• Harvard referencing and Endnote.
• Qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods.
• Critical thinking and analysis.
• Presenting data.
• Academic writing and communicating understanding of existing research in respect of a chosen area.
• Academic writing. Structuring and formatting academic reports.

Students are also encouraged to keep meticulous records and work diaries of their progress with the Major Project as a reflective practice technique to facilitate referencing and referral at the time of writing the project.

Major Project Research Report - 6262PDE

Undertake critical analysis of the chosen area of research

Construct a robust argument for the design problem based on secondary research

Apply comprehensive analytical secondary research to a self-selected 1st order problem