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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1Event Name and Venue
MM4ATR Advanced
Technology Review
EH Yap
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Introduction
Unusual structure
New/rapidly developing technology
Case study
4 lecturers 4 topics
Dr Ing Kong, Dr Caroline Jee (KLSMCStem Cells Sdn Bhd), Prof Geoff Kirk
(UNUK) and myself
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Topics for This Year
The Role of Business in Research
Carbon Nanotubes
Bioengineering
CCS and the Dynamics of its Deployment
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Education Aims
This module exposes students to topics relevant
to engineers today that are new and/or
developing rapidlyand which may be associatedwith important segments of the worldseconomy.
The aim of the Case Study is to develop students
skills in acquiring, assimilating, synthesising and
presenting technical and business information inan appropriate form based upon sound research.
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Learning Outcomes LO1Evaluate a company or businesscapability, identifying where
additional capability is required and develop a research strategy
appropriate for identified technology/information capability
acquisition.
LO2 Assimilate detailed information relating to a high level
technical topic delivered through lecture format and create an
appropriate short portfolio of information (lecture notes, self-sourced
material).
LO3Use a portfolio of information relating to a high level technical
topic to deliver a reasoned, insightful and appropriate response to
an externally posed question.
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LO4 Conduct a literature review to gather appropriate detailed
information relating to a new or rapidly advancing technology
including relevant factors from: market, political, environmental,
societal, history, state-of-the-art, future developments, futureinvestment, exploitation, competition.
LO5 Write a professional standard Case Study Report that
combines information from literature reviewed and presents an
evidence-based analysis.
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Assessment
Individual Coursework (50%)
4 questions, answer all
Combi of descriptive and analytical
Group Case study (50%)
Unsupervised investigation
Topic of your own choice
Work in group of 3-4 members
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Group Case Study
Research and analyse the significance and implication of
a new and/or rapidly advancing technology with
identifiable applications.
Initial Synopsis (abstract) about 400 words
15% of coursework mark
Final report (around 2000 words) 85% of coursework mark
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Initial Synopsis The initial synopsis must justify your choice of
subject and convey how you are tackling it.
Pick a topic which is of interest to you, but make
sure you have identified the key elements of the
report which you have to produce.
Make sure that you have identified a range of
material sources on which you can base youranalysis.
about 400 words, 15% of coursework mark.
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Final Report format
Title
Author
Synopsis (100-200 words). This is different from the initialsynopsis and reflects the content of the final report.
Report (2000 words)
References. (numbered and presented in the style of a
journal paper or textbook). Tables/Figures. Include not less than 3 Figures and no
more than a combined total of 6 Figures/Tables. All with
appropriate titles.
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Any questions so far?
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