You will undertake a minimum six week summer placement between years three and four of their RE MEng degree studies, with a company involved in renewable energy, undertaking RE related work. During this time you and company will together identify a real research and or development programme of benefit to the company that will be completed during the first term of year four.

You will received guidance in time and project management and will be expected to submit your completed project reports and other assessed work end the end of term 1.

You will have completed the third year of either MEng or BEng renewable energy degree studies.

This module is unlikely to be suitable for anyone who does not have a sound background in renewable energy and industry experience.

To provide work experience within a business or other concern operating within the energy sector, UK or world-wide. You will work on a real industrial project, aiming to meet all requirements associated with working to a defined project brief, established during the Summer placement stage, but the execution of which is extended through into the academic year. This provides an opportunity for in-depth academic study, analysis and design, that may also integrate many areas of the formally taught curriculum, in a clearly defined industry context. The module aims to encourage the use of creativity, imagination and initiative and professional conduct and discipline in executing the project.

On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:


Module Specific Skills and Knowledge:

1 understand the subject area of the project and in related areas, that goes beyond that simply required for the competent execution of the agreed project work;

2 carry out a complete design, creation of product, service or piece of research to meet a specified need, from negotiating a specification to verification that the result meets that specification, showing creativity and justifying all decisions;

3 select and apply appropriate mathematical methods, scientific principles or computer based methods for the modelling and analysis of an engineering problem and applied them creatively and realistically in a practical application;

4 communicate effectively, through accurate and consistent record keeping within a project log book;

5 select and use laboratory instrumentation correctly;

6 construct prototypes or experimental apparatus to design specifications;

7 grasp quality issues and the manner in which record keeping of scientific and technical results and methodology underpins these.

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge:

8 comprehend a wide range of engineering materials and components;

9 take an analytical, systematic and creative, possibly holistic, approach to problem solving;

Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and Knowledge:

10 recognise the framework of relevant legal requirements governing engineering activities, including personnel, health, safety, and assessment and management of risk (including environmental risk);

11 utilise technical literature and other information sources;

12 fathom the nature of intellectual property and contractual issues;

13 realise the appropriate codes of practice and industry standards;

14 appreciate the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering.
 

By individual negotiation with supervisor and placement provider.

Basic reading:

ELE: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/ 

Web based and Electronic Resources:

Other Resources:

Reading list for this module: