Achieving Success with the Engineering Dissertation

Petra Gratton, Guy Gratton (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

XV, 279 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-33191-7 (ISBN)

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This book guides the student reader in preparing their dissertation or major project, including both report and presentation, and explains how to use them as a bridge to the "next big thing" - the graduate's first job, or their next degree.

The dissertation is the single most important component of an engineering degree, not only carrying the most marks, but bridging from academic study to professional practice. Achieving Success with the Engineering Dissertation describes the different types of dissertation, how to pick the best project and how a student can prepare themselves to succeed with their own dissertation.

The authors explain how best to plan and execute the project, including the roles of the student, supervisor and project sponsor, and what they should expect from each other. Further material includes details of competitions that can be entered with dissertation projects, presentation of data, using the dissertation in job interviews, and creating research publications.

Achieving Success with the Engineering Dissertation will be of use to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in all fields of Engineering, and to their supervisors.

Petra Gratton is an Engineer and past president of the Women's Engineering Society, with 20 years' experience of university teaching and dissertation supervision at bachelors and masters level. Prior to that she specialised in the building industry, in both project supervision and training roles. Petra Gratton is presently module leader for the individual major project in Brunel University London's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

What is the Dissertation?.- Objectives and Expectations of:.- How to be the Student who Aces their Dissertation.- Selecting the Project:.- The Opening Literature Review.- The Project Plan.- Designing....- Acting Professionally.- Presenting Data.- Engineering Analysis.- Drawing and Presenting Conclusions.- Making Recommendations.- Reflection.- The Output.- The Dissertation and the Job.- Publishing Onwards.- Appendices.

Erscheinungsdatum	25.01.2020
Zusatzinfo	XV, 279 p. 79 illus., 26 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	612 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Technik
Schlagworte	Design and Build • Design Based Dissertation • Dissertation and Employability • Dissertation Competitions • Engineering Dissertation • Engineering Student Projects • How to Choose Engineering Project • Presentation of data • project success • research project • Student Project with External Clients • technical writing
ISBN-10	3-030-33191-1 / 3030331911
ISBN-13	978-3-030-33191-7 / 9783030331917
Zustand	Neuware