KD4014 - Research, Analysis and Presentation

The module is a workshop based module. You will be supported with a range of material on elp in the form of pre-recorded content and directed study material. Student presentations will be used as an opportunity for you to practice and develop your key transferable skills and employability through exemplified research work which are relevant to real-world applications.

The module will be assessed using an individual assignment based on OrCAD simulation report (for electrical engineering)/ Python software (for Physics students) (50%) and a group research poster presentation (50%). You will be allotted a group of 4-5 students where your group will choose a research project topic. The students will divide tasks between themselves required for completing the research topic and develop a poster. Each student in the group will provide a 2 minute oral presentation about their task in the poster. The assignment will be a report based on simulation work (in OrCAD and Python) designed to enable you to develop essential reporting skills and encourages good simulation practice. The presentation will be on a research topic and will be used to assess the development of the communication skills needed by professionals, including demonstrating awareness of the wider societal or technological context of relevance of the research topic in question.

Formative feedback will be provided throughout the year during seminar/ workshop sessions. You will also receive written feedback in relation to the formal assignment report and oral presentation.

Independent study is supported by further technology-enhanced resources provided via the e-learning portal, including lecture notes and e-handouts.

Lectures and laboratories will be the main point of academic contact, offering the student with a formal teaching environment for core learning. Laboratories will provide students with opportunities for critical enquiry and exchanges.

Outside formal scheduled teaching, you will be able to contact the module team (module tutor, year tutor, programme leader) either via email, the open-door policy operated throughout the programme or during seminars and workshops.

Further academic support will be provided through technology-enhanced resources via the e-learning portal. You will have the opportunity to give their feedback formally through periodic staff-student committees and directly to the module tutor at the end of the semester

Throughout the module you will learn various skills in research, analysis, computing and presentation which are important for early-stage research career.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Describe and illustrate the understanding of science and engineering principles using a range of verbal, written and graphical techniques when researching and analysing real world problems. (AHEP4 C4)

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
2. Apply knowledge and understanding of engineering principles and methodology through engagement with experimental work considering risk assessment aspect and relevant health and safety issues. (AHEP4 C9, C12, M9, M12)
3. Search technical literature and evaluate information on a given research topic. (AHEP4 C4)

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
4. Understanding of the need to work effectively in a team and disseminate information clearly (AHEP4 C16)
5. Communicate technical information about a research topic by written report and oral presentation (AHEP4 C17)

The summative assessment will include an individual assignment report (OrCAD/ Python) coursework (CW) (50%) and a group oral presentation (PRE) (50%).

Presentation (PRE): Group oral presentation (50%).
Students will be divided in groups of 4-5 students where each group will choose a research project topic. The students will divide tasks between themselves required for completing the research topic considering aspects like project background and motivation, literature review, proposed methodology, proposed solution, results and discussion and conclusion. The group will develop a poster and present their individual tasks in an oral presentation format. Individual contribution in the group project will also be assessed (20% out of the 50%). (Assessed LO: 1,2, 3)

Coursework (CW): Individual assignment report (50%)
The assignment will be a report based on simulation work (in OrCAD and Python) designed to enable you to develop essential reporting skills and encourages good simulation practice. (Assessed LO: 4,5)


Formative assessment will take place during the seminars/ workshops sessions to provide regular opportunities for the student to assess their own learning. (All LOs are assessed)

Feedback will take several forms including: individual verbal / written comments on seminars/ workshops delivered in class or via blackboard; verbal feedback on the seminar work; written feedback on the report based on the experimental laboratories and on the assignment.

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In this module you will develop essential skills in data acquisition, their analysis and their presentation. Data acquisition from hardware and software-based systems (OrCAD, MATLAB and Python) will allow you to collect, analyse and understand their meanings and you will develop the ability to present your understandings in written report and oral/poster presentations (getting knowledge of Microsoft Office and Latex). Supported by state-of-the-art laboratories and IT facilities you will learn fundamental research methods to serve you for the rest of your studies and career. The summative assessment for this module consists of an individual laboratory report and a group oral presentation. On completion of this module, you will have strengthened your ability to solve practical problems, develop soft skills while working with other students and scientifically present your findings a number one skill for your future career aspirations.