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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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