MSc Interim Project Plan

Project Title

Engineering Research Skills

EENGM0004

1st Feb 2023

1 Background

In this section, please describe the context of the research topic and explain why this work is important. This leads to the problem that is going to be solved in this project and its benefits and impact [1].

The length of this section is typically 0.5 page with proper references.

2 Aims and Objectives

In this section, please outline the Aims and Objectives of the project. The aims of a project should offer a good summary of the grand scheme and overall target of the research, while objectives should be well-defined and measurable outcomes of the project that can be used to measure the degree of success of the project. Objectives can be stipulated as bullet points.

This section should be 0.5 page long.

3 Related Work

In this section, please briefly describe the key existing work in the related research areas [1]. Critical comments need to be provided alongside a brief description for each work [2], and these should lead to what to do in this project (research gaps).

The length of this section should be 0.5-1 page with proper references.

4 Conclusion

In this section, please summarise the report and highlight the research gaps that could be exploited in this project. This section should also include some preliminary ideas on how to conduct this research work.

This section should be 0.5 page long.

Please note that the guidance provided above for the IPP is just for recommendation. The content/length of each section can be adjusted according to the project.