Part IIA start of year course information
Table of contents
- Introduction to Part IIA
- Part II careers information
- Module choices, administration & supervision
- Examples papers & solutions
- Coursework
- Part IIA projects
- Essay writing skills
- Course material on Moodle
Introduction to Part IIA
Wednesday 5 October 2022 2pm in the Constance Tipper Lecture Theatre.
Part II Engineering is very different from Part I. This short session will alert you to some of the changes you will encounter in course style, content and standards, and show you where to find guidance.
Topics covered:
- Expectations and standards
- Assessment; examinations
- Choosing modules
- Engineering Areas
- How do modules work?
- Supervisions
- Coursework: Labs, Extension Activities, Projects
- Writing reports
- Writing essays
Part II careers information
The University of Cambridge Careers Service provides careers services throughout the calendar year. This includes one-to-one appointments for anything from CV checks, practice interviews and discussing options for what you might want to do next in a supportive setting, access to over 10,000 jobs and internships annually and an array of Fairs, and skills sessions run by employers and lots more.
The Careers Service's Handshake platform serves as a portal to access these services. Access via: https://cam.joinhandshake.co.uk/
The Careers Service have created a three minute welcome video here: https://youtu.be/T3oV3m_DSEs.
Module choices, administration & supervision
Please read the detailed information on the Part IIA modules.
You are reminded that you:
- must confirm your choices for Michaelmas Term modules by midnight on Wednesday of week 1
- must keep safe all your Part IIA coursework as you must submit it all for scrutiny by the examiners at the end of the Easter Term.
Examples papers & solutions
In contrast to Part I, neither the Teaching Office nor the Departmental Library handle Part IIA examples papers or their solutions. The lecturers for each module are responsible for the printing and issue of their examples papers, and for the storage of any spare copies. The lecturers will decide whether solutions will be made available to students in the designated area for their Subject Group.
All enquiries should be made directly to the module leader or lecturers.
Coursework
Please read carefully:
- the coursework & labs overview
- the information on cooperation and cheating
You are advised to book first for the Extension Activity (which run at fixed times in Michaelmas or Lent Terms) and then to book in for the experiments associated with each of your modules (including signing-up sessions). If at all possible, avoid clashes between sessions for having experiments signed up and sessions for undertaking experiments.
You are reminded to keep safe all your Part IIA coursework as it must be submitted for scrutiny by the examiners at the end of the Easter Term.
NB. the default hand-in time for all coursework is 4pm on the given date.
Part IIA projects
During the Easter term following the IIA examinations, all Part IIA students undertake 2 projects (with a few having preparatory sessions during the Lent Term). Allocation of these projects will be made at the end of the Michaelmas Term. Some projects have pre-requisite modules and will assume certain background knowledge. You should therefore give some thought to your likely preferences for projects before finalising your choice of Michaelmas modules on COMET.
Full details of the IIA projects, including descriptions and key dates, may be found in the IIA Project Guide.
Essay writing skills
Monday 17 October 2022, 1-2pm, in Lecture Theatre 2 with Prof Matthew Jones and Emma Etteridge.
This one-hour session is aimed at students taking qualitative 3E modules who would like guidance on how to structure, write and present reports or essays in that context.
Open to all IIA students.
Essay Writing for Engineers recording.
Slides from the Essay Writing for Engineers presentation can be found here:
Course material on Moodle
Most of the Department's courses have a page on the University's Virtual Learning Environment Moodle.
These pages are maintained by course lecturers. Students registered to these courses are automatically enrolled at the start of the course and can engage in the course activities, including coursework submission when appropriate.
Other members of the University, staff or students, can self-enrol as observer and gain access to handouts and other documents made available to the students by the lecturers. This access is provided to students so that they can make an informed decision regarding their course selection. There might be copyright restrictions to the course material; any use of the course content that is not related to students education is not allowed. The material should not be redistributed by the students in any circumstances.
A key is needed to self-enrol on any course. By using this key, you indicate that you agree with the condition above.
Enrolment key: cued_moodle_access
You may wish to look at our 'getting started' guide.
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