MSc Tunnelling &
Underground Space
Student Handbook
2014-2015
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1. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the MSc Programme in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick. The
programme and delivery teams wish you all a successful and enjoyable year.
The purpose of this document is to 'get you going' at the start of your MSc course studies and to
provide information throughout the year. We would be grateful if you could carefully read through the
material contained herein at your earliest convenience. Undoubtedly, this is not a totally
comprehensive collection of information. It is further necessary to state that information given herein is
subject to change or amendment at any time and that you will be notified in good time of any updates
and/or revisions that follow.
1.1
Scope
This handbook relates to the MSc and Postgraduate Diploma in Tunnelling & Underground Space
(TUGS). A separate handbook exists for the other MSc courses within the School of Engineering. A
dedicated handbook is required for TUGS because of the structural differences between this MSc
programme and the others.
1.2
Accreditation
This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer
(CEng) for candidates who have already acquired an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng(Hons) or an
Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree. See www.jbm.org.uk for further
information.
This degree is endorsed by the International Tunnelling Association Committee on Education and
Training (ITACET). The Course Director, Benoît Jones, is a committee member of ITACET.
This degree was jointly founded by the University of Warwick and the British Tunnelling Society (BTS).
The BTS Education Committee acts as a steering group for the MSc, each module has a BTS Champion,
and approximately 20% of the lectures are given by BTS guest lecturers.
1.3
Induction
We hold a first meeting of staff and students on Wednesday 1st October 2014 at 10am in Room A206A.
There is also a reception with all the School of Engineering’s MSc students, staff and BTS colleagues in
room F106 at 6.30pm on Friday 3rd October 2014.
We hope that those of you new to this area will find it a pleasant place to live and study. The University
is lucky to have an attractive campus with many facilities that is also within easy reach of Coventry,
Warwick, Leamington Spa and Birmingham. In addition, London is not difficult to reach, being only one
hour away by train. The key is to establish a well-balanced working and recreation routine as soon as
possible.
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CONTENTS
MSc Tunnelling & Underground Space ..........................................................................................................i
Student Handbook .........................................................................................................................................i
1.
INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................ii
1.1
Scope .............................................................................................................................................ii
1.2
Accreditation .................................................................................................................................ii
1.3
Induction .......................................................................................................................................ii
CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................... iii
2.
GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 1
2.1
Staff associated with MSc programme ........................................................................................ 1
2.2
Facilities and Rooms .................................................................................................................... 1
2.3
MSc Room (A408a) ...................................................................................................................... 2
2.4
Printing Charges ........................................................................................................................... 2
2.5
Campus Map ................................................................................................................................ 3
2.6
Personal Tutor.............................................................................................................................. 5
2.7
Masters Skill Programme ............................................................................................................. 5
2.8
Communication ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.8.1 MSc Website ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.8.2 Pigeonholes .............................................................................................................................. 5
2.8.3 E-mail ....................................................................................................................................... 6
2.8.4 Telephone ................................................................................................................................ 6
2.9
3.
4.
Where to go for help.................................................................................................................... 6
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE ............................................................................................................... 6
3.1
Project .......................................................................................................................................... 7
3.2
Changing Modules ....................................................................................................................... 7
COURSE OPERATION ............................................................................................................................ 8
4.1
Timing of Activities....................................................................................................................... 8
4.2
Attendance and Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 9
4.3
Submission of assessed work ..................................................................................................... 10
4.3.1 Late submission...................................................................................................................... 11
4.3.2 Under University Regulations No. 11..................................................................................... 11
4.3.3 Cheating and Plagiarism......................................................................................................... 12
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4.3.4 Referencing the work of other people .................................................................................. 12
4.3.5 Referencing Style ................................................................................................................... 13
4.4
Board of Examiners and Transcripts .......................................................................................... 14
4.5
Mechanisms for Student Feedback ........................................................................................... 14
4.5.1 Postgraduate Staff-Student Liaison Committee .................................................................... 14
4.5.2 Module Quality Feedback Form ............................................................................................ 14
4.5.3 Departure Questionnaire ....................................................................................................... 14
4.5.4 Complaints ............................................................................................................................. 15
4.5.5 Appeals................................................................................................................................... 15
4.6
Submission Cover Sheets ........................................................................................................... 16
4.7
Selection of Modules ................................................................................................................. 16
4.8
Method of Assessment .............................................................................................................. 16
4.8.1 Assessment of Modules ......................................................................................................... 16
5.
6.
7.
4.9
Assessment of Project................................................................................................................ 19
4.10
Guidelines for the degree of MSc in Tunnelling & Underground Space ................................... 19
4.11
Guidelines for the Postgraduate Diploma ................................................................................. 20
4.12
Guidelines for the Postgraduate Certificate .............................................................................. 20
4.13
Re-submission of Work where a Fail Mark has been Awarded ................................................. 20
4.14
Record of Students' Work .......................................................................................................... 20
COURSE SPECIFICATION ..................................................................................................................... 20
5.1
Aims............................................................................................................................................ 20
5.2
Learning Outcomes .................................................................................................................... 21
5.3
Personal development planning ................................................................................................ 23
5.4
Additional learning opportunities .............................................................................................. 23
5.5
The Warwick Skills Certificate .................................................................................................... 23
COMPUTER FACILITIES AND IT REGISTRATION .................................................................................. 23
6.1
Registration with IT Services: ..................................................................................................... 23
6.2
Room A408a (MSc Room): ......................................................................................................... 23
6.3
Rules for Room A408a ............................................................................................................... 23
HEALTH & SAFETY (H&S) .................................................................................................................... 24
Appendix I. Extracts from Personal Tutor Guidelines ................................................................................ 24
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2. GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1
Staff associated with MSc programme
All e-mail addresses end '@warwick.ac.uk'
Table 1 : Staff List
Name
Abbr.
Tel.
Room
E-mail
Notes
@warwick.ac.uk
Prof. N G Stocks
NGS
22857
A320
N.Stocks
Head of School
Dr D C Dyer
DCD
73015
F316
D.C.Dyer
Deputy Head (Teaching)
Prof. A M Price
AMP
23244
A304
A.M.Price
Deputy Civil Stream Leader
(Teaching) and Chair to
MSc Board of Examiners
Dr T Tjahjadi
TT
23126
A301
T.Tjahjadi
Director of Studies
Dr D J Britnell
DJB
72575
F405
David.Britnell
Senior Tutor
Dr B D Jones
BDJ
51745
F321
B.D.Jones
Course Director
Dr D Lamont
DL
Dr K Mao
KM
23163
F333
K.Mao
Engineering
Dr S Utili
SU
TBA
F334
S.Utili
Engineering
External Lecturer
Engineering Student Office (Room F404 & F406)
Leanne McCourt
LM
22487
F406
l.mccourt
ESO Manager
Terry Vygus
TMV
24775
F404
t.m.vygus
Academic Administrative
Officer
Lyn R. Harris
LRH
50916
F406
Lyn.harris
ESO Secretary
Ann Jesson
AMJ
23124
F406
a.m.jeeson
Clerical Assistant
Amy Bruce
ALB
28023
F406
a.l.bruce
Clerical Assistant
Vicki Burge
VJB
24129
F406
v.j.burge
Admissions Officer
2.2
Facilities and Rooms
Lectures may occur in many locations around the University. Although the MSc course will normally use room
A206A you may need to know the location of others, designated by block letters:
Table 2 : Block Identities
A
Engineering
B
Science
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D
Engineering
F
Engineering
H
Humanities
IMC
International Manufacturing Centre
L
Science Lecture Theatres
LIB
Library
P
Physics
PS
Physical Sciences
SO
Social Studies
MSc Room (A408a)
Room A408a is dedicated to the MSc and Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) and is located on the 4th floor of the
School of Engineering. The MSc room functions as a base throughout your year of study. There are 16 lockers
available for MSc students (on a first come first served basis) in this room and a key to one of these may be
obtained from the (ESO) Engineering Student Office (Room F406). A return date will be specified and a nonreturn will be subject to a fine; the University will not award a qualification until all outstanding costs (fees,
accommodation, fines, etc.) have been met.
A408a is equipped with PCs for the exclusive use of MSc/PgD students, including those on the TUGS course.
These are linked to the university system thus making site/departmental software packages available to you. A
password will be assigned to you after you have a library card, which you will receive at registration. The
room is equipped with printing and scanning facilities plus a CD-writer. The printing facilities are for the sole
use of MSc/PgD students and are intended for the preparation of written assignments, dissertation
preparation and so on. Information on computing within the School of Engineering is given at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/cadlab/.
The room will be available for use in the evenings, at night and at weekends. Access will be via a door security
code that will be provided (See Section 6). This should not be divulged to persons other than bona fide
MSc/PgD students since security staff will be notified of students entitled to be in the rooms.
Please note that both University and School regulations prohibit eating, drinking and smoking in room A408a.
Please abide by this; any contravention of this regulation may result in MSc students being granted access only
during ordinary working hours when use of the room can be supervised.
2.4
Printing Charges
You will be allocated a page quota for the academic year for printing, which will be displayed on departmental
computers when you log in. This allocation is based on the student printer usage in recent years and thus will,
in most cases, be sufficient for you to complete your coursework and project dissertation without charge.
However, if you exceed the quota then you will have to pay for the extra copies printed and instructions on
how to do this can be found from:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/cadlab/
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and follow link from the sentence Extra printer credits can be purchased from the printing page.
2.5
Campus Map
Figure 1 : Campus Map
An interactive campus map can be found at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/interactive/
For arrangements for car parking please refer to:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/campus-support/carparks
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Figure 2: Key to Campus Map
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2.6
Personal Tutor
Pastoral care is an important function of a University department. You will be allocated a Personal Tutor at the
start of the course. The role of the Personal Tutor (refer to Appendix I) is to offer appropriate advice on any
matters concerned with your studies or more general affairs, although in these you may be referred to other
university services such as the Senior Tutor’s Office (see www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors).
Dr T. Tjahjadi acts as the Senior Tutor to our MSc Students and you should approach him if you wish to change
your Personal Tutor. The main point to note is that your personal tutor and the Senior Tutor to our MSc
Students are available to help you through any challenges that are preventing you obtaining full benefit from
your studies and the wider student experience. In Appendix I there are extracts from the Personal Tutor
Guidelines for the roles of the Personal Tutee and Personal Tutor.
2.7
Masters Skill Programme
The University is dedicated to supporting your studies with a free range of services & training. You can learn
how to make the most of your time at Warwick from the “Warwick Advantage”:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/advantage
Further useful information to support your studies can be found on the undergraduate student page we call
Engineering Your Warwick Advantage:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/eso/modules/skills
In the School students are encouraged to reflect on their professional and personal development by the
creation of an enhanced CV.
2.8
Communication
2.8.1 MSc Website
Teaching resources, timetables, changes, other information and announcements will be posted on the website
of the Engineering Student Office:
go.warwick.ac.uk/eso
(You will need to log in with your university id – of the form es****, where the asterisks represent letters
particular to you.)
MSc modules can be found under “Level 5 modules”.
2.8.2 Pigeonholes
Postgraduate student pigeonholes for ‘paper mail’ are located on the 4th floor of the Engineering building.
These are in alphabetical order. Regrettably, unauthorised individuals do on occasion remove material
distributed to student pigeonholes and you should not leave anything of value in them.
Staff pigeonholes are located in engineering F block, floor 3 in the room off the main foyer. The left-sided
block of pigeonholes (i.e. farthest from the door) are for lecturing staff and the right-sided block is for
administrative, research and senior clerical or technical staff.
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2.8.3 E-mail
Generally e-mail is the preferred method of communication, especially for general information. All official
correspondence regarding the MSc will be sent to your university e-mail address. It is not acceptable to claim
that you have not received an e-mail at another address or that mail sent to your Warwick address was
labelled SPAM. Excuses such as these will not be regarded as a genuine reason for missing a submission or
other deadline. You MUST use your university e-mail address at all times when communicating with the
School. If you experience problems in receiving or logging-in you must seek advice from the university or
School IT services. University staff will respond to an e-mail as soon as possible but they should not be
expected to respond immediately and therefore you should ensure that you do not leave e-mail
correspondence to the ‘last minute’.
2.8.4 Telephone
Staff telephones have a voicemail facility so you may leave a message for the person in question. Please note,
however, that you will often receive an e-mail response to a telephone message in cases that are not
emergencies.
2.9
Where to go for help
It is the intention that this handbook will address many of your queries. However, if you need guidance on any
matters you should contact, by e-mail, either the Course Director (B.D.Jones@warwick.ac.uk) or Director of
Studies (D.J.Britnell@warwick.ac.uk).
List of Initial Student Actions, if not already done so:
I.
Register with University at University House.
II.
Report and provide personal details for the Engineering Student Office (Room F406).
III.
Attend induction meeting: 10:00 on Wednesday 1st October 2014 in Room A206a.
IV.
Register with IT Services www.warwick.ac.uk/cgi-bin/secure/register.pl
V.
Register your selection of modules online, using the eVision Module Registration for Taught
Postgraduate Students (eMR) system, by the end of Week 3 (by close of working day on Friday
17th October 2014). Instructions on the eMR system are available from:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/examinations/emr
Information on how to choose your modules are in Sections 6 and 10 of the Handbook.
3. STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE
The MSc course consists of 180 credits and the Postgraduate Diploma 120 credits. The TUGS MSc course is
structured such that delivery of the theme modules is such that the contact time is normally provided in weeklong blocks. These blocks are accompanied by preparatory reading and assignments and followed by tasks and
normally a formal examination. The project is 45 credits and involves a group design project running from June
to September for full-time students, or an individual research, design or management project for part-time
students.
The core modules are:
ES94V Tunnel Design (15 credits)
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ES94W Geological Investigation and Ground Characterization (15 credits)
ES94Y Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations (15 credits)
ES95A Underground Construction Methods (30 credits)
ES95B Project (45 credits)
ES96Q Construction Management (15 credits)
ES96R Professional Skills (15 credits)
Students are required to take two optional modules. For students adhering to the TUGS theme the
recommended optional modules are:
ES96V Finite Element Methods for Tunnelling (15 credits)
ES95C Rock Mechanics (15 credits)
For students wishing to follow a broader range of options the following modules are available:
ES429 Advanced Structural Engineering (15 credits)
Other modules from the undergraduate/other Engineering MSc syllabi may be available by agreement.
It should be noted that these modules run throughout a term and are therefore not suitable for parttime students. They will also clash with the core options in the weeks that the latter have scheduled
sessions.
For guidance, the typical workload for a 15 credits module is 150 hours of which a major part is self-study.
3.1
Project
Full-time students undertake a group design project and should expect to contribute 450 hours of work to the
team over a three-month period. The project will be specified in collaboration with the BTS and will require
students to integrate their knowledge from the taught modules to deliver a design in competition with the
other groups.
Part-time students undertake an individual project and should expect to contribute 450 hours of work. The
project can be started at any time, but must finish by the end date, which for part-time students beginning the
course in October 2014 will be in September 2016.
3.2
Changing Modules
Please note that module registration is formally handled by the university via eMR (refer to Sections 1.5 and 6)
and changes must therefore be made to a centralised database. This process is time-consuming and so you are
encouraged to give appropriate consideration to your module choices, including discussion, if necessary, with
the Course Director. If you do find that you need to change a module, an on-line form, to complete, will be
available for a period of days in January 2015. You will use the Module Registration Change form to request
option
changes
after
the
October
deadline
(linked
from
Forms
page
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/eso/students/formspage/).
If you have already received marks towards 10% of the 15 credits to an optional taught module of term 1 the
regulations do not allow you to change from this being one of your chosen optional modules. Once completed
your requested module change requires approval from the Course Director or Director of Studies. If you fail to
abide by this procedure, you will remain registered for the original module and may fail this as a consequence.
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Please note that sending e-mail requests to the ESO, the Director of Studies or the Course Director is not
sufficient to instigate a module change.
4. COURSE OPERATION
4.1
Timing of Activities
The taught component occupies a large part of the first eight months of study from October through to May,
the university year is based on a ‘52’ week year. Thereafter full-time students work full-time on their project
work, which will be completed by early September (in Week 48). Project oral examinations will be timetabled
in mid-September, during Week 49.
Please note that the main university teaching calendar runs in two terms from Weeks 1 - 10 and Weeks 15 24. The teaching period of the MSc extends into the undergraduate ‘vacation’.
The timetable for contact time is:
Table 3 : Timetable
Teaching Week
Commencing
Module
Exam date
20-Oct
ES95A Underground Construction Methods (part 1)
7-Jan
24-Nov
ES95A Underground Construction Methods (part 2)
16-Jan
10-Nov
ES94W Geological Investigation and Ground Characterisation
14-Jan
1-Dec
ES96R Professional Skills
9-Feb
ES94Y Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations
18-May
23-Feb
ES94V Tunnel Design
21-May
16-Mar
ES96V Finite Element Methods for Tunnelling
23-Mar
ES96Q Construction Management
28-May
13-Apr
ES95C Rock Mechanics
26-May
N/A
The timetable for a contact week normally takes the following pattern:
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N/A
Table 4 : Structure of the Teaching Week
Day
Contact Periods
Monday
10:00 – 13:00; 14:00 – 18:00
Tuesday
09:00 – 13:00; 14:00 – 18:00
Wednesday
09:00 – 13:00
Thursday
09:00 – 13:00; 14:00 – 18:00
Friday
09:00 – 13:00; 14:00 – 16:00
The modules coded ES4** are taken jointly with the MEng students and are distributed throughout the year.
Their timetables can be found at:
go.warwick.ac.uk/soe-timetables
4.2
Attendance and Monitoring
You are expected to attend the lecture, laboratory and seminar sessions that are timetabled since the selfmanaged nature of your MSc course means that the information provided in these is essential to your success.
Furthermore, it is not the practice of the programme to schedule extra sessions to compensate for those that
have been poorly attended because of bad time management on the part of students. Academic staff will be
happy to help, but you have to recognise your key role and responsibility towards studying and delivering on
assessed work and meeting assignment submission deadlines. If you have valid medical or other reasons for
absence then written evidence of these must be submitted (a doctor’s note or a letter from the hospital) to
the Engineering Student Office using Form to request Extension to Module that you obtain from the ESO Forms
page at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/eso/students/formspage/.
It is a requirement of the University that there is monitoring of student attendance and progress throughout
the duration of the registration period. Table 5 lists the 13 monitoring points for the full-time MSc programme
and who is responsible for ensuring that a record of attendance is made. The ESO will explain how the
monitoring point(s) is/are to be executed.
For the University’s regulations (Reg. 36) on Regulations Governing Student Registration, Attendance and
Progress go to:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/calendar/section2/regulations/reg36registrationattendanceprogress/
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Table 5. Monitoring Student Attendance and Progress
Taught
Postgraduate
Lead Academic: Director of Studies
MSc TUGS
Monitoring
points
Attendance at Induction Sessions (Wednesday/Friday week 1)
Attendance at ES95A Underground Construction Methods (week 4)
Attendance at ES95A Underground Construction Methods (week 9)
Number in:
Attendance at ES94W Geological Investigation and Ground Characterisation (week 7)
Term 1 is 5
Attendance at ES96R Professional Skills (week 10)
Term 2 is 6
Term 3 is 0
Attendance at ES94Y Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations (week 20, 2
monitoring points during the week)
Summer is 2
Attendance at ES94V Tunnel Design (week 22, 2 monitoring points during the week)
Attendance at ES96Q Construction Management (week 26, 2 monitoring points during
the week)
Meeting with Project Supervisor (week 41)
Submission of Project (at beginning of Sept.)
How monitored
1-11 Module leader to ES0
12-13 MSc Project Supervisor to ES0
Note: ESO – Engineering Student Office (F406)
Should you miss a total of three School-specified monitoring points you will be required to have a formal
meeting with the Director of Studies and Course Director to explain your non-attendance. Before the meeting
it will be necessary for you to provide a written statement and, post-meeting, a joint report will be prepared
and signed to show that all parties agree with the outcome and the decisions made.
If a student misses eight monitoring points without justifiable reason the University may require the student
to withdraw from their course of study.
4.3
Submission of assessed work
Two hard copies of assessed work (with bar code and cover sheet (Section 4.6)) must be put into the ESO
Submission Cabinets located on Floor 4, unless otherwise instructed. The dates of assessment deadlines are
available from the MSc Students web pages (see Section 2.7.1). The deadline is set for 14:00 on the date
specified. Your submission must include a completed cover sheet, a part of which will be returned to you as a
receipt for your submitted work. You must complete an electronic submission (known as an e-submission) at
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the same time as the hard copies are posted. Late penalty will be determined by the last submission time. The
electronic and hard copy submissions will be checked for differences and a penalty may be applied if they are
not identical (differences may be considered to be a form of cheating (Section 4.3.3) if the hard copy version is
submitted later than the e-submission). Part-time students may mail their paper submission to the ESO to
arrive before the deadline.
Marked work with feedback will normally be returned to you within four weeks of its submission, excluding
vacation weeks.
To submit an e-submission you go to: www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/eso/students/ then click on the button
called “Coursework/Submissions”, then click on the link “Submit Your Assignments”, and follow exactly the
submission instructions, which are mounted on this page. It is essential that the submitted document (a pdf
file without password protection) has a filename comprising the module code (e.g. ES96V) and the assignment
number (e.g. 2). To mark the components to the filename they can be separated with an underscore (e.g. an
acceptable filename is ES94F_2.pdf). The date and your university number will be added by the submission
software.
Your e-submission will be checked against fellow submissions and the internet for plagiarism using the JISC
software. Depending on the type of assignment there will be a tolerance set on the percentage of the
submission that the software says is to be found elsewhere. No e-submission is to include the briefing to the
assignment as this is usually common.
4.3.1 Late submission
Work submitted after the deadline incurs a penalty at the rate of 3% per working day. For example if your
work was given a mark of 60%, but was two days late, it would be reduced to 54%. Note that submission after
the time given (will be 14:00) will normally be counted as late submission, and will incur a one day penalty.
In the event of genuine problems occurring, an application (with confirmed supporting evidence) should be
made using Form to request Extension to Module that you obtain from the ESO Forms page at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/eso/students/formspage/.
Extensions will only be given rarely (e.g. due to illness, etc.). Build-up of work from other modules, and
deadlines close to those of other modules, will NOT usually be accepted as a genuine reason for an extension.
You should plan your work so that you complete one set of work early, if for some reasons deadlines for two
or more separate modules are close to each other.
4.3.2 Under University Regulations No. 11
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/calendar/section2/regulations/cheating/
A student is not entitled to submit a self-certification for illness for work that is worth 10% or more towards
the overall mark for a module. If the work is worth 10% or more you will need to provide the ESO with an
official medical note, which the ESO will get confirmed as genuine.
For an extension to a submission deadline the application should be made to the Director of Studies, using the
appropriate form, no later than 3 days after the set submission and preferably 24 hours or more in advance of
it. A medical note or other documentary evidence must be produced for the extension to be approved; it
cannot be granted without approval and so if the reason is not deemed of sufficient worthiness the late
penalty will be applied.
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A medical certificate signed by a medical practitioner will be required for periods of more than seven days or
in case of multiple short illnesses, i.e. more than two self-certifications in any academic year, or if an
examination or assessed piece of work is missed.
The School is sympathetic towards students with certain conditions like dyslexia and is aware that assignments
can be proof read by a dyslexia support tutor before submission, which takes extra time. However, the ESO
publishes details of assignment deadlines and dates when the assignments are set, thereby enabling students
to plan ahead. It is for this reason that extensions will not automatically be granted, it depends on the time
between the set and submission date.
4.3.3 Cheating and Plagiarism
The School and the University do not allow students to benefit from Cheating and Plagiarism. Cheating could
include copying from other students, for example during a laboratory, or during preparation of an assignment.
Plagiarism involves a student taking text, figures or both from books, theses, dissertations, journal papers, the
internet or elsewhere and pretending that this is their own work. For instance, copying figures or photos, even
from the web, without acknowledgement of the source may be considered cheating.
The University Senate has formulated a regulation, assigned No. 11, to deal with suspected cheating, and
begins:
"In these Regulations ‘cheating’ means an attempt to benefit oneself or another, by deceit or fraud. This shall
include deliberately reproducing the work of another person or persons without acknowledgement."
Section (B) of Reg. 11 deals with work not done under examination conditions, which is for coursework and
unseen written testing in the MSc modules. For the full version of Reg. 11(A) and 11(B) go to:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/calendar/section2/regulations/cheating
Cases of cheating will normally be dealt with by the Module Leader concerned in consultation with the
Director of Studies. Work deemed to be of no academic merit for the reasons above will be penalised, and
may result in a zero mark being given. Where such a penalty causes failure of the module concerned, students
may be permitted to submit new assessed work (as specified by the Board of Examiners as per Section 4.13 of
this handbook) so that they achieve a pass mark for the module. In serious cases the formal procedures in
Regulation 11(B) will be invoked. These entail the formation of a departmental (School), or university,
investigating committee and this could lead to a very serious penalty.
Thus, it should be understood that the School will take a very firm line on cheating and plagiarism of any kind.
This includes requiring the e-submission of your work (Section 4.6), so that it can be checked using JISC
software to detect similarities to other documents and websites.
As stated above, plagiarism means the deliberate use of writing or figures from another person without their
acknowledgement. It is your responsibility to realise that the University takes it very seriously. In previous
years students have been downgraded from MSc to Diploma and have had to perform new pieces of work
because they submitted plagiarised work. Thus, please ensure that you submit work that is your own and that
all your sources are properly acknowledged.
4.3.4 Referencing the work of other people
When you prepare work for an assignment, or for your project dissertation, then you may need to quote the
work of other people. By far the best way to do this is to write it in your own words, and give a reference to
the source (book, journal, website, etc.). However, if you need to use whole blocks of text, there are things
that you should NOT do. This section illustrates this, by giving examples.
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The following paragraphs represent the view of the School of Engineering in this matter. In view of the
importance of avoiding plagiarism, there follows an example that is designed to show the difference between
copying sections, quoting it and correctly using it as a reference. It uses a section from page 92 of the book
‘Managing IT at Board Level’, by Kit Grindley. This book contains the following text:
“The smaller companies typically exhibit less decentralization of IT than large ones; and the role of the IT
director tends to be more all-embracing therefore, covering not only IT strategy and planning, but also the
provision of most of the data processing service, with responsibility for efficiency, levels of service and so on.”
These words could be included into an assignment or essay in various ways. Here are some examples.
A. Direct use of text: If the text, such as that above, is directly copied from the source into your piece of work,
with no reference to the book it came from, then this would be regarded as plagiarism. This can result in a
zero mark for the piece of work.
B. The following would be regarded as a type of copying, and is not acceptable:
“The smaller companies typically exhibit less decentralization of IT than large ones; and the role of the IT
director tends to be more all-embracing therefore, covering not only IT strategy and planning, but also the
provision of most of the data processing service, with responsibility for efficiency, levels of service and so on
[1].”
Here the text is directly copied from the source, but there is a reference to that source - this can result in the
copied section being ignored during the assessment.
C. Quoting, such as in the following, should be avoided if possible:
According to Grindley [1]:
“The smaller companies typically exhibit less decentralization of IT than large ones; and the role of the IT
director tends to be more all embracing therefore, covering not only IT strategy and planning, but also
the provision of most of the data processing service, with responsibility for efficiency, levels of service and
so on.”
This is quoting, where the text is directly copied from the source, but it is referenced and clearly indicated with
quotation marks and indentation that it is a direct quote - this is only used when it is impossible, or
inappropriate for some reason, to re-word the section. It is, however, better to do C than A or B above.
D. The correct approach:
This is how to use such a reference correctly, by rephrasing:
“According to Grindley [1], the IT directors in smaller companies tend to have a broader role than those in
larger companies. This is attributed to the fact that there is less decentralisation in these smaller companies,
which means that the IT directors have to cover a wider range of activities, ranging from strategy and planning
to the provision of the data processing services.”
Note that the words have been rewritten in the author’s own style, and complete sentences in the original
have not been reproduced. The reference is then added to the reference list at the end of the submission (e.g.
1. K. Grindley, ‘Managing IT at Board Level,’ Pitman, (1992), p. 92.)
4.3.5 Referencing Style
References used in assignment submissions and the dissertation should conform to a recognised style.
Guidance on the recommended methods is given in the Professional Skills module (ES96R).
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4.4
Board of Examiners and Transcripts
MSc degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas are awarded by the University Senate based on the
recommendations made by Boards of Examiners. For our MSc programme the board consists of members of
staff from the School of Engineering plus an External Examiner (normally a senior academic from another
institution). The MSc Board of Examiners meets in October following the academic year to award the
qualifications and approve any additional new assessed work to be completed in accordance with the
regulations in Section 4.13, so that the mark profile for the modules meets the regulations for the award of
the MSc or Postgraduate Diploma (Sections 4.10 and 4.11). Soon after the October meeting the pass list will be
mounted on the ESO web-pages for the MSc programme and transcripts are issued later. When the
qualification is awarded you can graduate in the January degree ceremony following the October meeting for
the MSc Board of Examiners. It should be noted that the External Examiners may attend the project
presentations, although this will not be commonplace.
4.5
Mechanisms for Student Feedback
4.5.1
Postgraduate Staff-Student Liaison Committee
The Postgraduate Staff-Student Liaison Committee (SSLC) is one of the most important mechanisms for
obtaining timely student feedback. It consists of a small number of the staff involved with postgraduate
teaching, plus student representatives. Two MSc student representatives from all the Engineering MSc courses
are elected at the beginning of the academic year in accordance with the procedures of the Students' Union.
The SSLC is convened by Prof. Tim Ashley, with a chair elected from the student membership, and meets at
least once per term. Another of the student members acts as secretary to the meetings with minutes being
published on the postgraduate website and made available to the School's Teaching Policy Committee.
Minutes from the meetings of the postgraduate SSLC and the names of your representatives are available at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/local/pg-office/staff_student_sslc/.
The Student Union has a web-based information centre for the workings of staff-student liaison committees.
Its address is:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/sunion/sslc
and there is information for the SSLC Handbook and Training Guide 2011-2012 and SSLC Representative
Training.
4.5.2
Module Quality Feedback Form
Questionnaires will be circulated at the end of each taught module as a part of the ongoing quality assurance
process for the MSc. The School is keen to ensure a constant process of improvement to the MSc programme
and the questionnaires assist this. However we wish to encourage an open and ongoing dialogue regarding the
taught components and organisation of the course and therefore encourage students to raise any issues with
the module leader or Course Director at an early stage. This is especially important given the concentrated
nature of the contact time for each module.
4.5.3 Departure Questionnaire
When you hand in your dissertation, you will receive a departure questionnaire that asks about your future
plans and your views on your time with the University of Warwick. The School urges you to fill it in to help our
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promotion of the MSc programme, our efforts to continually improve teaching quality and also to keep our
records of your future successes up to date.
4.5.4 Complaints
There is a procedure for anyone in the University to make a complaint and/or give feedback, and information
to this is given at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/complaintsandfeedback.
If you have any complaints, worries or suggestions about your MSc course, your working environment, or any
other issue of concern, you should let us know. You can do this in the first instance by informing any one of:
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The staff member responsible for the activity in question. This would be the lecturer or module leader
in the case of taught modules or examples classes, or the laboratory head in the case of
demonstrating.
Your personal tutor.
The Course Director, Dr B D Jones.
Your Postgraduate Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) representatives or the PG-SSLC convenor.
The Director of Studies, Dr T Tjahjadi.
The Senior Tutor, Dr D Britnell.
If you have a more serious worry or are not satisfied with the response you get, you should contact the Deputy
Head (Teaching), Dr D C Dyer, either in person or in writing.
The School takes all complaints and suggestions seriously. We will respond to all points raised either by
changing our practices or by explaining why this is not possible. If you have exhausted these procedures and
are still not satisfied then you may lodge a formal complaint by following the instructions at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/aro/academiccomplaints/studentcomplaints.
The University has a Student Academic Complaints Procedure that explains how this operates at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/aro/academiccomplaints/procedure/.
No one should be deterred from making a complaint because of embarrassment or fear of intimidation or
publicity. The School will treat as confidential all allegations or complaints of bullying or harassment.
4.5.5 Appeals
You have the right to appeal if it is decided by the Board of Examiners that you should:
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withdraw from the course;
not be awarded a qualification;
awarded a lower qualification (i.e. Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate) than that for
which you are registered (i.e. MSc).
The appeal should be made in writing, and within ten days of receiving the letter of notification of the Board's
decision, to the Chair of the Graduate Appeals Committee.
Appeals will be considered only when:
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you are in possession of evidence that was not available to the Board of Examiners when its decision
was reached and you can provide good reasons for not having made the Board aware of the
circumstances affecting your performance,
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there appear to have been procedural irregularities in the conduct of the assessment process,
you believe that your project supervision was inadequate and you can provide good reasons for not
making your complaint known at an earlier stage.
Full details on the Appeals’ process may be found by referring to:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/aro/academiccomplaints/studentappeals.
4.6
Submission Cover Sheets
For each piece of work to be handed in through the submission cabinets or to ESO for the project dissertation,
located on the 4th floor, you will be issued with a cover sheet. This will identify the assignment identifier in text
and bar code. It will contain space for you to fill in some other details, including the Student Declaration, and
will contain an assessment feedback section. This must be fixed to the front of the work by staples or by
binders which pass through punched holes; wire paper clips and pins will not be accepted because of concern
that part of your work may become inadvertently mixed up or separated if the pages become loose.
You will be issued with a sheet of personal bar code stickers, and you should stick one of these into the
designated space on the cover sheet. These stickers should last most of the year and you will receive new ones
when they run out. You should keep the sheet clean and flat. Since, if it is lost or becomes corrupted, the
School will charge £1 for a replacement, obtainable from the ESO.
Work submitted (see Section 3.4) without the cover sheet or bar code will be returned to the student for
resubmission and will be subject to the normal late penalties – which such work will inevitably incur.
4.7
Selection of Modules
Selection of your modules must be completed within the first three weeks of Term 1, via the University’s
eVision Module Registration for Taught Postgraduate Students (eMR). To use the eMR process you need to
have a university username and password, available from the IT Services web pages. Prior to arriving at the
University you will have received information on the online registration process. Item V in Section 2.8 gives
our web-page address and with a set of instructions to follow.
During the first term, the ESO will check that you have registered and that you are registered for the core
modules (Section 3) necessary for your MSc/Diploma course. You will be notified of any problems with your
registration. If necessary, further information on module content and methods of assessment may be
obtained from the module leader or MSc web-pages:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/eso/modules/level5/
4.8
Method of Assessment
4.8.1 Assessment of Modules
At the completion of the assessment and examination of a module, you will be notified of the grade you have
attained for the module. Where more than one piece of work has contributed to the assessment of the
module, the grade that you receive will represent a weighted average of the contributing assessments.
Weightings are not usually equal and vary between modules. The grading system is as follows:
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Table 6 : Grading System
80% +
Outstanding performance (High Distinction)
70% - 79%
Excellent performance, distinction level (Distinction)
65% - 69%
Good performance (MSc Merit)
60% - 65%
Good performance (MSc Pass)
50% - 59%
Satisfactory performance (MSc Pass)
40% - 49%
Diploma level performance (Inadequate for an MSc)
 40% (F)
Fail
Notes:
(i)
Please note that Boards of Examiners have the authority to adjust marks up or down, and to use
discretion in the consideration of borderline cases. Assessment/module marks notified to you prior to the
Board meeting are for guidance only and should be regarded as provisional.
(ii)
Presented in Table 7 is the marking scheme for taught postgraduate programmes in the Faculty of
Science, which we follow.
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Table 7. Faculty of Science: Assessment Criteria for PGT.
Mark Range
Level Descriptors
80% and over
(High Distinction) Work which, over and above possessing the qualities of
the 70-79% descriptor, demonstrates excellence – the nature of which will
vary according to the assignment but may include: comprehensive answers,
complete and correct proofs or calculations, project work that extends the
original brief, deep and critical analysis, originality, and advance in
scholarship, a highly professional approach.
70%-79%
(Distinction) The work demonstrates mastery of the subject matter,
methodologies, and, where appropriate, laboratory techniques. It also
provides evidence of near complete conceptual understanding, high level
technical competence, and depth of analysis or mathematical
understanding. Where applicable, the statement and proof of theorems is
handled with confidence, and their application to unseen material is sound.
Accuracy and precision will be strong throughout and, if applicable,
presentation will be excellent. Minor mistakes may nevertheless appear
occasionally. Where appropriate, the work shows evidence of originality.
60%-69%
(MSc Pass) The work demonstrates a sound and thorough grasp of subject
matter and methodologies. Conceptual or mathematical understanding and
technical competence are solid, but applications, arguments, or data
analysis may contain minor flaws. Examined work will be well organised and
structured, while good presentation and a logical approach to the material
will be evident in projects or dissertations. Overall, the work reveals a high
level of effort and commitment, but lacks breadth, depth, and fluency in
parts.
50%-59%
(MSc Pass) The work reveals an underlying grasp of the subject matter, but
with areas of confusion or some gaps in conceptual/mathematical
understanding or methodology. Answers are fairly well structured but may
tend towards the factual or derivative. In project or dissertation work,
general conclusions or outcomes are reasonable, but there is room for
substantial improvement in the individual’s ability to apply theorems,
analyse problems or execute technical skills.
40-49%
(Inadequate for an MSc, but may be acceptable for a Postgraduate
Certificate.) Though it reveals some familiarity with the subject matter, and
a basic grasp of factual and conceptual material, there are frequent and
important gaps and/or misconceptions. Some effort has been made to
reflect on and analyse questions or problems, or to apply theorems, but with
little evidence of organisation or insight. Technical competence is poorly
developed and general conclusions are unreliable or unsubstantiated.
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20%-39%
(Fail) The work is insufficient to demonstrate a basic grasp either of factual
or conceptual subject matter. Technical competence is at a very low level
and, if appropriate, laboratory work has required constant supervision. Data
used in project work may be both inaccurate and irrelevant. Overall,
answers and arguments reveal little effort towards analysis or
conceptualisation. Important issues may have been ignored or seriously
misconstrued. There is little evidence of an individual contribution to the
material.
Less than 20% (Fail) Inadequate work: poorly argued, written and presented; conceptual
confusion throughout; demonstrates little or no knowledge of the field.
Failure to address the issues raised by the question. Project work contains
little or no data. Sparse or no evidence for technical competence or
individual contributions.
(iv)
Penalties will be applied, as per Section 4.3.1, in the case of all late submissions that have not received
an official approval for an extension from the Director of Studies.
(v)
For each of the MSc modules a mark of 40% is required on each item of assessment to meet the
learning outcomes (a requirement of accreditation by ICE).
4.9
Assessment of Project
Projects will be awarded a mark following the grading scheme above (a minimum of 50% will satisfy the MSc
degree requirement).
4.10 Guidelines for the degree of MSc in Tunnelling & Underground Space
PASS:
 50% for the project
 50% average for taught modules
 105 taught module credits passed with marks  50%
No modules < 40%
MERIT:
 65% for the project
 65% average for taught modules
 105 taught module credits passed with marks  50%
No modules < 40%
DISTINCTION:
 70% for the project
 70% average for taught modules
 105 taught module CATS passed with marks  50%
No modules < 40%
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4.11 Guidelines for the Postgraduate Diploma
Students must achieve 120 credits in total with marks  40% of
which 90 CATS must have marks  50%
The Postgraduate Diploma does not include a project.
4.12 Guidelines for the Postgraduate Certificate
Students must achieve 60 credits in total with marks  40%
The Postgraduate Certificate does not include a project.
4.13 Re-submission of Work where a Fail Mark has been Awarded
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A student will be entitled to submit further work in taught modules that total no more than 60 credits.
Re-submission of taught modules will be specified by the June interim examination board, which will
set a deadline for resubmission. Marks for resubmitted work will be capped at 50%.
Project Phase of the MSc:
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A student will be entitled to progress to the project phase of the MSc provided they have passed 75
credits of taught modules  50% prior to the June Examination Board.
A student will be entitled to one resubmission of a project dissertation if the initial project mark is
<50%.
Re-submission of the project will be specified by the Autumn Examination Board, which will set a
deadline for resubmission. Marks for the resubmitted project dissertation will be capped at 50%.
4.14 Record of Students' Work
Copies of students' assessed work for the modules will be retained by the ESO for inspection by the External
Examiners. Of the two project dissertations that are submitted, one will be made available to the External
Examiners whilst the other will be retained by the project supervisor.
5. COURSE SPECIFICATION
5.1
Aims
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To provide the candidates with the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to play an active role
in the design and construction of tunnels and underground space.
To provide the student with the necessary tools and techniques needed to acquire and evaluate data
appropriate to the design and construction of tunnels and underground space.
To evaluate the health and safety and environmental issues associated with civil and underground
works.
To provide the student with sufficient understanding that they can critique existing designs and
practices and develop their own solutions.
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5.2
Learning Outcomes
Table 8 Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcome
Learning and
Methods
Teaching Summative
1
Methods
Understand and apply the
general principles of design to
structures
and
processes
related to tunnelling and
underground excavations.
Lectures, small group
work, computing classes,
private study, site visits
and project supervision.
Assessment
Formative Assessment Methods
Unseen written examinations
and assessed coursework in the Seminar feedback, peer and selfform of project reports or logs evaluation.
and oral presentations.
Lectures, examples classes,
seminars, private study,
Characterise civil engineering
practical work, design Unseen written examinations
materials and components
classes, case studies and
project supervision.
Examples
sheets
evaluation.
Lectures, seminars, private
Critique a range of excavation
study, practical work, Unseen written examinations,
and construction methods and
Examples
sheets
design
classes,
case project reports or logs and oral
techniques and the conditions
evaluation.
studies, site visits, and presentations.
for their use.
project supervision.
Understand
construction
management and business Lectures, examples classes,
practices in civil engineering private study and case Unseen written examinations.
with particular reference to studies.
tunnelling projects.
Examples
sheets
evaluation.
and
self-
and
self-
and
self-
Lectures, private study,
Recognise and respond to their
practical work, design
professional, legal and ethical
Unseen written examinations Seminar or class feedback and Selfclasses, case studies, site
responsibilities for health and
and projects.
evaluation.
visits
and
project
safety and the environment.
supervision.
Integrate and apply knowledge
and skills to the solution of
Lectures and project work.
complex civil engineering and
tunnelling problems.
Project reports
presentation
Apply understanding to novel
and challenging situations, and
Lectures and project
be aware of the limitations of
the solution
Unseen written examinations,
project reports and oral Self-evaluation
presentation
and
oral
Self-evaluation
Use scientific concepts and
Lectures, examples classes, Unseen written examinations,
methods in the selection of
supervisor,
private study, case studies project reports or logs and oral
designs
and
construction
evaluation
and project supervision.
presentations.
processes
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peer
and
self-
Lectures, examples classes,
Select appropriate models and
Unseen written examinations,
private
study,
design
examples sheets, peer and selfmethods to analyse civil
project reports or logs and oral
classes
and
project
evaluation
engineering systems
presentations
supervision.
Evaluate risk on the basis of
criteria including construction Lectures, examples classes, Unseen written examinations,
Supervisor,
methods, geological data, private study, case studies project reports or logs and oral
evaluation.
health and safety and the and project supervision
presentations.
business context
The ability to work in the
Private
study,
tunnelling and civil engineering
classes
and
industries, particularly in multisupervision.
disciplinary teams.
peer
Lectures, private study,
Unseen written examinations
practical work, design
Examples
sheets
project reports or logs and oral
classes, case studies and
evaluation.
presentations.
project supervision.
Experience
management
Lectures, examples classes, Unseen written examinations
private study and project and assessed coursework in the Self-evaluation
supervision.
form of project logs.
project
Experience in the analysis and
design of civil engineering
underground works, including
critical evaluation of concepts
and details.
Lectures, examples classes,
private study, computing Unseen written examinations
classes, design classes, and project reports or logs and Self-evaluation
case studies and project oral presentations.
supervision.
Written communication skills
Study skills workshops,
Unseen examinations
guided self assessment and
project reports.
seminars.
Oral communication skills
Written
guidance.
Working with others
Problem solving
and
self-
design
project reports or logs and oral
project
Peer and self-evaluation.
presentations
Evaluate the principles and
techniques employed in civil
design and especially in
projects involving tunnelling
and underground space.
in
and
verbal
Formal presentations
Group work, encouraged
by advice from tutors and
other academic supervisors
Peer assessment
and by peer support.
self-
and
Informal
discussions,
seminar
feedback. Self-evaluation.
Peer and supervisor feedback. Selfappraisal
Exemplars
presented
throughout the course in
Unseen written examinations,
lectures,
small-group
project reports or logs and oral Self-evaluation.
teaching,
team-work,
presentations.
private study and practical
tasks.
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and
Information technology
Use of relevant software.
Numeracy
Lectures, design classes Unseen written examinations
Examples sheets. Self-evaluation
and project supervision.
and project reports.
5.3
Coursework and design tasks.
Self-evaluation.
Personal development planning
Meetings with Personal Tutors, project supervisors and via sessions within the Professional Skills module.
5.4
Additional learning opportunities
Students can develop experience through relationships with external speakers, projects within or specified by
industrial partners or attendance at British Tunnelling Society meetings or the BTS 5-day Course held at
Warwick.
5.5
The Masters Skills Programme
The Masters Skills Programme will enable you to develop your academic, personal and professional
development skills, improve your marks, impress potential employers, and network with other Warwick
students. For more information, see the Masters Skills Programme website:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/msp
6. COMPUTER FACILITIES AND IT REGISTRATION
6.1
Registration with IT Services:
IT Services are responsible for the overall usage and maintenance of computer equipment in the University. To
use the university system, you will need to have registered as a user with IT Services (see Section 2.1).
NB: All official correspondence regarding the MSc will be sent to your university e-mail address.
For further information on computer facilities go to:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/its
and/or:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/cadlab/
6.2
Room A408a (MSc Room):
This MSc room will be equipped with 12 PCs, networked to the university system, thus enabling access to a
wide range of software tools. The PC's may also be used as 'stand-alone' tools. A laser-jet printer and a colour
inkjet printer are also available in the room. Access to these will be over the network. Technical problems with
computers and software should be referred to the School’s Computer Manager Mr Alan Hulme, phone Extn.
23115, e-mail Alan.Hulme@warwick.ac.uk, and whose office is F218. Section 2.2 provides web links to
information on computing facilities in the School of Engineering.
6.3
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Rules for Room A408a
To access, enter the security number (2003) and turn the handle.
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Do not divulge the number to anyone not on one of the MSc courses within the School.
If working after 18:00 sign in at the porter's lodge (off entrance from second floor level foyer to
footbridge to library) and out again on leaving.
Do not leave the doors open while you leave for a short while.
Do not allow your friends who are not on our MSc programme to use the computers in A408a. They
are for the use of our MSc students only.
Do not bring food or drink into A408a.
Do not leave any valuables in the room unattended.
Switch off lights in the rooms if you are last out. The corridor lights will go out automatically.
If you meet anyone who is just looking around or acting suspiciously, ask who they want to speak to or
looking for. Inform a member of staff or ring security at the gatehouse (Extn. 22083) if you are not
satisfied with the response. It is your security that is at stake!
7. HEALTH & SAFETY (H&S)
Our Health & Safety Adviser is Caroline Farren (e-mail: C.A.Farren@warwick.ac.uk tel: 23123 or 51337
(preferred)).
Information and support to ensure that any laboratory work in the School of Engineering meets the
requirements for H&S is to be found at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/local/hands/
Appendix I. Extracts from Personal Tutor Guidelines
The full guidelines are available are at:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors/personaltutors/
Key guidelines concerning Section 2.5 of this handbook are:
The role of the Personal Tutor, who will be a member of academic staff, is:
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To assist students with the process of induction and orientation into University life and to retain an
interest in their personal and academic development throughout their academic careers;
To provide academic advice to personal tutees on their progress and development;
To respond as promptly as possible to requests for help and advice about pastoral/ non-academic
matters insofar as s/he is competent to do so;
To signpost and refer students on to professional University support services for further assistance if
necessary;
To signpost students to relevant careers/ skills provision;
To act as the student's advocate when advocacy is needed.
The role of the Personal Tutee is:
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To be responsible for their own academic development and achievement by contributing positively to
a productive working relationship with the personal tutor;
To respond promptly to invitations to attend personal tutorial meetings;
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To inform their personal tutor promptly of any factors that might be impacting significantly on their
ability to meet the requirements of their course, it being understood that personal tutors cannot
advise and support students if they are unaware of such factors and that personal tutors are required
to treat all information disclosed confidentially and to disclose to a third party only by agreement with
the student;
To be an active engaged member of their departmental academic community.
End of Handbook.
BDJ/AMP/ Sept.14
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