IED Prize

For Final Year Students on IED Accredited Degree Courses

This annual prize is awarded to final year students who attain the best project mark. This would normally be a first class grade. The award is based on an assessment of the final year individual project report.

Nominations should be made on the enclosed nomination form by the course leader. Nominations this year are restricted to one award per course.

The IED accept that final year individual projects from different institutions are likely to have different emphases and learning outcomes. The following are listed below as guidelines for the submission:

The project report submission must include:

A project brief
Photograph or rendering of the prototype/solution
Evidence of the design process
Evidence of research and analysis

The submission should also normally include:

Summary of research undertaken including definition of customer/market
A product design specification
Evidence of how the final concept was selected and evaluated
Consideration of materials and manufacturing processes
Evidence of calculations or analysis
Evidence of testing and evaluation as appropriate
Tutor evaluation of industrial involvement/support etc if appropriate

NB Any elements not covered in the submitted project report should, if possible, be provided as additional paperwork.

The IED Prize consists of a trophy, a certificate endorsed by the Institution and one year’s free Graduate membership of the Institution.

Nominations for the IED Prize must be received no later than Friday 11th July 2008 and should be sent to:

Anna Clarke
Education and Training
Institution of Engineering Designers
Courtleigh, Westbury Leigh
Westbury
Wiltshire BA13 3TA

Download a nomination form below.

Degree Prize Award Nomination Form
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Group Degree Prize Award Nomination Form
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