The objective is to create an environment which will facilitate the learning of experimental design, execution, recording, analysis and presentation which are necessary steps in carrying out any research activity. Each participant is set a specific project which will entail application of an appropriate experimental design, recording (spreadsheet) and analysis (Minitab) of the data in the computer and finally a written (word processing) and oral presentation (Power Point) of the results. Thus the mini-project is an integral part of weeks 2 to 8 dedicated to design and analysis of experiments. The projects are selected according to the available infrastructure and facilities in UTA and area allocated to the students at random. The students are given the basic idea behind the project and are then required to to prepare a written project proposal.
The results of the Mini-projects are presented as a series of abstracts and can be viewed by clicking on: "Abstracts".