Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
Period: |
- Semester 2
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Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
Assessment Detail: |
- Business Plan (CW 20%)
- Case Study (CW 20%)
- Dragons Den (CW 5%)
- Needs Analysis (CW 0%)
- Target Specification (CW 10%)
- Technical Feasibility (CW 45%)
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Supplementary Assessment: |
- EE30147F - Reassessment Coursework (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Requisites: |
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Description:
| Aims: To give each student the experience of real engineering design situation as part of a group.
To locate the contribution of the engineer, whether in design, R & D, manufacture, in the context of securing the firms broad commercial goals by means of an effective product and market related policies and practices.
To introduce the students to the issues associated with entrepreneurship.
Learning Outcomes: After taking this Unit the student should be able to:
* Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the technical process that is engineering design.
* Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the business and entrepreneurial aspects of engineering.
* Work in a multi-disciplinary team.
Skills: Problem solving; numeracy; written communication; oral communication; working as part of a group; leadership. Taught, facilitated and tested.
Content: Evaluation study. Business lectures and workshops. Business game. Case studies. Project engineering. Accounting and finance.
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Programme availability: |
EE30147 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- UEEE-AFM13 : MEng(Hons) Computer Systems Engineering (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM13 : MEng(Hons) Computer Systems Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEEE-AFM01 : MEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM01 : MEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEEE-AFM12 : MEng(Hons) Electrical Power Engineering (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM12 : MEng(Hons) Electrical Power Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEEE-AFM05 : MEng(Hons) Electronic and Communication Engineering (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM05 : MEng(Hons) Electronic and Communication Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEEE-AFM14 : MEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science & Technology (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM14 : MEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science & Technology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
EE30147 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- UEXX-AFM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 3)
- UEXX-AKM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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