ME30227: Engineering project - BEng
[Page last updated: 03 August 2022]
| Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 18 [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 360 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Project Scoping and Planning Presentation (CW 10%)
- Final Project Report (CW 60%)
- Performance Assessment (CW 10%)
- Viva, Final Project Presentation and Poster (CW 20%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes:
| On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to:
* Plan, organise and conduct an engineering project to meet the requirements of the initial aims.
* Present all stages of the project work via written documentation and oral presentations.
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| Aims: | To enable the student to effectively communicate a major piece of project work.
To give the student experience in working in a research environment or on an industry based design project.
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| Skills: | Problem solving; numeracy; written communication; oral communication; IT; data acquisition, handling and analysis; working independently.
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| Content: | Projects may be undertaken on an individual or a linked basis. Projects will normally contain at least 2 of the following elements - analytical, computational, experimental aspects.
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| Programme availability: |
ME30227 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- UEME-AFB26 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 3)
- UEME-AKB26 : BEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEME-AFB48 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 3)
- UEME-AKB48 : BEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEME-AFB16 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 3)
- UEME-AKB16 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEME-AFB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 3)
- UEME-AKB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEME-AFB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 3)
- UEME-AKB47 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2022/23.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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