ME30404: Aerospace group business & design project - I (BEng)
[Page last updated: 03 August 2022]
| Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Learning Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to:
* Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the technical process that is engineering design. * Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the business and entrepreneurial aspects of engineering. * Work in a multi-disciplinary team. * extract and evaluate pertinent data and apply engineering analysis techniques in the solution of unfamiliar problems * Communicate their work to technical and non-technical audiences * Understand the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering, demonstrate a knowledge of professional codes of conduct and how ethical dilemmas can arise * Know and understand the commercial, economic and social context of engineering processes * Be aware of relevant legal requirements governing engineering activities, including personnel, health & safety, contracts, intellectual property rights, product safety and liability issues, and be aware that these may differ internationally * Know and understand risk issues, including health and safety, environmental and commercial risk, risk assessment and risk management techniques and be able to evaluate commercial risk * Understand the key drivers for business success, including innovation, calculated commercial risks and customer satisfaction * Understand the use of technical literature and other information sources * Know relevant legal and contractual issues * Monitor and adjust a personal programme of work on an on-going basis * Exercise initiative and personal responsibility, which may be as a team member or leader. |
| Aims: | To give each student the experience of a real aerospace 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 effective product and market related policies and practices. To introduce the students to the issues associated with entrepreneurship. |
| Skills: | Problem solving; numeracy; written communication; oral communication; working as part of a group; leadership. |
| Content: | Evaluation study. Business lectures and workshops. Business game. Case studies. Seminar. |
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ME30404 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Mechanical Engineering
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