ME50371: Automotive propulsion systems technologies
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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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:
* Interpret technology roadmaps using insight frameworks * Determine the range of stakeholders involved in innovation and why trans-disciplinary team work is critical for holistic solutions * Evaluate the opportunities in the furtherance of automotive propulsion offered by a specific technical discipline. |
| Aims: | To:
* introduce students from a range of backgrounds with the current and future technology make up of automotive propulsion systems * allow students to understand the importance and opportunities of their own specialist disciplines within automotive propulsion systems. |
| Skills: | * Independent study * Oral communication * Written communication * Ability to contrsuct an argument * Data and information analysis of complex systems * Problem solving. |
| Content: | This is an intensive unit delivered over a 2 week period containing:
* lectures introducing each of the automotive technology roadmaps * guest lectures and discussion sessions with experts and practitioners * tutorial sessions to develop ideas for coursework and presentation * practical sessions discovering propulsion hardware. |
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ME50371 is Compulsory on the following courses:Department of Mechanical Engineering
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