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ME50394: Automotive systems thinking

[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]

Academic Year: 2023/24
Owning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: PF 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Sysytems Thinking Portfolio (Case study and Reflection) (PF 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit, you will be able to:
1. Analyse an automotive system holistically, taking into consideration a wide range of interfaces and stakeholders
2. Reflect on current and future technology and business developments within the Automotive industry accounting for sustainability and ethics
3. Apply road mapping techniques to hypothesize about future automotive industry challenges and set out business strategies
4. Collaborate with a diverse team to leverage the skills and knowledge of both yourself and others
5. Synthesize results and reflections within a clear written communication.


Synopsis: You will investigate the implementation of systems approaches within the current and future Automotive industry.
You will learn the underlying theory of systems thinking in engineering and apply this through a multidisciplinary group project to develop an automotive propulsion system within defined boundaries.
Testing and verification processes, and effective data presentation, will also be covered and applied in a laboratory session.

Content:
* Systems modelling
* Data and information handling
* Product development process
* Local and global infrastructures
* Driver behaviour
* Life cycle analysis, sustainability, and recycling.

Course availability:

ME50394 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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