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Semester 2
Engineering Design 1 (SCEE08011)
Subject
Engineering
College
SCE
Credits
20
Normal Year Taken
1
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
Mathematics to Higher or A-Level standard and one or more school subjects related to Engineering, Physics or Design.
Course Summary
Design is often regarded as the central creative activity of engineering; Engineering Design 1 will develop a foundation for the skills of analysis, synthesis and communication required to develop solutions to open-ended problems. ED1 focuses on three things: (i) understanding an engineering problem, (ii) finding a solution to it, (iii) communicating that solution to others. This course will be predominantly taught through interactive team-based design studio sessions with support from lectures on topics including the philosophy, history and ethics of engineering design. A series of group activities with mini assessments will cover key skills like research, problem solving, and the graphic, verbal or written communication of engineering concepts.
Course Description
The course comprises the following integrated components:- ENGINEERING DESIGN CYCLE: students will be introduced to the individual steps of the design cycle, which engineers can use to identify a problem and design a solution;- ENGINEERING SKILLSET: concentrating on professional and personal development, students will learn effective graphic, written and verbal communication of design ideas to groups and individuals;- ENGINEERING CHALLENGES: working in groups to design solutions to real-world engineering challenges, including consideration of the social, cultural, ethical and environmental issues;- ENGINEERING LEGACY: understanding the contribution that has been made and is still being made by engineers and engineering design in the creation of the world we live in.
Assessment Information
Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%
Additional Assessment Information
Coursework 100%The School has a 40% Rule for 1st and 2nd year courses, i.e. you must achieve a minimum of 40% in coursework and 40% in written exam components, as well as an overall mark of 40% to pass a course. If you fail a course you will be required to resit it. You are only required to resit components which have been failed.
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