Undergraduate Course: Electronic Product Design and Manufacture 5 (ELEE11053)
Course Outline
School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Electronics |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
The objective of this course is to provide students with a methodical approach to product design which breaks the process down into sequential steps and emphasizes the concept that design cannot be carried out in isolation from the manufacturing process, where quality and reliability are essential to economic success. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Additional information |
20 hour(s) per week for 5 week(s). |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A student should:
1. Understand the seven step design process, its strengths and weaknesses.
2. Be able to apply the seven step design process to a real design problem
3. Have a good working knowledge of a transferable design methodology.
4. Understand experimental design.
5. Be able to use response surfaces to optimize processes.
6. Understand the impact of process variability on product quality.
7. Understand methods for improving quality within an organization. |
Assessment Information
Assessment will be based on the following components:
1. group reports,
2. individual contribution to the group reports,
3. work completed on technical exercises,
4. multi-media documentation
5. poster presentations.
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Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Prof Anthony Walton
Tel: (0131 6)50 5620
Email: anthony.walton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Helen Bain
Tel: (0131 6)51 7159
Email: v1hbain@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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