Undergraduate Course: Manufacturing Technology 3 (MECE09013)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mechanical |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Manufacturing is the creation, through one or several processing operation, of components or products from basic raw materials. The effectiveness of process selection will be based on the inter-related criterion of design parameters, material selection and process economies. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 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 |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 2-11 | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | or 12:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 2, Hudson Beare Building |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the students should be able to
1. Understand the principles and techniques of casting, forming, joining and finishing operations and be able to determine their suitability.
2. Calculate and understand appropriate single-point machining relationships taking tool material and machine constraints into consideration.
3. Understand the principles and appropriateness of non-traditional machining processes
4. Select a suitable manufacturing process in order to achieve the specified product performance and design criterion while considering cost
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Assessment Information
Examination 80%
Assignment 20% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alistair Elfick
Tel: (0131 6)50 7254
Email: Alistair.Elfick@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kathryn Nicol
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: kathryn.nicol@ed.ac.uk |
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