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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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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: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
20 hour(s) per week for 5 week(s). |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
166 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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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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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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Anthony Walton
Tel: (0131 6)50 5620
Email: anthony.walton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk |
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