Undergraduate Course: Mechanical Design Project 3 (MECE09020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to give mechanical engineering students experience of tackling a mechanical engineering design problem with all the uncertainties of the real world, personal interactions and time management. |
| Course description |
Week 1 - no class
Week 2 - Introductory lecture (covering project and teamwork)
Week 3 - Whole class session (including group allocation)
Weeks 4 and 5 Short consultations available for all groups in teaching time, while groups work towards interim report submission
Week 6 - Interim report hand-in
Week 7 - Feedback lecture
Weeks 8 and 9 - Short consultations available for all groups in teaching time, while groups work towards final report submission
Week 10 - Final report hand-in
Week 11 - 13 Group interview on final report
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 6,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 14,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
67 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assignment 100% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Analyse a real problem and identify the key difficulties.
2. Appreciate the uncertainties and gaps in design data.
3. Produce a range of possible solutions.
4. Select the best of them.
5. Write key design equations.
6. Do neat assembly drawings and detailed drawings of some critical parts.
7. Understand something of group dynamics and personal interactions.
8. Understand the non-linear passage of time and its acceleration at the end of a project.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Chick
Tel: (0131 6)50 5675
Email: John.Chick@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lynn.Hughieson@ed.ac.uk |
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