Undergraduate Course: Professional Issues for Mechanical Engineers 3 (SCEE09001)
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 covers a range of issues and activity associated with mechanical engineering practice. These include legal issues and knowledge of real world activity through engineering applications, guest lectures and industrial visits. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | 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 |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 11,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30,
External Visit Hours 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
42 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
CV and Covering Letter (50%) and Industrial Visits Report (50%) |
Feedback |
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the students should appreciate and experience:
1. Workshop safety.
2. Quality Control.
3. Manufacture.
4. hands-on experience of manufacture.
5. Skills for the use of hand tools.
6. Material Properties.
7. The application of simple management techniques in practical situations.
8. Develop the application of commercial design packages to practical design problems.
9. Legal issues including the Health and Safety Regulations
10. The job application process including, writing CVs and covering letters.
11. Appreciation of industrial practice through guest lectures and industrial visits.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Tel: (0131 6)50 5568
Email: I.M.Viola@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lynn.Hughieson@ed.ac.uk |
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