Undergraduate Course: Group Design Project (Hydropower Scheme) (SCEE11002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | School (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.eng.ed.ac.uk/~hydrosys |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This project is intended to introduce students to multidisciplinary planning and design through the full design, specification and evaluation of a small-hydro scheme. The project should develop creative thinking, team skills, and an improved understanding of other disciplines. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 31 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
3 hour(s) per week for 11 week(s). |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
159 )
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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
This course is intended to:
- encourage questioning and creative thinking;
- develop skills in problem identification and study planning;
- provide a realistic team working environment;
- further develop communication skills.
By the end of the project the student should have:
- improved team working skills;
- improved communication skills;
- a better appreciation of project planning issues;
- an appetite for creative engineering and planning.
Specific technical outcomes will include -
- familiarity of and competency in hydrological analysis;
- pipeline design, power house design, electromechanical equipment specification, power system analysis and economic and environmental assessment |
Assessment Information
The assessment will be based on the submitted reports and on the project presentation.
Action Plan/Inception Report (10%)
Interim Report (20%)
Final Report (60%)
Final Design Presentation (10%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
The course may be taken by students of Chemical, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering and Electronics. It takes the form of a multi-disciplinary design project. The project is scheduled to run on one supervised afternoon per week, and students will need to devote considerable self study time also. It is a group project. The project will be inter-disciplinary and requires team effort. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | interdisciplinary hydro hydrological |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robin Wallace
Tel: (0131 6)50 5587
Email: Robin.Wallace@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk |
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