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 - Introductory lecture (covering project and teamwork)
Week 2 -
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 - Short consultations available for all groups in teaching time, while groups work towards final report submission
Week 9 - Final report hand-in
Week 10 - 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 |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyse a real problem and identify the key difficulties.
- Produce a range of possible solutions and select the best of them.
- Write key design equations.
- Do neat assembly drawings and detailed drawings of some critical parts.
- Understand something of group dynamics and personal interactions.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Chick
Tel: (0131 6)50 5675
Email: John.Chick@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Yuille
Tel: (0131 6)51 7073
Email: Jennifer.Yuille@ed.ac.uk |
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