Postgraduate Course: Digital Design and Manufacture Group Design Project (MSc) (PGEE11211)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | In this course students will build upon their existing knowledge of engineering (both technical and non-technical) to solve a design problem that one may encounter in the real world. As many engineering problems are solved in teams, the student will learn to solve engineering problems as a team. Therefore, students are allocated into teams of 4-6.
This course has three main objectives:
1. To give students the experience of working as a member of a team carrying out a project. Within industrial & research environments, almost all work is undertaken in teams.
2. To improve the student's communication and inter-personal skills through reporting and formally presenting his/her analysis and findings.
3. To serve as a vehicle for integrating the necessary technical subject materials in order to reach the project's goals.
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| Course description |
The course will be taught by an initial problem presentation and 6 weekly support workshops. A group report will be submitted and a presentation given with an 80/20% mark breakdown.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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 2,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
External Visit Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
81 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework %: 100 |
| Feedback |
Mid-term formative feedback exercise, in-person feedback during individual workshop exercises, feedback on formal assignments given within 15 days as well as class overview feedback. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify, select, collate and evaluate information from a variety of sources;
- Discuss the importance of non-technical aspects of engineering, such as economic or ethical considerations, safety implications, impact on society or on the environment;
- Explain the relevant principles and theory underlying their topic;
- Write a clear, well-presented report, containing critical assessment of the information they have found and setting it in context.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Group Design,Design,Product Design |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jonathan Corney
Tel: (0131 6)51 7279
Email: J.R.Corney@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr James Foster
Tel: (0131 6)51 3562
Email: James.Foster@ed.ac.uk |
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