Undergraduate Course: Electrical and Mechanical Engineering 2 (MECE08017)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concepts of designing and building electrical and mechanical devices, as well as providing the foundations for development of ethical awareness and important professional skills such as working in groups and writing reports. These skills are developed further in the course Electrical & Mechanical Engineering 3. |
| Course description |
Students will receive lectures on topics including but not limited to ¿how machines work¿, metrology, design of electronic and mechanical systems, ethics, professional competencies, managing group work and how to write technical reports. Tutorials will enable them to develop skills such as the ability to use CAD.
Practical work and an open-ended group project will provide a fundamental grounding for students¿ future development as electrical and mechanical engineers.
Reflective practice and continuing professional development are important aspects of this course, and this will be explained explicitly in the very first lecture.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Mechanical Engineering 2 (MECE08016)
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Other requirements | This course is not available to students for whom it is not a compulsory part of the programme. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 25,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
115 )
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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 |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of electrical and mechanical engineering to tackle the challenge of an open-ended design problem, using appropriate design tools (e.g. CAD) to develop solutions to satisfy competing demands; the student will be able to evaluate the impact of solutions (environmental, societal and otherwise).
- Perform practical tasks in the context of electrical and mechanical engineering, including the use of workshop tools and programming of embedded systems, displaying where appropriate a discerning understanding of the underlying theoretical background.
- Think critically about issues around ethics, sustainability, security and diversity, as well as about the development of their own skill set, which will involve producing reflective reports and recording continuous professional development.
- Work inclusively in a group to complete tasks/projects on schedule, applying appropriate engineering management principles and displaying awareness of potential risks; reflect on own and group performance.
- Communicate concepts within or beyond the project team.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Katherine Dunn
Tel: (0131 6)50 4845
Email: K.Dunn@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Maryna Vlasova
Tel:
Email: mvlasova@ed.ac.uk |
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