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Undergraduate Course: Engineering Principles and Design 2 (SCEE08017)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryEngineering is based on a number of core principles that are employed to explore problems, and design solutions. This course is designed for students entering an Engineering degree in year 2. The course covers core engineering principles in interdisciplinary team-based design problems, incorporating communication, professional ethics, sustainability and safety. Students will develop team work, research, communication, critical thinking and self-learning skills.
Course description The course comprises the following topics:

- The Engineering context
- Core Engineering Principles
- Exploring problems with engineering skills
- The Engineering design cycle
- Engineering Challenges
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Engineering Principles 1 (SCEE08012) AND Engineering Design 1 (SCEE08011)
Other requirements This course is only available to 2nd year direct entrants to School of Engineering programmes.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 24, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 24, Online Activities 12, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 9, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 23 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework %: 100

If you fail a course you will be required to resit it. You are only required to resit components which have been failed.
Feedback Regular feedback will be given through seminars and workshops.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Identifying and analysing problems from an engineering perspective;
  2. Design solutions to engineering problems through applying core engineering principles;
  3. Discuss ethical considerations, safety, environment and sustainability issues;
  4. Communicate effectively within an engineering team, and present to others.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywords2nd year entry,engineering principles,engineering design
Contacts
Course organiserDr Gary Wells
Tel:
Email: gary.wells@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Tom Lawford-Groves
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: t.lawford-groves@ed.ac.uk
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