Undergraduate Course: Engineering Principles and Design (SCEE08017)

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	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	Engineering 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 (SCEE08012) AND Engineering Design (SCEE08011)	Other requirements	This course is only available to 2nd year direct entrants to School of Engineering programmes.

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Identifying and analysing problems from an engineering perspective; Design solutions to engineering problems through applying core engineering principles; Discuss ethical considerations, safety, environment and sustainability issues; Communicate effectively within an engineering team, and present to others.