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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module ENGI3032: ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS 3B

Department: Engineering

ENGI3032: ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS 3B

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	3	40	Available in 2005/2006	None.	Durham

Tied To

H100: General Engineering

Pre-requisites

Engineering 2A (ENGI2011), Engineering 2B (ENGI2051), Engineering 2C (ENGI2141), Engineering 2D (ENGI2151), Engineering 2E (ENGI2161), Engineering 2F (ENGI2171).

Corequisites

Engineering 3F, 3G ( ENGI3152, ENGI3182).

Excluded Combinations

Engineering 3A-3E (ENGI3102-ENGI3142), Engineering Applications 3A (ENGI3022), Engineering Project 3 (ENGI3082).

Aims

This module provides training in the professional skills required by the practising civil engineer.
It also includes a course in Management.

Content

Management: Quantitative Decision Making, Finance and Information Management.
Design course and project.
Surveying course.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

A detailed knowledge and understanding of finance, business and management techniques relevant to the practising engineer.
An understanding of how specialised, theoretical knowledge supports the design process.
Specialised principles of structural steelwork and reinforced concrete design.
An understanding of the theory and application of surveying.

Subject-specific Skills

To specify, plan and manage a civil engineering design project.
Produce preliminary designs for a range of structures aprropriate to a novel civil engineering.
To develop a preliminary design into a final design by the application of advanced engineering principles.
The production of detailed engineering drawings and costings.
Preparation and delivery of an in-depth technical report.
Be imaginative and innovative in solution of technical problems.
Specialised use of IT relevant to engineering.

Key Skills

Numerical skills.
Specialised use of IT.
Team working.
Time and resource management.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Design exercise
Practical surveying course
The course in Management is covered by lectures which are reinforced by problem sheets, leading to the required problem solving capability. The assessment of this element is by written examination which enables each student to demonstrate an ability to analyse and solve new problems using a range of skills.
Students undertake a specialised civil engineering group design project which requires the application of advanced computational and analytical knowledge and skills. They are required to plan and manage the project with the assistance of a design tutor who acts in a consultative capacity. The assessment of this element is based upon a substantial, written report. All aspects of the project are taken into consideration including oral presentation, teamworking and initiative.
A two-week practical surveying course. The underlying theory is presented through lectures followed by practical exercises in the field. Assessment is by written coursework based upon the student's practical work which demostrates their surveying skills and their ability to apply surveying theory to practical situations.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Lectures	38	2 per week (terms 1 & 2)	1 Hour	38
Practicals	18	Weekly	3 Hours	54
Fieldwork (Practical Course)	1	1 per year	2 Weeks - full time	64
Other (Design)				19
Preparation and Reading				225
Total				400

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting
Examination	40%	Written Examination	2 hours	100%
Coursework	60%	Civil engineering design coursework		83.34%
Coursework	60%	Surveying coursework		16.66%

Formative Assessment

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.