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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module ENGI3032: ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS 3B

Department: ENGINEERING

ENGI3032: ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS 3B

Type Tied Level 3 Credits 40 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham
Tied to H100

Prerequisites

  • 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 Combination of Modules

  • 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: Examination Component Weighting: 40%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Written Examination 2 hours 100%
Component: Coursework Component Weighting: 60%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Civil engineering design coursework 83.34%
Surveying coursework 16.66%

Formative Assessment:


Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University