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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module ENGI3212: B ENG ENGINEERING 3B

Department: ENGINEERING

ENGI3212: B ENG ENGINEERING 3B

Type Tied Level 3 Credits 40 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham
Tied to H103

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • Engineering 3E, Engineering Project 3.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • Engineering 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3F, 3G (ENGI3102, ENGI3112, ENGI3122, ENGI3132, ENGI3152, ENGI3182), Engineering Applications 3A, 3B (ENGI3022, ENGI3032), BEng Engineering 3A (ENGI3232), BEng Engineering 3C (ENGI3222), BEng Engineering 2C (ENGI2131).

Aims

  • Together with Engineering 3E and Engineering Project 3, this offers a level 3 mechanical Engineering course for B Eng students, appropriate to their professional needs.

Content

  • Electrical machines and drives: Drive motors, Electrical machines, Electronic Interface.
  • Energy and the Environment: Energy resources, efficient electrical power generation, Power system control.
  • Manufacture: Systems, Concurrent Engineering, Assembly and Robotics, Quality.
  • Real time computing: electronics of interfacing, software design and implementation.
  • Practical course (options, including industrial automation).
  • CAD.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • Students will gain a specialised knowledge of Electrical machines and drives, Energy and the environment, Manufacture, and Real time computing.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Experience in writing computer programs for specific engineering applications.
  • Application of specialised engineering principles to design and manufacture.
  • Preparation of detailed technical report.
Key Skills:
  • Teamworking.
  • Numerical skills appropriate to an engineer.
  • General problem solving skills that can be applied in a novel context.
  • Effective use of IT relevant to engineering.

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

  • The Electrical Machines and Drives, Energy and the Environment, Manufacture and Real-time computing material is covered in lectures, and is reinforced in seminars and with problem sheets, leading to the required problem solving capability.
  • Written examinations are appropriate because of the wide range of in-depth, analytical material that is covered.
  • Hands-on computer laboratories are used to develop the RTC applications skills. The most appropriate method of assessment for this applied topic is by assignments.
  • A two-week practical course and CAD design exercise lead to capability in the applied aspects of the lecture courses which are continuously assessed.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Lectures 47 2 per week + 9 1 Hour 47
Practicals RTC, Ind auto, CAD 106
Preparation and Reading 247
Total 400

Summative Assessment

Component: Examinations Component Weighting: 60%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Written Examination 2 hours 66.7%
Examination 1.5 hours 33.3%
Component: Practical Course 3 Component Weighting: 10%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Practical Course 3 (written report) 2 weeks 100%
Component: Continous Assessment Component Weighting: 30%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Coursework 66.7%
Coursework CAD 33.3%

Formative Assessment:

None.

■ 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