Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)
Module ENGI4033: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 4C
Department: ENGINEERING
ENGI4033: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 4C
| Type | Tied | Level | 4 | Credits | 60 | Availability | Available in 2006/07 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | H100 |
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Prerequisites
- Engineering Applications 3A (ENGI3022) AND EITHER Engineering 3C (ENGI3122), Engineering 3D (ENGI3132) OR Engineering 3C (ENGI3122), Engineering 3E (ENGI3142) OR M Eng (overseas).
Corequisites
- Either M.Eng Research and Development Project (ENGI4093) OR (M.Eng Technical Project (ENGI4112) AND M.Eng Industrial Projects (ENGI4111))
Excluded Combination of Modules
- Eng. 4A, 4B, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G (ENGI4013, ENGI4023, ENGI4043, ENGI4053, ENGI4063, ENGI4073), M Eng Research and Development Project (ENGI4093).
Aims
- To provide the taught element for the final year MEng stream in New and Renewable Energy.
- The module will provide graduates with advanced knowledge and understanding in the fields of energy policy, resources use and conversion, together with the ability to design, integrate and analyse energy systems.
- This module is complemented by the 60 credit Meng research and development project module, or the double Meng Technical project plus single Meng Industrial project, where the final year Meng student has the opportunity to apply the material taught in this module in a large scale project (s).
Content
- CORE (2 units): Advanced Engineering Design, Control II OPTIONS (4 units from): Energy Generation and Conversion Technologies, Energy Delivery and Network Integration Thermo-Mechanical Energy Conversion Systems, Stress Analysis, Dynamics and Vibration.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- By the end of the module students will have gained: An awareness od current technology and analysis methods in the complex and specialised areas studied, along with the ability to apply these methods in novel situations.
- a knowledge of current techniques and practice used in Engineering Design and Control, along with additional optional areas of study.
- Mathematics relevant to engineering
- An in-depth knowledge and understanding of a students chosen area of specialisation
- The general principles of design
Subject-specific Skills:
- To use computational tools and packages
Key Skills:
- capacity for self-learning in familar and unfamiliar situations
- numerical skills appropriate to an engineer
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Teaching by lectures, seminars and tutorials, with written timed examinations are appropriate because of the wide range of in-depth material covered in this module, the majority of which is oriented to problem solving in the areas covered.
- Also, this module is complemented by an equally weighted research and development project or Technical/Industrial projects which are examined by continuous assessment, final report and oral examination.
- The 6 2-hour examinations are appropriate for this module as it involves 6 lecture courses at level 4. This allows 2 in-depth 1-hour questions per lecture course.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| In-Company Exercises | 21 | 3 per year | 7 hours | 21 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 429 | ||||
| Lectures | 110 | 5/6 per week | 1 Hour | 110 | |
| Tutorials | 40 | 2 per week | up to 1 Hour | 40 | |
| Total | 600 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Examinations | Component Weighting: 95% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| written examination 1 advanced engineering design | 2 hours | 12.25% | |
| written examination 2 | 2 hours | 17.55% | |
| written examination 3 | 2 hours | 17.55% | |
| written examination 4 | 2 hours | 17.55% | |
| written examination 5 | 2 hours | 17.55% | |
| written examination 6 | 2 hours | 17.55% | |
| Component: Coursework | Component Weighting: 5% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| advanced design coursework | 100% | ||
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