Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2008-2009 (archived)
Module ENGI3381: DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
Department: Engineering
ENGI3381: DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
| Type | Tied | Level | 3 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2008/09 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | H100 |
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Prerequisites
Corequisites
Excluded Combination of Modules
Aims
- To provide advanced coverage of management methods required for the strategic development of innovative engineering products and the management of engineering projects.
- To introduce the principles of structural steelwork and reinforced concrete design.
Content
- Management, Civil and Structural Design
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Learning to effectively integrate economic issues into the management of engineering design and operations.
- Understanding of how various business situations can be effectively modelled mathematically using optimisation and stochastic techniques.
- Understanding the relationship between technological management and economic growth.
- Familiarisation with how to manage technology in the product development process.
- Understanding of the issues involved in technology management and innovation.
- Understanding issues involved in innovation, entrepreneurship and international competitiveness.
- Understanding of the principles of structural elements in structural steelwork and reinforced concrete.
Subject-specific Skills:
- The application of specialised engineering knowledge to the design process.
- Ability to design structural elements in structural steelwork and reinforced concrete.
Key Skills:
- Communicate effectively.
- General problem solving skills that can be applied in a novel context.
- Capacity for self-learning in familar and unfamiliar situations
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The course in Management is covered in lectures leading to the aquisition of the appropriateed subject-specific skills and knowledge. Assessment is through written examination and a problem sheet, which enable each student to demonstrate subject knowledge and an ability to analyse and solve new problems.
- The course in Civil and Structural Design is taught by lectures and assessed by a problem sheet based on the lecture course. This allows students to demonstrate subject knowledge and design skills.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Lectures | 50 | 2 or 3 per week term 1, 2 or 3 per week term 2, 2 lectures term 3. | 1 hour | 50 | |
| Office Hours | 8 | 0,1 or 2 per week | students sign up for appropriate time | 4 | |
| Preparation and reading | 146 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Examination | Component Weighting: 40% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Management 3 | 1.5 hours | 100% | none |
| Component: Continuous Assessment | Component Weighting: 60% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Management Problem Sheet | 33% | ||
| Civil and Structural Design Exercise | 66% | ||
Formative Assessment:
Problem Sheets for lecture courses.
■ 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