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Undergraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)

Module ENGI3251: BENG MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE

Department: Engineering

ENGI3251: BENG MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	3	20	Available in 2010/2011	None.	Durham

Tied To

H103: General Engineering

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

This module provides a fundemental understanding of the relationship and dynamic interaction between product design and manufacturing engineering.
The lecture course also demonstrates the application of theoretical concepts in practice.

Content

Manufacture, Mechanical CAD, laboratory assignment.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Detailed knowledge of systems and technologies used in mechanical or electronic manufacture.
Understanding of relationship between design and manufacture.
Understanding fundamental experimentation techniques.

Subject-specific Skills

Application of specialised engineering principles to design and manufacture.
The proficient and safe use of standard engineering laboratory instrumentation.
To demonstate an awareness of practical engineering skills.

Key Skills

Teamworking.
General problem solving skills that can be applied in a novel context.
Capacity for self-learning in familar and unfamiliar situations
Communicate advanced technical information effectively.
Time and resource management.

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

The course in Manufacture is covered by lectures, and is reinforced in seminars and with problem sheets, leading to the required problem solving capability. The assessment of this element is by written examination which covers a wide range of in-depth, analytical material which allows the students to demonstrate their ability to solve previously unseen problems.
Hands-on laboratory assignments complement lectures and provide training in experimental technique. The most appropriate method of assessment for this applied component is by written report.
A CAD design exercise leads to capability in the applied aspects of the lecture courses. The design produced is assessed according to defined continuous assessment criteria.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours	Attendance Monitored
Lectures	14	1 per week term 1, 3 lectures term 2, 1 lecture term 3.	1 hour	14
Manufacture Workshops	3	3 in term 2.	4 hours	12
Mechanical CAD Exercise	4	4 in term 1.	2 hours	8	Yes
Laboratory assignments	4	1 or 0 per week term 1.	3 hours	12	Yes
Office Hours	8	0,1 or 2 per week	students sign up for appropriate time	4
Preparation and reading				150
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	40%	Manufacture 3	1.5 hours	100%	none
Continuous Assessment	60%	Mechanical CAD		66.60%
Continuous Assessment	60%	Laboratory assignments		33.40%

Formative Assessment

Problem Sheets for lecture courses.

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.