Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)
Module ENGI3251: BENG MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE
Department: Engineering
ENGI3251: BENG MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE
| Type | Tied | Level | 3 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2010/11 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | H103 |
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Prerequisites
Corequisites
Excluded Combination of Modules
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 | |
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| 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 | ■ |
| Laboratory assignments | 4 | 1 or 0 per week term 1. | 3 hours | 12 | ■ |
| 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: Examination | Component Weighting: 40% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Manufacture 3 | 1.5 hours | 100% | none |
| Component: Continuous Assessment | Component Weighting: 60% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Mechanical CAD | 66.6% | ||
| Laboratory assignments | 33.4% | ||
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