Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2011-2012 (archived)

Module ENGI3251: BENG MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE

Department: Engineering

ENGI3251: BENG MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE

Type	Tied	Level	3	Credits	20	Availability	Available in 2011/12	Module Cap	None.	Location	Durham

Tied to	H103

Prerequisites

As specified in Programme Regulations

Corequisites

As specified in Programme Regulations

Excluded Combination of Modules

As specified in Programme Regulations

Aims

This module is designed solely for students studying School of Engineering and Computing Sciences degree programmes.
To provide a fundamental understanding of the close relationship and dynamic interaction between product design and manufacturing engineering.
To provide an understanding of the development and underpinning principles of manufacturing from Mass to Lean and Agile manufacture
To provide an understanding and use of discrete event simulation to model manufacturing cells etc
To provide a knowledge of effective process control techniques with manufacture
The lecture course also demonstrates the application of theoretical concepts in practice.

Content

Manufacture, Mechanical CAD, laboratory assignment.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

An understanding of the development and underpinning principles of Lean and Agile manufacture
An understanding of and an ability to model manufacturing operations e.g cells using discrete event simulation modelling.
An understanding of the theory and practice of process control.
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.
Discrete event simulation modelling
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 taught by lectures and workshops and assessed by written examination. This allows students to demonstrate subject knowledge and problem solving skills.
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.
Students are able to make use of staff Tutorial Hours to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one to one basis. These are sign-up sessions available for up to one hour per week
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
Manufacture lectures	19	typically 1 per week	1 hour	19
Manufacture Workshops - CAD/RP	3	typically 1 per week	2 hours	6	■
Manufacture Workshops - Simulation	3	typically 1 per week	2 hours	6	■
Revision seminar	1	term 3 week 3	1 hour	1
Mechanical CAD Exercise	4	4 in term 1.	2 hours	8	■
Laboratory assignments	4	typically 1 per week	3 hours	12	■
Tutorial Hours	as required	weekly sign-up sessions	up to 1 hour	4
Preparation and reading				144
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination		Component Weighting: 40%
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%	none
Laboratory assignments		33.4%	none

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