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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2016-2017 (archived)

Module ENGI3351: ENGINEERING DESIGN 3

Department: Engineering

ENGI3351: ENGINEERING DESIGN 3

Type Tied Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2016/17 Module Cap Location Durham
Tied to H100

Prerequisites

  • • ENGI2201

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • As specified in Programme Regulations

Aims

  • To enhance understanding of the design process and the way theoretical work supports design
  • To give an introduction to innovation and entrepreneurial aspects of design

Content

  • Ideas Generation
  • Design-led Thinking and Ideas Validation
  • Legal and Intellectual Property issues
  • Financial Preparation
  • Business Planning
  • Designing Marketing & Selling Strategies

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • Students will have an understanding of the different stages of the engineering design process, from problem conception to detailed design
  • Students will have an understanding of how specialised, theoretical knowledge supports the design process
  • Students will have an understanding of finance and marketing aspects of design
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Students will be able to provide an imaginative and innovative solution to a complex technical problem
  • Students will be able to apply specialised theoretical knowledge gained from other courses to the novel solution of a problem
  • Students will be able to apply finance, marketing and manufacturing concepts to their design projects
Key Skills:
  • Students will have first-hand experience of team-working inherent in any group project
  • Students will have presentation skills in pitching their design to a potential "customer"
  • Students will have report writing skills
  • Students will have the capacity for self-learning in familiar and unfamiliar situations

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

  • Design is taught through (i) a series of workshops on Enterprise, supported by tutorials (either face-to-face or on-line) and (ii) a multi-disciplinary group design project which requires the application of advanced computational and analytical knowledge and skills. An important part of the project will be devoted to finance, marketing and how the product would be manufactured. Students are required to plan and manage the project with the assistance of a design tutor team who act in a consultative capacity. The assessment of this element is based upon a substantial, written report which brings together the specialised contributions of team members. All aspects of the project are taken into consideration, including the feasibility business report, the presentation, the quality of the final design, the planning, project management and execution of the project and team-working.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Enterprise workshops 6 1 per week 2 hours 12
Enterprise tutorials 6 1 per week 0.5 hours 3
Design Seminars 11 1 per week 2 hours 22
Preparation, reading, self directed work and self study 163
Total 200

Summative Assessment

Component: Continuous Assessment Component Weighting: 100%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Design Project Assessment 100% none

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