Module ENGI1171: Engineering Practice 1

Department: Engineering

ENGI1171: Engineering Practice 1

Type	Tied	Level	1	Credits	20	Availability	Available in 2023/24	Module Cap	None.	Location	Durham

Tied to	H100
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 Department of Engineering degree programmes.
• It provides students with practical engineering skills relevant to multiple engineering disciplines.
• It shows how the material covered in other engineering modules fits into the wider engineering context.
• It introduces students to engineering ethics and professional issues.

Content

• Design - the stages of the design process via a design, make and test approach.
• Manufacturing - modern manufacturing techniques and processes.
• Computing - computing methods and languages appropriate to a range of engineering disciplines.
• Laboratories - experimental laboratories supporting taught content from first year engineering modules.
• CAD and Drawing - CAD and drawing skills to support of Design and other project work.
• Ethics and Professional Issues
• Learning skills
• Academic advisor

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding of engineering drawing standards and practice
• Understanding of a range of manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of the basic design process
• Understanding of sustainability in design

• Use of modern CAD packages
• Understanding of production and engineering drawings, and solid CAD models
• Selection of manufacturing processes for components
• Designing, building and testing of engineering products
• The design, implementation and testing of computer programs

• General problem solving skills
• Analytical and numerical skills appropriate to an engineer
• Capacity for self-learning in familiar and unfamiliar situations
• Effective communication
• Competent use of IT relevant to an engineer
• Teamworking

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

• Lectures and associated tutorials, as these are the most efficient ways to impart and develop the required knowledge in this context
• Laboratories and data analysis, with summative assessment, as these reinforce and provide application of the student's knowledge
• Formative assessment of report writing skills based on formal laboratory reports, as this trains the student in collating, analysing and presenting technical information
• Practical drawing and CAD sessions with formative assignments, which provide training in the production and interpretation of engineering drawings
• Summative assessment of computing, as this tests the ability of the student to design, implement and test computer programs to solve Engineering problems
• Summative assessment of the design project, which is carried out in teams, not only assesses design skills and manufacturing knowledge, but also sustainability, teamworking, written and verbal communication and student's ability to research and tackle unfamiliar topics

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Manufacturing lectures	10	1 per week	1 hour	10
Computing lectures	10	1 per week	1 hour	10
Computing Practical	10	1 per week	2 hours	20	■
Design lectures	6	1 per week	1 hour	6
Design seminars	6	1 per week	1 hour	6	■
Design practical	1		1 week	30
CAD and drawing classes	10	1 per week	1 hours	10	■
Ethics and professional issues course	3		Up to 3 hours	9	■
Laboratories and data analysis	9		3 hours	27	■
Academic advisor and learning skills sessions	Typically 8		Up to 1 hour	8	■
Reading, preparation and other self-guided learning activities				64
Total				200

Summative Assessment

â–  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. All summative and formative components of the module must be passed as defined in the programme regulations.

Component: Coursework		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Computing		30%	Yes
Laboratories		20%	Yes
Design		50%	Yes

Formative Assessment:

Formal Laboratory Reports, CAD, Drawing, Engineering Day, Ethics and Professional Issues

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■ 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