Module ENGI1171: Engineering Practice 1

Department: Engineering

ENGI1171: Engineering Practice 1

Tied To

• H100: General Engineering
• H103: General Engineering

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

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

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

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