Structural Engineering Design Project 4 (U00448)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EEL-4-CVSDP

This project is intended to focus students on the design and construction of a structure against time and cost constraints. The project should develop creative thinking as well as team skills. Detailed and iterative calculation abilities will be observed.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Only available to BEng students in the discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Civil, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 10 hour(s) per week for 2 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course is intended to:
- encourage questioning and creative thinking;
- develop skills in problem identification and solution development;
- provide a realistic team working environment;
- develop skills of completing work on time and target.
By the end of the project the student should have:
- improved design skills;
- improved communication skills;
- a better appreciation of project planning issues;
- an appetite for innovative engineering and planning.