Undergraduate Course: Mechanical Engineering Group Project 4 (MECE10007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The Group Project is concerned with gathering, critically analysing and presenting a coherent body of information on an engineering-related topic. The group is allocated a theme and each member of the group is assigned a topic relevant to the theme. The students, operating as a group, are required to research the theme, developing a body of interrelated knowledge and an understanding of their topics. This is accomplished primarily through investigation of the published literature, and by making contact with industry and other organisations. The objective is to collect, distil, analyse and present in a logical fashion, a summary of the information collected. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 6,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Final Report and Presentation 100% |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course students should be able to:
1. Identify, select, collate and evaluate information from a variety of sources
2. Give a short, professionally presented seminar on aspects of their dissertation topic
3. Discuss the importance of non-technical aspects of engineering, such as economic or ethical considerations, safety implications, impact on society or on the environment
4. Explain the relevant principles and theory underlying their dissertation topic
5. Write a clear, well-presented report, containing critical assessment of the information they have found and setting it in context
6. In an oral examination, describe, explain, discuss, support and critically appraise aspects of their topic.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Brian Peterson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5572
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Emily Rowan
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
Email: |
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