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Postgraduate Course: Digital Design and Manufacture Group Design Project (MSc) (PGEE11211)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryIn this course students will build upon their existing knowledge of engineering (both technical and non-technical) to solve a design problem that one may encounter in the real world. As many engineering problems are solved in teams, the student will learn to solve engineering problems as a team. Therefore, students are allocated into teams of 4-6.
This course has three main objectives:

1. To give students the experience of working as a member of a team carrying out a project. Within industrial & research environments, almost all work is undertaken in teams.
2. To improve the student's communication and inter-personal skills through reporting and formally presenting his/her analysis and findings.
3. To serve as a vehicle for integrating the necessary technical subject materials in order to reach the project's goals.
Course description The course will be taught by an initial problem presentation and 6 weekly support workshops. A group report will be submitted and a presentation given with an 80/20% mark breakdown.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 2, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12, External Visit Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 81 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework %: 100
Feedback Mid-term formative feedback exercise, in-person feedback during individual workshop exercises, feedback on formal assignments given within 15 days as well as class overview feedback.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Identify, select, collate and evaluate information from a variety of sources;
  2. Discuss the importance of non-technical aspects of engineering, such as economic or ethical considerations, safety implications, impact on society or on the environment;
  3. Explain the relevant principles and theory underlying their topic;
  4. Write a clear, well-presented report, containing critical assessment of the information they have found and setting it in context.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsGroup Design,Design,Product Design
Contacts
Course organiserProf Jonathan Corney
Tel: (0131 6)51 7279
Email:
Course secretaryMr James Foster
Tel: (0131 6)51 3562
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