Undergraduate Course: Mechanical Design Project 3 (MECE09020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mechanical |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to give mechanical engineering students experience of tackling a mechanical engineering design problem with all the uncertainties of the real world, personal interactions and time management. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Analyse a real problem and identify the key difficulties.
2. Appreciate the uncertainties and gaps in design data.
3. Produce a range of possible solutions.
4. Select the best of them.
5. Write key design equations.
6. Do neat assembly drawings and detailed drawings of some critical parts.
7. Understand something of group dynamics and personal interactions.
8. Understand the non-linear passage of time and its acceleration at the end of a project. |
Assessment Information
| Assignment 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Week 1 - no class
Week 2 - Introductory lecture (covering project and teamwork)
Week 3 - Whole class session (including group allocation)
Weeks 4 and 5 ¿ Short consultations available for all groups in teaching time, while groups work towards interim report submission
Week 6 - Interim report hand-in
Week 7 - Feedback lecture
Weeks 8 and 9 - Short consultations available for all groups in teaching time, while groups work towards final report submission
Week 11 - Final report hand-in
Week 11 - Group interview on final report
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Frank Mill
Tel: (0131 6)50 5673
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Course secretary | Ms Tina Mcavoy
Tel: (0131 6)51 7080
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