Undergraduate Course: Engineering Design 1 (SCEE08011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Design is often regarded as the central creative activity of engineering; Engineering Design 1 will develop a foundation for the skills of analysis, synthesis and communication required to develop solutions to open-ended problems. ED1 focuses on three things: (i) understanding an engineering problem, (ii) finding a solution to it, (iii) communicating that solution to others. This course will be predominantly taught through interactive team-based design studio sessions with support from lectures on topics including the philosophy, history and ethics of engineering design. A series of group activities with mini assessments will cover key skills like research, problem solving, and the graphic, verbal or written communication of engineering concepts. |
| Course description |
The course comprises the following integrated components:
- ENGINEERING DESIGN CYCLE: students will be introduced to the individual steps of the design cycle, which engineers can use to identify a problem and design a solution;
- ENGINEERING SKILLSET: concentrating on professional and personal development, students will learn effective graphic, written and verbal communication of design ideas to groups and individuals;
- ENGINEERING CHALLENGES: working in groups to design solutions to real-world engineering challenges, including consideration of the social, cultural, ethical and environmental issues;
- ENGINEERING LEGACY: understanding the contribution that has been made and is still being made by engineers and engineering design in the creation of the world we live in.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Mathematics to Higher or A-Level standard and one or more school subjects related to Engineering, Physics or Design. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Follow the creative engineering design process to move from the identification of a need to the implementation of a solution.
- Employ engineering design principles to propose robust solutions to a real-world engineering problem.
- Champion the role that engineers have played and will play in shaping the world we live in.
- Make responsible choices in the practice of design related to societal, ethical and environmental issues that could arise during the lifetime of an engineering product or project.
- Identify key professional development opportunities and use them to form learning objectives for their time at the University of Edinburgh.
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Reading List
1. Communication for engineers: Bridge that gap - Richard Ellis
2. Communication Skills A guide for Engineering and Applied Science Students - John W. Davies
3. From Henry Petroski: The evolution of useful things; The pencil; To engineer is human
4. The design of everyday things - Don Norman
5. Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail - Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori
6. David McKay https://www.withouthotair.com/
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Conceptual Engineering Design,Open-ended design,Design make,test,communication |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Matjaz Vidmar
Tel: (0131 6)50 7792
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Course secretary | Mrs Marian Conlan
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