Industrial Design MEng

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• Electrical Circuits & Digital Electronics for Engineers
• Design 1
• Product Development 1
• Introduction to Structural Materials
• Fluid Mechanics with Thermodynamics
• Solids and Structures 1
• Mathematics for Engineers
• Introduction to Management
• Mechanical Product Dissection

• Electrical Circuits & Digital Electronics for Engineers (ELEC122) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 75:25 Aims
• ​To provide students with a basic understanding and analysis of electrical circuits and theory. To introduce students to basic semiconductor devices and circuits involving diodes and transistors.

• ​To provide the student with a fundamental knowledge of the principles and construction of DC and AC machines, transformers and linear actuators.​

• ​To introduce the concepts and analysis of digital electronic circuits.​

• Learning Outcomes ​

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  Knowledge and Understanding
  • The electrical behaviour of basic passive and active electrical circuit components. Fundamental circuit analysis principles.
  • To recognize common electrical components and use them in simple circuits.
  • An understanding of how the physical laws of electromagnetism and mechanics apply to practical motors, transformers and actuators
  • An appreciation of why certain materials are used in electromechanical devices.
  • Basic design methods for combinational and sequential logic circuits.
  • Number systems such as binary and hexadecimal.
  • The laws of Boolean algebra.​
  • The operation of digital circuits in general engineering contexts.​​

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  Intellectual Abilities
  • Interpretion of simple system transfer functions expressed in graphical form.
  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of those factors that determine the performance of AC and DC motors, transformers and simple electro-mechanical actuators
  • Design combination logic circuits with a small number of inputs.
  • Analyse and to design simple sequential logic circuits.​
  Practical knowledge
  An ability to analyse a simple electromechanical system in order to predict its characteristics. An ability to take simple electro-mechanical tests on an electrical machine to evaluate its performance. Use of common electrical laboratory equipment, (oscilloscope, power supplies, volt and current meters).
• Introduction To Engineering Skills (ENGG107) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims
  • To develop technical report writing & oral presentation skills
  • To develop information research, summary and referencing skills
  • To develop IT and computational skills for engineering applications
  • To provide a basic introduction to manufacturing processes and process selection
  • To develop data analysis and plottimg skills using both excel and MATLAB
  Learning Outcomes

  ​On successful completion of the module the student should demonstrate an understanding and proificency in technical writing, presentation of data and formal report preperation

  ​On successful completion of the module the student should have demonstrated an ablility to prepare and present technical information and data in a formal oral presentation

  ​On successful completion of the module the student should be able to derive specific information from a case study and utilise this information to make informed decisions on manufacturing and process technology aided by the approporiate engineering software

  ​On successful completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of MATLAB including the ability to produce x-y plots and simple functions

• Introduction To Structural Materials (ENGG108) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 70:30 Aims

  To provide students with a basic introduction tothe mechanical properties and deformation of metals, ceramicsand polymers, and how the properties are related to microstructure andprocessing.

  Learning Outcomes
• Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (ENGG109) Level 1 Credit level 22.5 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 90:10 Aims

  To develop an understanding of the basic principles of fluid mechanics and an appreciation of thermodynamics

  To develop skills in performing simple experiments

  Learning Outcomes

  ​On successful completion of the module, students should be able to show experience and enhancement of discipline-specific practical skills in using appropriate modelling and analytical methods to solve fluid mechanics and thermodynamics problems.

  ​On successful completion of the module, students should be able to show experience and enhancement of discipline-specific practical skills in carrying out Level 1 laboratory experiments in Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics following instruction, using test and measurement equipment and techniques, collecting and recording data, estimating accuracy, assessing errors, and using safe systems of work.

  ​ On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of using dimensional analysis to undertaken scale-model testing and ensure conditions of dynamic similarity

  On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of hydrostatics and applications to manometry

  ​On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept of mass conservation and the the continuity equation applied to one-dimensional flows.

  ​On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Bernoulli''s equation as applied to internal and external flow problems including open channel flow

  ​On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the hydrodynamic forces which arise due to changes in the velocity and direction of a fluid stream.

  ​On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the equation of heat transfer as applied to problems of plane and circular geometries

  ​On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the steady flow energy equation as applied to a control volume

  ​On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the first law as applied to a thermodynamic system and the determination of thermodynamic work for a process.

• Solids and Structures 1 (ENGG110) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 70:30 Aims

  To introduce students to a number of the fundamental principles of dynamics, statics, solid and structural mechanics, and to show them how representative engineering problems can be formulated and solved. To raise awareness of safety and risk issues in engineering.

  Learning Outcomes
• Product Development 1 (ENGG120) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

• ​To teach the basics of Industrial Design including drawing, graphical, presentation and design communication skills.

• To detail the role the Industrial Designer plays in the development of new or existing products.

• To give an appreciation of the importance of human perception and anthropometrics with respect to the end use of a product.

• To enable students to appreciate practical aspects (including safety) of materials and manufacturing processes .

• Learning Outcomes

  ​ On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the processes of designing within the context of Industrial Design including drawing, graphical, presentation and design communication skills.

  On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the role that the Industrial Designer plays in the development of a new or existing product. ​

  ​ On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the importance of human perception with respect to the end use of a product.

  ​ On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept of anthropometrics.

  On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the practical aspects (including safety) manual prototyping processes. ​

  ​ On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate ability in applying knowledge of the above topics to conceptualising designs.

  On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate ability in applying knowledge of the above topics to progressing sketch work on to considered design solutions. ​

  On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate ability in applying knowledge of the above topics to negotiating and developing a working project brief and technical specification.

  ​ On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate ability in applying knowledge of the above topics to applying an appropriate design strategy to a specific set of circumstances.

  On successful completion of the module, students should be able to demonstrate ability in applying knowledge of the above topics to formulating design problems and problem-solving. ​

• Design 1a (ENGG123) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

  1. ​To provide students with an overall understanding of engineering design

  2. ​To introduce students to engineering drawing and visualisation

  3. To expose students to group work and the overall design process.​

  Learning Outcomes

  ​Ability to sketch and draw in an engineering manner.

  ​Ability to work in a group and solve a problem.

• Design 1b (ENGG124) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

  1. ​To provide students with a good grasp of engineering drawing and communication skills relating to the design process

  2. To introduce students to industry-standard 3D computer modelling software​ (Revit or ProE)

  3. To give an overview of checking and commenting on Building Information Models for Design Reviews (Civil only)

  4. ​To provide students with a basic understanding of engineering components and mechanisms (non-Civil only)

  Learning Outcomes

  Ability to identify common engineering components and mechanisms and understand how they function​ (non-Civil) ​

  Ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of the function and purpose of a Building Information Model (BIM) together with a basic awareness in using review software to visualise and interrogate BIMs (Civil only)

  ​ Ability to demonstrate a proficient level of capability in 3D...