Engineering MEng (Hons)

Module details Programme Year One

LAB COATS - Students will generally be required to wear a lab coat for all Engineering laboratory sessions. Students my purchase a lab coat at the start of the year from the Student Support Office at a subsidised cost of £15.

ProE – In week 7 of the second semester students take a week long course in ProEngineer for which they are required to purchase a manual at a subsidised cost of £10.

Compulsory modules

• 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
• 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
• 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 modelling techniques using either Revit (Civil) or ProE (non-Civil)

• Engineering Mathematics (MATH198) Level 1 Credit level 22.5 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 80:20 Aims

  To provide a basic level of mathematicsincluding calculus and extend the student''s knowledge to include an elementaryintroduction to complex variables and functions of two variables.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing the module the students should be able to:

  • differentiate using the chain, product and quotient rules;

  • sketch the graphs of elementary and rational functions;

  • integrate using list integrals, substitution and integration by parts with applications to simple geometrical problems;

  • understand the basic properties of three dimensional vectors and apply them to elementary geometrical problems;

  • understand the algebra of complex numbers in Cartesian and polar forms and their application to multiplication, division and roots.

  • solve elementary first and second order differential equations with and without initial conditions and make simple mechanical applications;

  • evaluate simple Laplace transforms and their inverses using tables with application to initial value problems;

  • understand the graphical representation of functions of two variables;

  • find partial derivatives and use to locate and classify the stationary points of a function of two variables

• Mathematical Techniques for Engineers (MATH199) Level 1 Credit level 22.5 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 80:20 Aims

  To provide a basic level of mathematics including calculus and extend the student''s knowledge to include an elementary introduction to complex variables and functions of two variables.

  Learning Outcomes

  After completing the module the students should be able to:

  • differentiate using the chain, product and quotient rules;

  • sketch the graphs of elementary and rational functions;

  • integrate using list integrals, substitution and integration by parts with applications to simple geometrical problems;

  • understand the basic properties of three dimensional vectors and apply them to elementary geometrical problems;

  • understand the algebra of complex numbers in Cartesian and polar forms and their application to multiplication, division and roots.

  • solve elementary first and second order differential equations with and without initial conditions and make simple mechanical applications;

  • evaluate simple Laplace transforms and their inverses using tables with application to initial value problems;

  • understand the graphical representation of functions of two variables;

  • find partial derivatives and use to locate and classify the stationary points of a function of two variables

• Mechanical Product Dissection (MECH109) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

  To provide engineering workshop practice experience

  To introduce key topics in mechanical design, materials science and manufacturing processes

  To provide experience in team-working and engineering communication

  Learning Outcomes
• Introduction To Management and Sustainability (MNGT105) Level 1 Credit level 7.5 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 50:50 Aims

  The aims of this module are to provide the student with an introduction to the principles of industrial management and the issues of sustainability in management processes

  Learning Outcomes

  ​Awareness of modern management principals and approaches

  ​Appreciation of ethics in business

  ​Understanding of sustainable development in business processes

Programme Year Two

SAFETY BOOTS – Students undertaking Mechanical Engineering programmes will be required to wear safety shoes or boots (that is to say with both toe cap and midsole protection conforming to European safety legislation) for some activities, and these must be provided by the students themselves.

Programme Year Three Programme Year Four

The modules listed above are illustrative and subject to change. Please refer to the department site for further information

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