Projects 5: Major Group Design Projects
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MMME4078 | Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering | 4 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- MMME4078
- School
- Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
A project based module for MEng Product Design and Manufacture students in the 4th year of the programme. Here, students will be required to work as a member of a group to develop a solution to a complex brief that considers a range of factors including health and safety, environmental sensitivity, commercial elements and legal requirements. All students will lead their group in the development of a particular area of a product or system. Further, groups will be expected to produce a technical specification that outlines manufacturing details and assembly processes.
Re-assessment
Students who fail this module overall and are required to complete a re-assessment will be re-assessed by coursework. The re-assessment mark for the module will be a combination of the marks from coursework passed first time and the coursework which have been re-assessed.
Target Students
Product Design and Manufacture Students MEng
Assessment
- 30% Project 1: Project 1 - 6 Credits (50% pass mark) (Module LO1, LO2)
- 70% Project 2: Project 2 - 14 Credits (50% pass mark) (Module LO1, LO3, LO4)
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To balance a broad range of conflicting factors to create innovative and professional design solutions. Students will develop their group working skills, acting as a leader within a designated part of an overall larger body of work, belonging to the team. To demonstrate and develop the product design skills that have been learnt within the programme at levels 1, 2 and 3.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
LO1 - Identify and use appropriate design strategies to create innovative and commercially viable solutions to complex problems. (AHEP 5,6)
LO2 - Create inclusive designs for products that can be used by a diverse group of users. (AHEP 11,12)
LO3 - Work as a member of a team, acting as a leader in a designated body of work, to achieve a high quality group outcome. (AHEP 16, 18)
LO4 - Produce a detailed technical report that outlines the materials, manufacturing and assembly processes that are required to realise the design. (AHEP 13,17)