Unit information: Design Project 4 in 2014/15

Unit name	Design Project 4
Unit code	MENGM0010
Credit points	40
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Dr. Harper
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	EMAT20002 Design Project 2
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

In Design Project 4 each student will undertake part of a large project as an individual activity. The project will be designed to give each student an opportunity to develop expertise in a technical field that will later provide valuable input during execution of the Design Project 5 unit. Each student's project will have separate objectives and reporting. The project will involve investigation into the design, and analysis of existing designs of a type of artefact, component or system. The conception and development of physical or virtual models will be used to improve understanding. The student will be expected to become a specialist in the design of the chosen artefact, component or system. The project will include an appreciation of the economic justification of a system and other evaluation methodologies used for engineering projects.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit the student will have developed existing skills and/or acquired new skills in:

• Planning, conducting and recording open-ended investigations.
• Analytical modelling (and physical modelling if appropriate).
• Project management.
• Oral and written communication.

Teaching Information

Students will work in allocated groups supported by a Project Advisor and Specialist Advisors as required and an advisor from the Industrial Sponsor. Lectures/Labs on Modelling and Project Management are provided to support the work undertaken and each group has at least 3 formal meetings with their Industrial Sponsor during the course of the project (1 Project Introduction Meeting and 2 Progress Review Meetings). Work is presented to staff, students and industrialists at the end of the project via a poster display at a Projects Colloquium

Assessment Information

There are two formal assessments within the project, an Interim Assessment comprising 20% of the overall mark and a Final Assessment comprising 80%. Each of these assessments will be conducted by at least two academics, not including the Project Advisor.

A. Interim Assessment (20%)

The Interim Assessment is a written report consisting of a description of the project objectives, the background research conducted and a project plan, including details of required resources, potential risks to progress and any risk mitigation measures that may be necessary.

B. Final Assessment (80%) The Final Assessment is based on the following pieces of evidence:

• The Final Individual Project Report.
• A Viva Voce exam, including a 5 minute oral presentation on the work conducted, aided by a project poster, followed by 10-15 minutes of questions from the project assessors.
• Comments on performance provided by the Project Advisor, including any feedback gained from the Industrial Sponsor.

Reading and References

1. Engineering Design (Dieter, G. and Schmidt, L.)
2. Engineering Design Methods: Strategies for Product Design
3. Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach (Pahl, G. et al.)
4. Conceptual Design for Engineers (French, M.)
5. Managing Engineering Design (Hales, C. and Gooch, S.)
6. Product Design & Development (Ulrich, K. and Eppinger, S.)
7. The Mechanical Design Process (Ullman, D.)
8. Total Design (Pugh, S.)
9. Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World (De Weck, O. L. et al.)
10. Design Structure Matrix Methods and Applications (Eppinger, S. and Browning, T.)