| Unit name | The Engineering Context of NDE (Bristol University) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MENGM0036 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Croxford |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Students embarking on a career in NDE need a solid understanding of how NDE is used in engineering practise. This unit provides that context, through offering a basic overview of the range of NDE techniques that exist and studying the business cases that are applied to determine how it is employed. This unit will be delivered with industrial partners to communicate and explore the practical, regulatory and financial environment that NDE exists in. The unit will finish with a broad discussion of the most significant outstanding research issues in NDE to give the students context for their future research.
Upon successful completion of the unit students will be expected to have:
This unit will be made up of a combination of taught lectures and Q&A sessions.
This unit is assessed at the University of Bristol, please refer to the unit information provided by this partner university for the current assessment information.
The only summative assessment of the unit is a 5000 word essay explaining the broad context of NDE, how and why it is employed. The essay will reflect the experience that the students have with an industrial visit as part of the course and several lectures given by industrial leaders. This submission will address all of the learning outcomes. In addition to the summative assessments an industrial visit in the course and subsequent discussion will be used as the basis of a formative assessment whereby the students appreciation of why NDE is important and how it is used will be investigated and feedback given to them.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MENGM0036).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
