Unit information: Engineering Design Practice in 2023/24

Unit name	Engineering Design Practice
Unit code	CENG20024
Credit points	40
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Dr. Morgan
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	Engineering by Design (CENG10012) (or equivalent) Engineering by Investigation (MENG10005) (or equivalent) Design Processes (CENG10016) (or equivalent)
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one	None
School/department	School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Unit Information

This unit introduces students to:

• Different approaches to the conceptual design process, and associated design and manufacturing methods, tools and techniques;
• The nature of design, design fixation, and design thinking, in a socio-cultural and global context;
• Working as part of a creative design team and the nature of learning to design;
• Discovery and definition of design problems and requirements through appropriate research;
• Management of the conceptual design process and evaluate outcomes;
• Communication of design work to a non-technical audience;
• Engagement with and reflection upon the open, complex, networked, and dynamic problems of modern society.

Your learning on this unit

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Manage the freedoms and constraints of real design problems to produce optimised and innovative solutions by use of a variety of design processes, methods and tools.
2. Communicate design information and intent clearly by oral presentation, drawing, modelling and written report.
3. Organise a team and manage project-related tasks, such as planning, scheduling, resourcing, risks and budgeting.
4. Use a variety of practical tools and techniques to build and test a physical prototype.
5. Critically review design approaches and reflect upon personal and group design activity, including the level of attainment of design knowledge by use of different design methods, tools and frameworks.
6. Understand the application of engineering design and professional practice in industry together with and the nature of available career pathways and options.

How you will learn

Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, which may include lectures, practical activities supported by drop-in sessions, problem sheets and self-directed exercises.

How you will be assessed

Literature review and design reflection exercise – individual – (ILOs 1,2 & 5) (30%)

Design project report – completed in pairs – (ILOs 1-3) (30%)

Design build and test project submission – group project – (ILOs 1-4) (40%)

Other Pass Requirements:

In addition to achieving the minimum pass mark in the unit summative assessments students must complete an ILO mentoring scheme assessment in order to be awarded credit points. (ILO 6)

Students must also complete the formative assessments underpinning the workshop practice sessions in order to be awarded credit points.

Resources

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. CENG20024).

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 University 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. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.