Unit name | AVDASI 2 - Group Design, Build and Test |
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Unit code | AENG30019 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Steve Bullock |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
AENG10004 – AVDASI1: Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering CENG10012 – Engineering by Design MENG10004 – Engineering Science AENG21200 – Structures & Materials 2 AENG21100 – Aerodynamics |
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 |
This unit provides practical hands-on experience of a multidisciplinary task to design, build and test an unmanned aerospace vehicle by application of the core unit methods. The learning experience covers applicable technical disciplines, and the practical disciplines of manufacture, project planning, management and communication.
On successful completion of the unit the student will be able to:
Taught content via lectures, seminars, and training workshops.
Students will work in substantially-sized teams, who will be expected to coordinate via meetings and collaboration tools make significant use of self-directed time in Design, Build and Test (DBT) labs.
Teams will be sub-divided into disciplinary working groups who will specialise in an area of the DBT activity. Students will also work as part of smaller interdisciplinary ‘comms groups’ for some activities.
[40%] – team technical performance and report (ILO 1,2,4,5)
[10%] – group presentation (ILO 2,3,4,5)
[30%] – January technical exam (ILO 1,4)
[20%] – individual reflective portfolio (ILO 2,3)
Formative activities will support students in preparing for these summative assessments.
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. AENG30019).
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.