Unit name | Composites Manufacturing Study Tour |
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Unit code | AENGM0020 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Partridge |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
AENGM0022 and AENGM0023 |
Co-requisites |
None. |
School/department | Department of Aerospace Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit forms part of the taught component of the EngD programme in Composites Manufacture. The student will conduct a mini case study of a particular business aspect of a polymer composites company or companies. The study should include a visit to (or information gathering from) at least one composites company, but may include visits to companies in other domains if appropriate to the case study.
At present, it may not be possible to visit companies in person. We would therefore like to reiterate that physical visits to premises are not required to complete this unit, as per the description and notes in 'Assessment Details'. Please consider and discuss with your supervisor how you might undertake the unit without physical visits - e.g. online surveys, telephone interviews and other desk-based analysis.
The aims of this unit are to:
The students will be able to:
The learning outcomes align to A1, B1, B2 and D1 of the UK-SPEC
Note: The case study can be on any aspect of business practice that interests the student, although the chosen topic should allow exploration of some business aspects covered in the Business Skills modules (AENGM0022 and AENGM0023). The case study should be limited in scope to what data can be gathered from a single visit to the company (where permitted) or other small data-gathering exercise (which may be conducted online) plus supplemental desk-based studies.
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. AENGM0020).
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.