Unit information: AVDASI 4 - Group Design Project in 2022/23

Unit name	AVDASI 4 - Group Design Project
Unit code	AENGM0060
Credit points	40
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Dr. Scott Eberhardt
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	Successful completion of Year 3
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

A group design project that will enable the student to exercise and consolidate the design, engineering and management skills in the context of a complete aerospace vehicle design study. The design briefs for spacecraft, rotorcraft and fixed wing aircraft are developed in collaboration with industrial partners, to provide challenging projects which address current challenges.

Your learning on this unit

On successful completion of the project the student will be able to:

1. apply design skills which integrate analysis methods gained from individual technical units of the curriculum;
2. use specific analytical or technical tools in consort to satisfy much broader criteria;
3. bring innovation and creativity into the design process;
4. identify conflicting (technical, functional, economic, etc.) requirements, and deliver an appropriate compromise;
5. apply teamwork and project management skills for collaborative efforts to satisfy complex specifications with the appreciation of the contributions of other team members;
6. communicate clearly through oral and written presentation within a group to facilitate the design process and to assist the group in publicising its findings.

How you will learn

Teaching will be delivered through a combination of seminars, supervised group meetings, design review meetings, and self-directed study.

How you will be assessed

Formative assessments:

• Preliminary Design Review (PDR) presentation
• internal ‘Red Team’ design reviews

Summative assessments:

[20%] – Preliminary Engineering Design Report (PEDR)

[20%] – Final Design Review (FDR) presentation

[40%] – Final Engineering Design Report (FEDR)

[20%] – individual viva/poster presentation

PDR, PEDR, and FDR and FEDR are completed in groups.

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. AENGM0060).

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.