Programme And Module Handbook
 
Programme Specification


Date Specification Approved 31/12/2020
College College Eng and Physical Sci
School School of Engineering
Department Mechanical Engineering
Partner College and School
Collaborative Organisation and Form of Collaboration
Qualification and Programme Title B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering Full-time
Programme Code 593C
Delivery Location Dubai
Language of Study English
Length of Programme 3 Year(s)
Accreditations Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Aims of the Programme The Educational Aims of the Programme are to:
  • Provide a course designed to meet professionally accredited requirements of study that is of comparable standard to those offered by other leading European universities, that will attract high quality students, irrespective of race, background, gender or physical disability both from within the UK and from overseas;
  • Educate students to BEng (Hons) level, partially meeting the educational/knowledge and understanding requirement for CEng registration as detailed in the Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (Third edition) (AHEP3);
  • Provide students with a thorough knowledge of engineering principles, concepts and mathematics and with practice at using their understanding to solve problems in mechanical engineering;
  • Enable students to develop the skills necessary to engage in, plan and successfully complete individual and team design projects, and appreciate the economic, social, environmental, ethical and commercial context of their decisions;
  • Produce engineering graduates equipped to play leading roles in industry, the professions and public service, and with the intellectual abilities and transferable skills necessary to further their professional development by personal research or study.


Additional aim for students on the 'with Year in Computer Science' programme:

Computer Science is both an academic discipline in its own right and an enabling technology for other discipline: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences as well as Science and Engineering. The focus here is firmly on Computer Science as an enabling technology. The programme aims to provide a solid, self-contained and coherent core of computer science suitable for combination with a variety of other academic disciplines. It aims to provide:
a) A grounding in the theory underpinning modern developments in computer science.
b) An introduction to practical software design and implementation.
c) A range of options in computer science to cater for a variety of interests and backgrounds.
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
To have knowledge and understanding of Learning Outcomes (AHEP 3rd EDITION) -
Science and Mathematics (SM)
Engineering Analysis (EA)
Design (D)
Economic, Legal, Social, Ethical and Environmental Context (EL)
Engineering Practice (P)
Additional General Skills (G)

1) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific principles and methodology necessary to underpin their education in mechanical and related engineering disciplines, to enable appreciation of its scientific and engineering context and to support their understanding of relevant historical, current and future developments and technologies. [SM1b]
2) Demonstrate the ability to apply and integrate knowledge and understanding of other engineering disciplines to support study of their own engineering discipline. [SM3b]
3) Demonstrate the ability to apply and integrate knowledge and understanding of other engineering disciplines to support study of their own engineering discipline. [SM3b]
4) Understand engineering principles and the ability to apply them to analyse key engineering processes. [EA1b]
5) Demonstrate the ability to identify, classify and describe the performance of systems and components through the use of analytical methods and modelling techniques. [EA2]
6) Demonstrate the ability to apply quantitative and computational methods in order to solve engineering problems and to implement appropriate action. [EA3b]
7) Understand and demonstrate the ability to apply, an integrated or systems approach to solving engineering problems. [EA4b]
8) Understand and evaluate business, customer and user needs, including considerations such as the wider engineering context, public perception and aesthetics. [D1]
9) Investigate and define the problem, identifying any constraints including environmental and sustainability limitations; ethical, health, safety, security and risk issues; intellectual property; codes of practice and standards. [D2]
10) Work with information that may be incomplete or uncertain and quantify the effect of this on the design. [D3b]
11) Apply advanced problem-solving skills, technical knowledge and understanding, to establish rigorous and creative solutions that are fit for purpose for all aspects of the problem including production, operation, maintenance and disposal. [D4]
12) Plan and manage the design process, including cost drivers, and evaluate outcomes. [D5]
13) Communicate their work to technical and non-technical audiences. [D6]
14) Understand the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering and a knowledge of professional codes of conduct. [EL1]
15) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the commercial, economic and social context of engineering processes. [EL2]
16) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of management techniques, including project management, that may be used to achieve engineering objectives. [EL3]
17) Understand the requirement for engineering activities to promote sustainable development and ability to apply quantitative techniques where appropriate. [EL4]
18) Demonstrate awareness of the relevant legal requirements governing engineering activities, including personnel, health & safety, contracts, intellectual property rights, product safety and liability issues. [EL5]
19) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of risk issues, including health & safety, environmental and commercial risk, and of risk assessment and risk management techniques. [EL6]
20) Understand the contexts in which engineering knowledge can be applied (eg operations and management, application and development of technology, etc.). [P1]
21) Demonstrate knowledge of characteristics of particular materials, equipment, processes or products. [P2]
22) Demonstrate the ability to apply relevant practical and laboratory skills. [P3]
23) Understand the use of technical literature and other information sources. [P4]
24) Demonstrate knowledge of relevant legal and contractual issues. [P5]
25) Understand the appropriate codes of practice and industry standards. [P6]
26) Demonstrate an awareness of quality issues and their application to continuous improvement. [P7]
27) Demonstrate the ability to work with technical uncertainty. [P8]
28) Understand and demonstrate the ability to work in, different roles within an engineering team. [P11]
29) The essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to Computing and computer applications as appropriate to the topics covered in the programme (only for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
30) Appropriate theory, practices and tools for the specification, design, implementation and evaluation of simple computer-based systems (only for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
Lectures, Tutorials, Laboratory Experiments, Projects, Problem Solving Classes, Additional individual learning support through the mathematics learning centre

Lectures, Tutorials, Exercise classes, Practical work, Independent study (for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
Exams, Reports, Online Assessments, Class Tests, Design Projects, Computer Modelling Assignments, Reports, Work Sheets, Presentations and Prototype Manufacture.

Examinations, Coursework, Reports (for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
1) Apply their skills in problem solving, communication, information retrieval, working with others and the effective use of general IT facilities. [G1]
2) Plan self-learning and improve performance, as the foundation for lifelong learning/CPD. [G2]
3) Plan and carry out a personal programme of work, adjusting where appropriate. [G3]
4) Exercise initiative and personal responsibility, which may be as a team member or leader. [G4]
5) The ability to apply the knowledge and understanding noted above to the analysis of a given information handling problem (only for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
6) The ability to specify, design and construct simple computer-based systems, using appropriate tools, and to document all stages of this process (only for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
7) The ability to evaluate computer based systems in terms of general quality attributes and possible trade-offs presented within a given information handling problem (only for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
8) Enhanced awareness of and ability to use general IT facilities, including basic information-retrieval skills (only for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
9) 'Numeracy' in both understanding and presenting cases involving quantitative or similar formal, symbolic dimensions (only for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
10) Management of learning and development, including time management, organizational skills, and the ability to pursue independently further development of their IT education (only for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
Team Working (including stay at Coniston), Individual and Team Projects, Coursework Assignments, Lectures, Tutorials and Computer Laboratory.

Lectures, Tutorials, Exercise classes, Practical work, Independent study(for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)
Reports, Individual and Team Presentations, Design & Build, Computer Tests, Computer Modelling Assignment, Presentations

Coursework, Reports, Examinations, Presentations (for students on the 'Year in Computer Science' version of programme)