Integrated Design Project 1A is a foundational module that introduces students to the design process and the skills employed therein, within an engineering context. It focuses on professional development and preparing students for academia and beyond. It equips students to engage in intellectual enquiry and critical thinking . and develop and share ideas within specialist and across broader disciplines. The curriculum consists of two main elements:
Professional Skills Development – Literature searching, report writing and oral presentation.
Design Process – Product Design Specification (PDS), concept design, detailed computer aided design (CAD), and engineering drawings.
In combination the module emphasises the joy of learning whilst developing key academic and professional skills, attitudes and behaviours necessary for success in study, in work and in life.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
Apply quantitative methods and computer software relevant to related engineering disciplines, to solve engineering problems
Use creativity to establish innovative solutions
Manage the design process and evaluate outcomes
Apply laboratory/workshop skills for Mechanical Engineering: This will be dependent on facilities and resource.
Understand the use of technical literature and other information sources
Understand appropriate codes of practice and industry standards
An ability to work in teams made up from different engineering disciplines
Demonstrate a broad awareness of engineering projects as a system
Assessment
33246-01 : Coursework : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment
Report Writing and Oral Presentation: Pass/Fail with internal hurdle
Ethics and EDI Quiz: Pass/Fail with internal hurdle
Design Assignment (individual): 80% with internal hurdle
Reflective Exercise: 20% with internal hurdle
Reassessment Students will have an opportunity to revise and resubmit either component 1 (Report writing and Oral Presentation and/or Ethics and EDI Quiz) or component 2 (Design Assignment and/or Reflective Exercise) during the supplementary assessment period. For a re-assessment, the module mark will be capped at the passing threshold. There will be an opportunity to recover all internal hurdles that have not been met.
Internal hurdles Students will be required to achieve a minimum of 40% in both the reflective exercise and the design assignment to pass the module. In addition, students must also pass the report writing, oral presentation and the ethics and EDI quiz to pass the module (pass/fail with internal hurdles).
