Unit information: AVDASI 2 - Group Design, Build and Test in 2022/23

Unit name	AVDASI 2 - Group Design, Build and Test
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

Unit Information

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.

Your learning on this unit

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

1. carry out the design, build and test of a functioning major UAV assembly as part of a team, using applicable interdisciplinary concepts and methods;
2. work as a member of a team, employing appropriate project management and planning tools to create, monitor and deliver a project plan;
3. utilise introspective and reflective methods to identify opportunities for enhanced individual and team performance in future projects, compare company cultures, and create a continuing development plan;
4. discuss key health and safety responsibilities for engineers; and using recognised risk management tools create risk assessments to analyse a variety of project risks;
5. communicate technical information via written documents and presentations; and utilise feedback given to establish improvements in successive presentations.

How you will learn

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.

How you will be assessed

[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.

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. 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.