Unit name | Design Project 4 |
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Unit code | MENGM0010 |
Credit points | 40 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Harper |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
EMAT20002 Design Project 2 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Civil Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
In Design Project 4 each student will undertake part of a large project as an individual activity. The project will be designed to give each student an opportunity to develop expertise in a technical field that will later provide valuable input during execution of the Design Project 5 unit. Each student's project will have separate objectives and reporting. The project will involve investigation into the design, and analysis of existing designs of a type of artefact, component or system. The conception and development of physical or virtual models will be used to improve understanding. The student will be expected to become a specialist in the design of the chosen artefact, component or system. The project will include an appreciation of the economic justification of a system and other evaluation methodologies used for engineering projects.
On successful completion of the unit the student will have developed existing skills and/or acquired new skills in:
Students will work in allocated groups supported by a Project Advisor and Specialist Advisors as required and an advisor from the Industrial Sponsor. Lectures/Labs on Modelling and Project Management are provided to support the work undertaken and each group has at least 3 formal meetings with their Industrial Sponsor during the course of the project (1 Project Introduction Meeting and 2 Progress Review Meetings). Work is presented to staff, students and industrialists at the end of the project via a poster display at a Projects Colloquium
There are two formal assessments within the project, an Interim Assessment comprising 20% of the overall mark and a Final Assessment comprising 80%. Each of these assessments will be conducted by at least two academics, not including the Project Advisor.
A. Interim Assessment (20%)
The Interim Assessment is a written report consisting of a description of the project objectives, the background research conducted and a project plan, including details of required resources, potential risks to progress and any risk mitigation measures that may be necessary.
B. Final Assessment (80%) The Final Assessment is based on the following pieces of evidence: