Unit name | Industrial Placement Unit |
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Unit code | MENG30002 |
Credit points | 120 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Mr. Bill Hadall |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Students must have attended all of year 2 of the Engineering Design programme H150 or H155 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Civil Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit gives a year (minimum of 9 months) of industrial experience which is usually in one of the Engineering Design Degree Programme's Industrial Partner Companies. During their industrial experience students are expected to gain an understanding of the methods of design, and of analysis used in their assignments. This is to be complemented by cultivation of a good working knowledge of the technical specialisations associated with their industrial placement. Where relevant, the methods of manufacture used in their chosen industry will also be studied. The students will improve their competence at making both oral and written reports and in planning and managing their workload. Students will carry out some academic distance learning during the placement that will reinforce the teaching in the first two years of the programme and also develop skills in design optimisation. The distance learning will include engineering understanding and design optimisation. The topics will be taken from Aerospace, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
Students will be placed in different industries and Partner Companies and so their learning will be specific to that particular situation. However, they will have a good understanding of:
The students will be employed in companies and will have a supervisor in the company as well as a visiting industrial liaison officer from the university, who will make sure that the projects on which the company employs the students are capable of providing good learning opportunities.
A website will list the topics and associated learning materials for student learning of engineering fundamentals
Assessment will be carried out as follows:
20% - Interim Industrial Assessment (at the sponsoring company's premises, and includes a presentation by the student on their work)
40% - Final Industrial Assessment (at the sponsoring company's premises, and includes a presentation by the student on their work)
20% - Industrial Critique Report (5,000 words)
10% - Engineering understandings test (2 hour test)
10% - Design optimization test (2 hour test)
In addition to the above assessment, students will be required to demonstrate satisfactory performance in ‘planning and control’ throughout the industrial placement.
Notes
Placement Year Handbook