| Unit name | Engineering by Investigation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MENG10005 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Ross |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| 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 |
This unit introduces students to:
Using a number of different laboratory experiments and supporting lecture / seminar content, the aims of the unit are to enable students to:
At the end of this unit student will be able to:
1. Prepare: Undertake basic hazard identification and engage with laboratory risk assessments
2. Develop: Formulate algorithmic solutions and use computer programming to solve engineering problems and analyse data
3. Apply: Use electronic principles to process signals and interface with sensors
4. Analyse: Identify and quantify sources of error, recognising the impact on choice of measurement tool
5. Communicate: Structure a written report following outlined reporting standards, including appropriate use of tables and figures, to present a coherent story.
The unit will be delivered using:
This unit builds student experience and development of experimentation, computational and report writing skills through a set of formative assessments which hold zero credit weighting but are designed to support the learning required to complete the final written report. The formative assessments are structured in a scaffold to move the learner from novice to expert in the targeted skills. The formative work forms a portfolio for future reference when undertaking written and experimental work. Each piece of formative work will receive peer feedback designed to be fed-forward to help the student improve their future assessments. Students will be encouraged to become more self-regulated and reflective learners by engaging with the feedback process through peer review, self-assessment, and other evidence-based activities.
In addition to achieving a pass in the final written report students must complete at least 75% of the formative lab assessments and must pass all the health and safety stage gates in order to be awarded credit points. This is a pass/fail unit.
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. MENG10005).
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 University 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. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
