NG4S255 - Engineering Design 01 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG4S255
Module Title: Engineering Design
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Module Leader: Matthew Jones
Module Team: Rae Gordon, Louise Hawker, Vicki Davies, Jennifer Scott, Jonathan Thomas, CK Tan
First Intended Intake: AUG 2016 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100190 - mechanical engineering
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Apr 2025
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

Within the context of a work based project students must create and develop an economically viable product, process or system to meet a defined need.

Content Summary

Design development in areas where research information is limited or incomplete.

Use of analytical and experimental methods to develop understanding of sytems.

Design processes & methodologies to complex problems

Design economics, ethics, intellectual property, standards & industry codes.

Innovation

Evaluation and review of design solutions

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 10
Work based learning 160
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 30
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Develop suitable design solutions to complex problems where there may be limited data
LO2 Critically evaluate the design solutions and there limitations in meeting perceived need

Module Requisites

Code Title Requisite Type
MOD002223 Professional Development Audit co-requisite
MOD002224 Learning Contract co-requisite
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Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Written Assignment (CW) Report (CW) 1 A written report with viva voce 0 6000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report (CW) 1

Reading List

Bonnema G.M., Veenvliet K.T., Broenink J.F. (2015) Systems Design and Engineering: Facilitating multidiscplinary development projects, Boca Raton FL USA, CRC Press

Petroski H. (1998) Invention by Design: How engineers get form though to thing, Cambridge Massachusetts; Harvard University Press