NG0S208 - Foundation Engineering Principles 01 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 5

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG0S208
Module Title: Foundation Engineering Principles
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Module Leader: Joao Ramos
Module Team: David Baxter, Leshan Uggalla, Stuart Bunston, Adam Jones, Robert Warren, Hannah Seale, Joseph Crago, Anamika Khanom, Shane Galvin
First Intended Intake: SEP 2017 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 3
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100190 - mechanical engineering
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 5
Valid From 01 Apr 2025
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to allow the students to Acquaint themselves to basic concepts and further application of 3 different concepts within the subjects of:

Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Content Summary

The purpose of this module is to give the students a preview of what they could be studying if they were to change course; something they can do at the end of their academic year.

The module is taught over 24 weeks and is divided into three different parts, one comprising of a lab/application of an essential concept within Mechanical/ Aeronautical Engineering, one comprising a lab/application of an essential concept within Civil Engineering and one comprising a lab/application of an essential concept within Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Tutorial 24
Practical classes and workshops 4
Independent Study 38
Directed Study 70
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 20
Formative Assessment - Independent 20
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Understand basic Engineering concepts and solve exercises in essential areas of Engineering
LO2 Apply understanding of basic Engineering concepts in a controlled laboratory environment

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 Set of exercises. 0 N/A 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1

Reading List

Davis, M. (1998) Thinking like an engineer: studies in the ethics of a profession. Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press

Cottrell, S. (2013) The study skills handbook. Fourth edition. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.

Wallace, K and Clarkson, J (1999) An introduction to the design process, University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering

Black, R., (1996) Design and manufacturing integrated approach. Basingstoke: Macmillan.