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EG-094
Fundamentals of Engineering Design
This module provides the essential skills required for future design modules and project tasks by providing a firm grounding for teamwork and emphasizing the need for professional standards and strong communication skills within engineering.
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EG-263
Engineering Design 2
Within this module students will be expected to work in groups to achieving a solution to a specific design problem involving a multi-disciplinary approach. Projects will involve conceptual, preliminary and detailed design and analysis of wing, horizontal and vertical stabilizer for a light-single engine aircraft, based on their review (or reverse engineering) of an existing aircraft structure they chose. Projects will run as part of industry-based design projects. Students will be required to produce highly technical design concepts. Each student will be required to take responsibility for particular and defined aspects of the design during the term which will form an important part of the assessment process. The work is presented with an overview of the team project, but with especial detail paid to the individual student contributions.
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EG-3080
Engineering Management (Aero, EEE, Mech)
The goal of this course is to provide the skills for professional engineers to meet the challenges of their future careers, whether they be in academia, industry, or as an entrepreneur. Irrespective of future careers engineers will be involved in projects, management and business organisations and an awareness of these issues is important for all team members. It should be recognized that the topics included in the course are not limited to scientists and engineers, they are useful for people in any careers. This course is not aimed at making you a certified project manager, but to provide the skills that will allow you to be a more effective project team member and also when you start to take on the role of project manager.
With respect to business management aspects, the course will cover the basic concept of entrepreneurship before breaking down the essential elements of a business plan. The course will give the more entrepreneurial students guidance about how to go about commercialising their ideas and the less entrepreneurial students an understanding of what makes some of their colleagues tick. The learn by example approach adopted for this module guides the student through the complexities of financial and human resource management and encourages students to develop their own business plans. Students will also be introduced to the subject area of ethics, liability and responsibilities within business. This module will also provide support on careers services with students creating CVs and Linked-In accounts.
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EGA302A
Aerospace Engineering Design 3
The module is a group design project for year 3 aerospace engineering students. Students are required to design an aerospace vehicle from an initial set of mission requirements and constraints through concept design to detailed design and flight testing. It requires students to draw on knowledge from a range of modules across the aerospace engineering course. Each student will specialise in one of six areas: aerodynamics, structures, materials & propulsion, weight & performance, control systems or dynamics & stability.
Groups will be required to submit a series of group design reports at each stage in the design process as well as deliver presentations to the rest of the class. Each student will also take a turn acting as chief engineer and a reflective essay is required after the student's time as the chief engineer.
By the end of the module students should have an understanding of the process and complexities involved in designing an aerospace vehicle from scratch and appreciate the multi-disciplinary nature of this task. Note that since this module is, in part, explicitly assessing students' ability to work effectively within a team environment the group submissions and peer review components of assessment cannot be excluded for extenuating circumstances.
