Overview:

This module offers students a variety of authentic engineering problems and experiences in order to promote professional values and behaviour, and to locate Mechanical Engineering theory in a realistic context.

The module comprises four professional design projects (scenarios) designed to complement and, where appropriate, extend the learning opportunities afforded by the modules running throughout Year 2.

Students are posed authentic engineering challenges intended to explore different aspects of the design cycle and to simulate real-world, professional practice.

The scenarios will be supplemented by materials, classes and/or online materials provided by the Mechanical Engineering Department and external sources as appropriate.

Each scenario will consider combination of a wider range of issues than in Year 1 including legal aspects, management, systems and ethics.

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Topics covered:

The topics selected for the scenarios will be related to material taught in the lectures and in other Year 2 modules. Where educationally appropriate, they will be linked to activities such as the annual IMechE design challenges (timetable constraints permitting).

Topics covered in the lectures include:

Classic design theory
	Risk and reliability
	Legal issues (IP, contracts and liability)
	technical writing
Learning outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

Calculate and manage risk and reliability issues
	Assess legal obligations
	Use available tools, from hand-sketching to computer-aided design and analysis, to produce detailed engineering designs
	Plan and safely perform a range of basic operations on laboratory or workshop machinery (according to the assigned task)
	Interpret relevant data gathered from practical activities and published sources in order to inform the assigned task
	Demonstrate effective teamwork through professional collaboration in a diverse team, recognising the responsibilities, benefits and importance of supporting equality, diversity and inclusion
	Present individual or group work in the form of a report and/or presentations which conforms to specified requirements of structure and formatting