Program Overview

University of Edinburgh Program Information

Introduction

The University of Edinburgh offers a range of degree programs, including the Sustainable Energy Group Design Project 3 course.

Course Overview

Sustainable Energy Group Design Project 3 (MECE09026)

• Credit level: SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate)
• Availability: Available to all students
• SCQF Credits: 10
• ECTS Credits: 5

Course Description

This course provides students with first-hand experience of tackling an engineering design problem in the area of renewable/sustainable energy. The course covers:

• Introduction to team working roles and group selection
• Introduction to project and specialist lecture material, brainstorming
• Group working and project supervision sessions
• Report submission
• Oral Exam and design testing

Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes Learning Outcomes

The course covers the following learning outcomes:

• SM3b, EA1b, EA2, EA3b, EA4b, D1, D2, D3b, D4, D5, EL1, EL2, EL4, P1, P2, P3, P4, P6, P8, P11, G1, G2, G3, G4

Entry Requirements

• Pre-requisites: None
• Co-requisites: None
• Prohibited Combinations: None
• Other requirements: None

Information for Visiting Students

• Pre-requisites: None

Course Delivery Information

• Academic year: 2021/22
• Available to all students (SV1)
• Quota: None
• Course Start: Semester 2
• Timetable:
  • Total Hours: 100
  • Lecture Hours: 8
  • Seminar/Tutorial Hours: 14
  • Formative Assessment Hours: 1
  • Summative Assessment Hours: 10
  • Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours: 2
  • Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours: 65

Assessment

• Written Exam: 0%
• Coursework: 100%
• Practical Exam: 0%
• Assignment: 100%

Additional Information

Due to the nature of the workshop-based group project, it is not possible to re-sit any group or workshop-based elements of the course during the summer resit period.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Analyse a real problem and identify the key difficulties, and appreciate the uncertainties and gaps in design data.
2. Produce a range of possible solutions and select the best of these.
3. Formulate key design equations, optimise design parameters, and produce viable assembly drawings and workshop drawings.
4. Manufacture, assemble and test a viable prototype, and assess the strengths and weaknesses of their design.
5. Understand something of group dynamics and personal interactions, and the non-linear passage of time and its acceleration at the end of a project.