EE30147: Group design and business project I
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 0%, CWOG 0%, CWRG 75%, CWRI 25% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Needs analysis (CW 0%)
- Target specifications (CW 0%)
- Competitor study (CWRI 25%)
- Mid term review (CWOG 0%)
- Commerical validity (CWRG 75%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
After taking this Unit the student should be able to:
* Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the technical process that is engineering design.
* Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the business and entrepreneurial aspects of engineering.
* Work in a multi-disciplinary team.
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| Aims: | To give each student the experience of real engineering design situation as part of a group.
To locate the contribution of the engineer, whether in design, R & D, manufacture, in the context of securing the firms broad commercial goals by means of an effective product and market related policies and practices.
To introduce the students to the issues associated with entrepreneurship.
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| Skills: | Problem solving; numeracy; written communication; oral communication; working as part of a group; leadership. Taught, facilitated and tested.
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| Content: | Evaluation study. Business lectures and workshops. Business game. Case studies. Project engineering. Accounting and finance.
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| Course availability: |
EE30147 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- UEEE-AFM13 : MEng(Hons) Computer Systems Engineering (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM13 : MEng(Hons) Computer Systems Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEEE-AFM01 : MEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM01 : MEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEEE-AFM12 : MEng(Hons) Electrical Power Engineering (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM12 : MEng(Hons) Electrical Power Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEEE-AFM14 : MEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science & Technology (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM14 : MEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science & Technology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEEE-AFM15 : MEng(Hons) Electronic Systems Engineering (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM15 : MEng(Hons) Electronic Systems Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEXX-AFM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 3)
- UEXX-AKM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UEEE-AFM16 : MEng(Hons) Robotics Engineering (Year 3)
- UEEE-AKM16 : MEng(Hons) Robotics Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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