Modiwl XUE-2043:
Design and Manudacture 2
Design and Manufacture 2 2024-25
XUE-2043
2024-25
School of Computer Science & Engineering
Module - Semester 1 & 2
30 credits
Module Organiser:
Aled Williams
Overview
The brief for this module will be set by an external partner company, and the project will last for eight weeks in duration. The partner company will require a new original product/invention be generated, or a re-design of a current product, or a new product that competes against their market competitors.
The module is split into two projects.
The first project will see students working in teams of two and solving a live brief set by a company. The project will last for four weeks and include one final assessment where the solution to the problem is presented via an online video recording. (Presentation has a max time of 4 minutes)
The second project is an open brief where students are challenged to either design a new product of their choice or engage with a skills development program of their choice. This project is assessed via a learning contract and a final viva.
CAD, FEA and Digital Graphics will be taught via weekly exercises which are assessed.
Assessment Strategy
-threshold -See the learning outcomes.
-good -A good overall grasp of all the learning outcomes and how they relate to one another.
-excellent -A very good grasp of all the learning outcomes and the ability to reflect on their relationship to one another in an analytic way.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply the fundamental stages of the commercial design process in full to complete a given brief
- Appreciate environmental, ethical and social factors that affect the designing of products
- Be organised in the way they work and begin to consider how to manage their time
- Develop basic skills for analysing, researching, synthesising and evaluating information to aid designing
- Develop their knowledge of manufacturing processes and begin to use a range of materials, structures, and components to manufacture a product
- Understand basic materials selection, testing and application
- Understand the fundamental health and safety issues involved with the given brief and demonstrate safe working practice
- Understand the fundamentals of CAD/CAM systems
- Understand the fundamentals of Digital Graphics for industrial and commercial application
- Understand the fundamentals of FEA analysis
- Use digital media to improve presentation and design communication
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Online Video - Wool: 2 min video submission via Blackboard
Weighting
35%
Due date
23/10/2022
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Crit 3 - Final Product Design Decisions, and Results of Prototype Testing
Weighting
35%
Due date
24/11/2022
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Summative
Description
CAD - exercises report
Weighting
10%
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Summative
Description
FEA - exercises report
Weighting
10%
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Digital Graphics - portfolio
Weighting
10%