2024/5, Trimester 1, Blended,
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Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | Blended |
Location of delivery: | MERCHISTON |
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Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Juan Bernal-Sanchez |
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
Face To Face | Lecture | 20 | Weekly session (2 hrs) to deliver course contents, provide tutorials, design examples and other in-class learning experiences |
Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 2 | These are optional sessions for students to test material properties relevant to foundation design, as well as attendance to online webinars organised by professional bodies. These expose students to current industrial and professional practices. |
Online | Guided independent study | 178 | Students follow module leader advice and guidance. This comprises watching pre-recorded material, reading technical content, practicing design principles via tutorial and design examples and completing self-assessment activities |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
Report | 30 | 1~2~3~4 | Week 13 | , WORDS= 2000 words | Students need to investigate the material and physical properties of the ground to reflect on, identify and consider specific aspects related to the analysis and design of foundations. The report requires students to critically assess existing literature and demonstrate their capability to estimate bearing capacities and/or settlement of foundations. |
Class Test | 70 | 1~2~3~4 | Exam Period | HOURS= 3 hours | This is a formal examination comprising open- and/or closed-book sections with full coverage of module contents |
Component 1 subtotal: | 30 | | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 70 | | | | |
Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |