There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

In the module Integrated Engineering Design 1, the students work independently and complete original work on a real-life scenario which is developed in collaboration between the University and qualified industrialists (members of the Royal Academy of Engineering and/or Chartered Engineers). The students need to produce a report based on the project brief that they are provided and present in front of an audience the work that they have conducted. In addition to the above, the students also work in the laboratory on Week 6 in order to construct a sustainable structure. The students are divided into groups and need to collaborate with their peers to develop detailed designs for various elements relating to a new structure and surrounding infrastructure with the ultimate aim of producing a sustainable and carbon neutral (wherever possible) engineering solution. All the students are provided with the same Project Brief and each member of the group is assigned one of the following major aspects of civil engineering: geotechnical, structural, construction and management, transport, as well as considering the environmental impact to satisfy the outline requirements of the Project Brief for the successful completion of the project. Furthermore, the students need to research, generate ideas, collaborate and construct a bamboo-timber composite gridshell (20% of the total mark – Week 6). The construction enhances their knowledge in bio-based construction, wood science and sustainability as they develop their collaborative, professional and communication skills within their team. During the delivery of the module, members of the Royal Academy of Engineering and/or Chartered Engineers deliver guest lectures. Some of the guest lectures and lectures that will be covered in this module are the following:Fire and Engineering, Basic Principles of Construction Management. Designing with Timber, Offsite Construction, Health and Safety, Ethics in Engineering. Also, the lecturers of the relevant disciplines provide support to students that work on the relevant area of the project. In addition to the above, Academic Skills Sessions are provided to the students to assist in developing their verbal and written communication skills.At the end of this module the students are required to submit a report (50% of the total mark – week 10) with refined final designs and other sustainable engineering solutions based on the Project Brief requirements. In addition to that they are also required to deliver a group presentation (30% of the total mark – week 12). Each part of the report is marked individually and the same applies to the final presentation. This means that the students are marked for their own individual part of the report and presentation. The different parts of the report are marked by academics of the relevant disciplines.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Develop and compose sustainable engineering solutions by carrying out original work.

LO2: Ability to demonstrate efficient collaboration and professionalism in a team environment.

LO3: Demonstrate further development of critical and engineering skills on how to approach and work effectively on a real-life scenario.

LO4: Being able to adopt ethical decisions (surrounding society, health & safety, level of risk in the project).

LO5: Communicate clearly and present your ideas and designs in a professional manner in both written and oral form.