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Due to Covid-19 restrictions, learning and teaching activities on campus as described in the module descriptors are currently restricted. Learning and teaching will be enabled through a mixture of scheduled online activity where you will be able to engage with your tutor and classmates in real-time and unscheduled guided activity where you will be required to complete activities and tasks at a time which best suits you. Teaching will take place on campus, wherever possible, and where this is safe to happen.

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Core Module Information
Module title:	Metallic Materials
SCQF level:	11:
SCQF credit value:	20.00
ECTS credit value:	10
Module code:	MEC11115
Module leader:	Jill Leggatt
School	School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group:	Mechanical Engineering and Design

Prerequisites

N/A

Description of module content:

Metallic Structures: slip systems, imperfections, dislocation production and movement, diffusion.
Phase Diagrams and Transformations: eutectic, solid solution, partial, peritectic, intermediate compounds; structural transformations, hardenability; heat treatments.
Deformation: formability, superplasticity, hot and cold working processes; hardening and strengthening mechanisms.
Metal Processing: Extraction and physical metallurgy, involving various metals and alloys. bulk deformation processes included in this module.
Coatings and protection methods for metallic materials, such as electroless deposition.

Learning Outcomes for module:

On completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: critically appraise the importance of crystal structures and their imperfections to metallic materials
LO2: interpret phase equilibrium diagrams and discuss the importance of cooling rate on phase changes
LO3: compare strengthening mechanisms for metallic materials.
LO4: compare the processing techniques for common metallic materials
LO5: relate the properties of metallic materials to specific applications

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment

2021/2, Trimester 1, Face-to-Face, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence:	001
Primary mode of delivery:	Face-to-Face
Location of delivery:	MERCHISTON
Partner:	Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module:	Neil Shearer
Module Organiser:

Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach:

Learning & teaching methods including their alignment to LOs
LOs1 to 6 will involve the use of traditional lecture and tutorial methods; LO2 and LO5 will also involve the use of practical exercises and 'real-life' case studies.

Embedding of employability/ PDP/ scholarship skills
Employability and PDP skills will be embedded into all face-to-face sessions and the classes on crystal structures, phase diagrams and failure mechanisms involve high levels of numeracy, problem solving and communication, all of which will enhance the employability of students on this module.
Assessment (formative and summative)

The assessments will be a formal examination and an assignment - which will be partly based on a practical session. Throughout the module, there will be example sessions and tutorial discussions where a student's progress can be monitored. LOs 1, 2, 3 and 5 will be assessed in the coursework while all LOs will be assessed in the formal examination.
Research/ teaching linkages

Materials research carried out by the teaching team at Edinburgh Napier on cast irons, aluminium alloys and failure mechanisms will complement the teaching material.

Supporting equality and diversity
The module has traditionally been attended by students of different nationalities and this, allied to the multi-national aspects of metallic materials used in applications as diverse as communication lines and structural edificies, will ensure that equality, diversity and international issues will be addressed at every opportunity.

Report writing guide will be included to help international students and those not familiar with report writing. The wide range of learning modes e.g. lecture, tutorial, seminar, hands-on laboratory, laboratory demonstrations will provide diversity. Virtual Learning Environment Vista management and learning materials will complement face-to-face learning and should help disabled and mature students and part-time students.

Formative Assessment:

The University is currently undertaking work to improve the quality of information provided on methods of assessment and feedback. Please refer to the section on Learning and Teaching Approaches above for further information about this module’s learning, teaching and assessment practices, including formative and summative approaches.

Summative Assessment:

Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activity	Learning & Teaching Activity	NESH (Study Hours)
Face To Face	Lecture	48
Independent Learning	Guided independent study	149
Face To Face	Centrally Time Tabled Examination	3
	Total Study Hours	200
	Expected Total Study Hours for Module	200

Assessment
Type of Assessment	Weighting %	LOs covered	Week due	Length in Hours/Words
Report	50	1,2,3,5	10	HOURS= 0, WORDS= 3000
Centrally Time Tabled Examination	50	1-6	14/15	HOURS= 3, WORDS= 0
Component 1 subtotal:	50
Component 2 subtotal:	50
Module subtotal:	100

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