Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Learning Methods

Lecture
Practical
Seminar
Tutorial
Workshop

Module Offerings

7300DCIV-SEP-CTY

Aims

To provide students with the opportunity to work in groups to conduct a complete holistic design of a realistic engineering project presented by a client with a focus on defining, managing and implementing an open-ended group task. To enable students to combine their theoretical knowledge of engineering analysis and design within the experience of a major task similar to those of working as a professional engineer.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Conceptual design: The philosophy of engineering design supported by case studies and historical examples. The wider issues relating to sustainability and to the economic, financial, political, social and environmental aspects of design. Client requirement and conceptual design for Civil Engineering works. The structure and detail of the project calls for: • Needs analysis: Interpretation and assimilation of the project brief, scope and requirements of the project. • Risk evaluation: evaluation of the design, financial, environmental, social, economic and other relevant risks to the project. • Feasibility: identification and analysis of possible solutions • Detailed proposal: • Development of detailed design Evaluation: Critical analysis of proposals • Planning and task management: planning, task management, work allocation Individual research into an aspect related to the design. Place global challenges of the climate emergency, demonstrate 17 UNSDG in the material selection, design and construction thinking.
Module Overview:
This module provides you with the opportunity to work in groups to conduct a complete holistic design of a realistic engineering project presented by a client with a focus on defining, managing and implementing an open-ended group task. It also enables you to combine your theoretical knowledge of engineering analysis and design within the experience of a major task similar to those of working as a professional engineer.

 
Additional Information:
This module brings together the students' learning throughout their study, and as such synthesises their learning, skill acquisition, and evaluative abilities, enabling them to integrate design and engineering science. Each student group will take on the role of a firm of consulting engineers answerable to the client brief and will gain experience of working as part of a project team with different knowledge and skills. The nature of the project will encourage students to meet both personal and group objectives, handle administration and organisation of the project and further develop their range of communication and presentation skills. It will instil awareness of the various activities involved in the planning, design and delivery of large-scale projects.

Assessments

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