Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Learning Methods

Lecture

Tutorial

Workshop

Module Offerings

7307BEUG-SEP-CTY

Aims

To develop the student's research and conceptual design skills and use these, together with other professional skills expected of a consulting engineer in the solution of an engineering problem presented by a client.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Interpret and assimilate a client’s brief and complete a needs analysis to evaluate the scope, requirements, risks, and implications for a building services or architectural engineering project.
2.
Apply the feasibility and conceptual design process to building services or architectural engineering projects.
3.
Conduct an appropriate research/independent learning programme relevant to unfamiliar problems within a specific building services or architectural engineering project, synthesise, analyse, critically evaluate and where appropriate apply the research findings.
4.
Apply the detailed design process to a complex building services or architectural engineering project.
5.
Work effectively as part of a collaborative professional team.
6.
Critically evaluate design proposals and the methods by which a project was managed and progressed.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
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: Needs analysis: Interpretation and assimilation of the project brief, scope and requirements of the project. Risk evaluation: evaluation of the financial, environmental, social, economic and other relevant risks to the project Feasibility: identification and analysis of possible solutions conceptual design for Building Services Engineering works. 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 Application of industry standard software for analysis, simulation, coordination, planning, detailing and presentation
Module Overview:
This module aims to develop the student's research and conceptual design skills and use these, together with other professional skills expected of a consulting engineer, in the solution of an engineering problem presented by a client.
Additional Information:
This module brings together the students' learning throughout their study, and as such synthesises their learning, skill acquisition, and evaluative abilities.

Assessments

Report

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Reflection