Partner Details

Oryx Universal College WLL

Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Bachelor of Engineering with Honours - BGH

Alternative Exit

Alternative Exit

Programme Offerings

Full-Time

F2F-OUC-APR

F2F-OUC-JAN

F2F-OUC-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

The B.Eng. programme in Mechanical Engineering is designed to develop a high level of technical expertise together with the emotional intelligence to be able to practice successfully as a professional engineer in a modern interdisciplinary engineering environment. Graduate engineers are increasingly expected to take on important technical leadership and management responsibilities early in their careers and the knowledge and skills gained from this programme are designed to produce graduates who are able to make an immediate contribution to their employers organisations. The programme aims to: - Develop students transferable skills and professional behavioural traits that will allow students that complete the programme to hold responsible technical and managerial roles within a range of mechanical engineering and associated industries. - Deliver the educational experience in which students can develop their knowledge of engineering science, core engineering principles and fundamental underpinning subjects such as mathematics and computation. - Develop students confidence to analyse challenging technical problems and to further develop their core engineering knowledge and skills through the investigation and development of credible and robust solutions. - Provide students with appropriate support and encouragement to develop the necessary skills such that they can study independently and take responsibility for their own learning and subsequent professional development. - Provide engineering graduates with a range of highly relevant transferable skills such as team working, communication, management, problem solving, computing and technical computing. - Produce graduates with an increased depth, breadth of knowledge and understanding of mechanical engineering, management and teamwork to enable them to rapidly assume technical leadership and management roles.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, theories and principles of their engineering discipline, and its underpinning science and mathematics. They must have an appreciation of the wider multidisciplinary engineering context and its underlying principles. They must appreciate the social, environmental, ethical, economic and commercial considerations affecting the exercise of their engineering judgment.
2.
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the scientific principles of mechanical and related engineering disciplines.
3.
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of mathematical and computer models relevant to the mechanical and related engineering disciplines, and an appreciation of their limitations
4.
Demonstrate an understanding of concepts from a range of areas including some outside engineering, and the ability to apply them effectively in engineering projects.
5.
Demonstrate an awareness of developing technologies related to mechanical engineering.
6.
Use fundamental knowledge to investigate new and emerging technologies
7.
Extract data pertinent to an unfamiliar problem, and apply its solution using computer based engineering tools when appropriate.
8.
Apply mathematical and computer-based models for solving problems in engineering, and the ability to assess the limitations of particular cases.
9.
Apply appropriate quantitative science and engineering tools to the analysis of problems. They must be able to demonstrate creative and innovative ability in the synthesis of solutions and in formulating designs. They must be able to comprehend the broad picture and thus work with an appropriate level of detail.
10.
Make general evaluations of commercial risks through some understanding of the basic of such risks.
11.
Demonstate an extensive knowledge and understanding of management and business practices, and their limitations, and how these may be applied appropriately to strategic and tactical issues.
12.
Understand the requirement for engineering activities to promote sustainable development.
13.
Demonstrate an awareness of the framework of relevant legal requirements governing engineering activities, including personnel, health, safety, and risk (including environmental risk) issues.
14.
Understand the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering
15.
Illustrate an understanding of and the ability to apply a systems approach to engineering problems
16.
Apply practical engineering skills acquired through, for example, work carried out in laboratories and workshops; in industry through supervised work experience; in individual and group project work; in design work; and in the development and use of computer software in design, analysis and control. Evidence of group working and of participation in a major project is expected.
17.
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of current practice and its limitations and some appreciation of likely new developments.
18.
Demonstrate an extensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of engineering materials and components.
19.
Understand the context in which engineering knowledge can be applied (e.g. operations and management, technology, development, etc).
20.
Demonstrate a wide knowledge and comprehensive understanding of design processes and methodologies and the ability to apply and adapt them in unfamiliar situations.
21.
Illustrate an understanding of customer and user needs and the importance of considerations such as aesthetics.
22.
Identify and manage cost drivers.
23.
Generate an innovative design for products, systems, components or processes to fulfil new needs.
24.
Ensure fitness for purpose for all aspects of the problem including production, operation, maintenance and disposal.
25.
Demonstrate an abliity to manage the design process and evaluate outcomes.
26.
Demonstrate transferable skills including problem solving, communication, and working with others, as well as the effective use of general IT facilities and information retrieval skills.
27.
Demonstrate the use of technical literature and other information sources.
28.
Demonstrate an awareness of nature of intellectual property and contractual issues.
29.
Demonstrate the understanding of appropriate codes of practice and industry standards
30.
Illustrate an awareness of quality issues
31.
Demonstrate an ability to apply engineering techniques taking account of a range of commercial and industrial constraints.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Acquisition of underpinning knowledge is achieved mainly through lectures and directed student-centred learning. Student-centred learning is used where appropriate resource material is available. Understanding is reinforced through case-studies. Testing of the knowledge base is through a combination of unseen written examinations, online assessment, coursework in the form of case-study reports and coursework assignment submissions. The students must appreciate the social, environmental, ethical, economic and commercial considerations affecting the exercise of their engineering judgement. Acquisition of Intellectual skills is achieved mainly through lectures and direct student-centred learning. Student-centred learning is used where appropriate resource material is available. Understanding is reinforced through case-studies. Engineering design, analysis and practical skills are taught almost exclusively by individual and group project work supported by a lecture programme appropriate to the demands of the project. Engineering design and practical skills are assessed by individual and group written design project reports, student presentations and presentations using computer graphics. The economic, Social and Environmental context of engineering operations is delivered by means of lectures and case studies. The use of appropriate case study material is an essential part of teaching in this area. Assessment is via a combination of unseen written examinations and coursework in the form of case-study reports

Opportunities for work related learning

The curriculum fosters and embeds employability by the fact that it has been designed based on UKSPEC which details the knowledge, understanding and skills required of a professional engineer, which are transferable internationally. Currently there are no work placement opportunities within the programme although students are encouraged to seek employment during the summer vacations. Further, work based learning is included in the curriculum via case studies and students may undertake their final year ‘engineering projects’ with industry involvement.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

The marks from level 5 and 6 assessments contribute to the final degree classification i.e. 25% of Level 5 marks, 75% of Level 6 marks. Option Modules Student are required to select two option modules at L6, one from each semester. The options are:- Semester One Fluid Dynamics and Heat … For more content click the Read More button below.

Structure

Approved variance from Academic Framework Regulations

In accordance with Engineering Council requirements, a maximum of 30 credits on this programme can be awarded by compensation.

Entry Requirements

Other international requirements

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH10-01) engineering