Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
This course will introduce the key principles in engineering science. Topics cover fluid mechanics, mass and heat transfer, chemical reaction, mechanics in materials and electricity.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is offered to students with non-engineering background. It will focus on the essential principles in engineering science. Students will gain fundamental knowledge in different areas of engineering science, and will develop skills to analyse practical problems. Lectures and tutorials are on the topics of fluid mechanics, mass and heat transfer, chemical reaction, mechanics in materials and electricity.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 17 | Feedback Weeks | 20 | |
| Feedback |
Individual feedback via MyAberdeen. Students can request more detailed feedback via contacting the course coordinator. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Identify and manage hazards in a workplace environment through risk assessment leading to best practice |
| Procedural | Analyse | Perform quantitative analyses of practical problems in engineering, showing working knowledge of appropriate mathematical techniques and SI units |
| Procedural | Apply | Communicate scientific or engineering information with good standards of academic integrity through original, clear and accurate means |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Acknowledge special and limiting cases and the assumptions involved in quantitative analyses for engineering practices |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19,20 | Feedback Weeks | 22,23 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback on the exam will be posted together with the solutions on MyAberdeen. Students can request more detailed individual feedback on their exam performance by contacting the course coordinator. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Perform quantitative analyses of practical problems in engineering, showing working knowledge of appropriate mathematical techniques and SI units |
| Procedural | Apply | Communicate scientific or engineering information with good standards of academic integrity through original, clear and accurate means |
| Procedural | Apply | Formulate and tackle mathematical and conceptual problems, applying key principles from engineering science |
| Reflection | Create | Discuss the opportunities and limitations for solving practical problems in terms of engineering principles |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Apply | Communicate scientific or engineering information with good standards of academic integrity through original, clear and accurate means |
| Procedural | Apply | Formulate and tackle mathematical and conceptual problems, applying key principles from engineering science |
| Procedural | Analyse | Perform quantitative analyses of practical problems in engineering, showing working knowledge of appropriate mathematical techniques and SI units |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Acknowledge special and limiting cases and the assumptions involved in quantitative analyses for engineering practices |
| Procedural | Analyse | Identify and manage hazards in a workplace environment through risk assessment leading to best practice |
| Reflection | Create | Discuss the opportunities and limitations for solving practical problems in terms of engineering principles |
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