- Course Code
- EG 1010
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr H Sun
Pre-requisites
None
Overview
1. Oral Presentation: Preparing oral presentation using different and appropriate formats; best practice in oral presentation; use Microsoft PowerPoint as an effective presentation tool; importing of data from other sources into MS PowerPoint.
2. Written Presentation: Devise and follow a standard format of report writing; style and structure of reports; use Microsoft (MS) Word and the facilities for correcting grammar and spelling; importing data from other sources into MS Word; use MS Excel spreadsheets for solving engineering problems and for producing graphs; use the library and the internet website as information resource for written and oral presentations.
3. Ethics, Environment and Personal Development: Introduce plagiarism, copyright and intellectual property, and different standard referencing styles; knowledge of all work is carried out within the confines of plagiarism and copyright laws; an exercise on Famous Engineer leading to a formal report essay for marking; review of engineering events with environmental issues, personal development planning, and CV writing.
4. Introduction to CAD: Standards for engineering drawings including what a 'standard' is and why it exists; interpreting engineering drawing; use of SolidWorks for 3D sketching and producing 3D objects and simple assemblies from a series of 3D objects; converting 3D drawings of objects and assemblies into first and third angle engineering drawings; enhancement of engineering drawings using sections and break outs.
Structure
19 one-hour lectures; 11 two-hour CAD practical sessions, 8 two-hour Workshop sessions for other parts of the course
Assessment
1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%)
Resit: Students who 'No Paper' any element of assessment will not be given resubmission opportunity and will be required to re-register for this course or its equivalent at the next available opportunity. All other students should be referred to the course coordinator for resubmission.
Formative Assessment
Due to continuous assessment and progressive nature of this course together with the student numbers and the volume of submitted work the feedback provided will be of a generic nature. This feedback will take the form of a 15 minute feedback session at the start of each lecture where typical assignment specific problems will be demonstrated and explained in order that students will be aware of any errors in their own assignment submissions. Students who are still unclear about their assignments can contact the course contributor and arrange a meeting to discuss their issues.
Feedback
Due to continuous assessment and progressive nature of this course together with the student numbers and the volume of submitted work the feedback provided will be of a generic nature. This feedback will take the form of a 15 minute feedback session at the start of each lecture where typical assignment specific problems will be demonstrated and explained in order that students will be aware of any errors in their own assignment submissions. Students who are still unclear about their assignments can contact the course contributor and arrange a meeting to discuss their issues.