Projects 2: Group Design Project
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MMME2024 | Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufactur | 2 | 20 | Spring China |
- Code
- MMME2024
- School
- Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufactur
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring China
Summary
This is a project based module for Product Design and Manufacture students in their 2nd year. The module comprises an individual and a group design project that further develops their design ability and teaches group working skills. Through practical design work the students will be faced with the problems of managing differing constraints, possibly conflicting views and workload management to produce a cohesive design proposal. The students will develop team working skills and a perception of how other designers think and work.
Target Students
Students undertaking Product Design and Manufacture.
Classes
- One 4-hour practicum each week for 12 weeks
- One 8-hour practicum each week for 10 weeks
- One 8-hour lecture each week for 2 weeks
Assessment
- 30% Coursework 1: Individual design project
- 70% Coursework 2: Group design project
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To further develop students' ability in project-based work. In particular working with the principles of product semantics to inform the shape and or function of a product, and through group work, developing team working skills, managing the complexity of differing views, balancing project and time management, in the design of a large and complex product. Students will further develop their design ability focusing on the construction of the product and the balancing of complex and often conflicting constraints.Learning Outcomes
LO1 - Demonstrate an ability to create and communicate a product proposal that fulfils the requirements of an open-ended design brief. (AHEP 4,15,17)
LO2 - Apply the principle of Semantics to the design of a product, using it to form the basis of shape and or function. (AHEP 5,6,13)
LO3 - Analyse the internal structure of a product and design the necessary requirements for the product's construction and assembly. (AHEP 5)
LO4 - Evaluate the environmental impact of design solutions. (AHEP 7)
LO5 - Apply a range of human factors / ergonomics methods to understand issues and to develop design solutions fit for a wide range of users of varying abilities. (AHEP 4, 7, 11)
LO6 - Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader of a group. Evaluate effectiveness of own and group performance. (AHEP 16,18)
LO7 - Maintain and compile reflections in-action and reflections on-action as a method to record your self-learning and development. (AHEP 18)
Conveners
- Dr Xinwei Wang