This module will introduce students to the product design cycle and working to a specification to design a product. Students will develop research skills and learn how to work as part of a team and to project manage. It will be necessary to apply knowledge and skills that have already been learned and to develop skills specific to the project undertaken. There will be an emphasis on practical product realisation.

The majority of this module is group work, using laboratory, library and on line resources.
Where possible an industrial related brief will be used as the basis for the project and this is supported by group tutorials and student led presentations. It will be necessary to apply knowledge and skills that have already been learned and to research in unfamiliar areas.

Franz t. (2012) Group Dynamics and Team Interventions: Understanding and Improving Team Performance.
Wiley-Blackwell.

Project Management (e-books within Staffordshire Library Portfolio)

Text books and journals appropriate to the project undertaken in each case.

All Engineering Laboratories
Library
Materials and components for production of a prototype

1. Demonstrate the ability to research, analyse and work within a team (AHEP 3: P4,P11b, G1, G4)

2. Demonstrate an understanding of broader engineering topics than of their selected award (AHEP 3: SM3b, EL3b, EL4)

3. Demonstrate the ability to Meet engineering targets within a managed environment (AHEP 3: D1, D2, D4, D5)

4. Present Technical information to an audience of peers and in a professional technical report (AHEP 3: D6)

Element 1: Coursework - Assignment (4000 words) weighted at 80%.
Element 2: 15 mins team presentation weighted at 20%.

Covering all learning outcomes. Meeting AHEP 3 Outcomes SM3b, EL3b, EL4, D1, D2, D4, D5, D6, P4, P11b, G1, G4.