ENGI3351: ENGINEERING DESIGN 3

• ENGI2201

• None

• As specified in Programme Regulations

• The module will enhance the understanding of the design process and the way theoretical work supports design.
• To give an introduction to innovation and business aspects of engineering design projects.

• Introduction to patents and intellectual property (IP) issues.
• Financial preparation, business planning and operations.
• Marketing & sales considerations for engineering design projects
• Creation of a design prototype demonstrating the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) or aspects of it.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Students will have an understanding of the different stages of the engineering design process, from problem conception to detailed design to prototyping.
• Students will have an understanding of how specialised, theoretical knowledge supports the design process.
• Students will have an understanding of the finance and marketing aspects of design.

Subject-specific Skills:

• Students will be able to provide an imaginative and innovative solution to a complex technical problem.
• Students will be able to apply specialised theoretical knowledge gained from other courses to the novel solution of a problem.
• Students will be able to apply finance, marketing and manufacturing concepts to their design projects.

Key Skills:

• Students will have first-hand experience with team-working inherent in any group project.
• Students will have presentation skills in pitching their design to a potential "customer".
• Students will have report-writing skills.
• Students will have the capacity for self-learning in familiar and unfamiliar situations.

• Engineering Design is taught through (i) a series of lectures on the wider business aspects of projects such as marketing & sales, finance, operations and design IPR (ii) a multi-disciplinary group design project which requires the application of advanced analytical knowledge and skills. An important part of the project will be devoted to finance, marketing and the manufacturing of a prototype.
• Students are required to plan and manage the project with the assistance of a design tutor team who act in a consultative capacity. The assessment of this module is based upon a written feasibility report, project progress and management presentation, and project report including marketing video, project management and teamwork as well as demonstration of a prototype (or partial product mock-ups).

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