2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
CIVE3860 Integrated Design Project 3
30 creditsClass Size: 170
Module manager: Mr. David Richardson
Email: d.richardson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
Pre-requisites
| CIVE1660 | Integrated Design Project I (inc Design Studio 1) |
| CIVE2660 | Integrated Design Project 2 |
Module replaces
CIVE3707This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to undertake a feasibility study of a civil engineering project considering various aspects, including technical (design and construction, buildability), environmental, sustainability, financial and political, as appropriate, resulting in a recommended general scheme, including an element of detailed design, demonstrating that the proposal is practicable.The student should be able to define the requirements of the project given in an outline brief and consider, evaluate and compare the various factors affecting the selection of a scheme.
This module includes completion of the CAD teaching thread started in CIVE1705 and continued in CIVE2701. The objective is to provide students with an understanding of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and a practical ability to use such application software.
To improve students ability to communicate publicly they will perform individual oral presentations (with PowerPoint) of their feasibility designs. The BIM and oral presentation elements of this module are undertaken under the wider umbrella of a ‘Professional Skills Portfolio’, together with the production of a CV.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
a) understand the different roles within a team;
b) learn independently;
c) develop, monitor and adjust group and personal work plans in a changing operating environment;
d) generate a practical design to address an engineering problem;
e) evaluate and analyse alternative solutions to engineering problems taking account of a wide range of factors (technical, economic, social, environmental and resource usage);
f) have an awareness of ethical issues within a civil engineering context, e.g. corporate social responsibility and whistleblowing.
Skills outcomes
- Development of problem definition and decision making skills based on a number of factors.
- Development of written, mathematical and verbal communication skills.
Skills outcomes
- Development of problem definition and decision making skills based on a number of factors;
- Development of written, mathematical and verbal communication skills.
Syllabus
The module is a feasibility study of a civil engineering project. A brief will describe the broad objectives and a short course of lectures and a site visit(s) will be arranged as necessary.
The module consists of four parts:
1) In the first part, to be completed by the end of week 5 or 6, students will produce an outline of a recommended solution selected after considering the broad aspects of the problem including environmental, technical, financial etc. Students will be required to consider the detailed definition of the project, define, compare and contrast the factors affecting the solution and present a well argued case for that solution, which should be described in sufficient detail so that it can be seen to be practicable. An important part of this stage of the project is to compare and evaluate very different factors.
2) In the second stage, groups of students will assess their reports and select the solution they consider to be the most suitable. For a selected element of the project students will then carry out a more detailed individual analysis and design of their selected element, including drawings, risk assessment and considerations of 'buildability' and sustainability, for inclusion in a group design report.
3) In the third stage (which will accrue 10 of the 30 module credits), students will be set an assessed piece of coursework specific to the programme they are enrolled on (i.e. Civil & Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering with Project Management or Civil & Environmental Engineering). This coursework, which will be agreed with the programme leaders prior to the commencement of each session, will be related to the feasibility study and/or detailed design outlined in in 1) and 2) above.
4) Professional Skills Portfolio:
- BIM component: Students will build a Revit virtual model of a building structure. Using other software tools linking to Revit, students will then construct an intelligent BIM model, which will encompass analysis and design of the structure;
- Individual oral presentation of feasibility study report findings;
- Reporting on achievements made within current year, aims for next year and how these next year aims are going to be achieved, via production of an individual reflective review.
The module will include a number of lectures on ethical issues related to the themes of this module and overall programme of study.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Consultation | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Fieldwork | 1 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| Lecture | 18 | 2.00 | 36.00 |
| Practical | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Tutorial | 10 | 2.00 | 20.00 |
| Private study hours | 230.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 70.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
The students will be required to obtain information on the project from a number of internet and library based sources, covering a wide range of subjects, and to assimilate this information in order to use it to propose a solution to the project set, in the context of their previous experience. This will include both general and detailed analysis of topics.The private study time includes the project report preparation and production.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
For part 1 progress is monitored at weekly tutorial sessions. Coursework submission is monitored and formative feedback given.In the second part there are group consultations at the end of the first week and 4th week. Coursework submission is monitored and formative feedback given
Progress in BIM is monitored by student attendance at practicals, by coursework submission and via formative feedback marks.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Report | Feasibility Report | 27.00 |
| Report | Design Exercise | 27.00 |
| Report | Programme Specific | 33.00 |
| Portfolio | Professional Skills Portfolio incl. oral presentation, BIM Structural Modelling and Reflective Review | 13.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 26/04/2017
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