2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

AVIA1000 Technical Skills and Applications

20 creditsClass Size: 45

Module manager: Cllr C Hudson
Email: c.hudson@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Module replaces

PEME1000 Technical Skills and Applications

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

On completion of this module, students should be able to create the technical knowledge and skills required to pursue SCAPE programmes of study and enhance students' career prospects.

Objectives

Information skills: gathering and using information; referencing and plagiarism; critical analysis.
Communication skills: technical writing; literature reviews; report writing; oral presentation; poster presentation;
Data analysis and presentation: IT skills: use of software: MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel;
CAD: drawing controls, commands, replication etc; basic 3D tools; basic principles of engineering workshop applications such as making sketches for subsequent construction;
Engineering Applications: learning how to plan, design and build a small rig, prepare drawing, carry out a risk assessment and then operate the rig and obtain data and then analyse them;
Team working skills: researching information as a team, organising and planning tasks within a team, prepare and deliver an oral presentation as a team.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should have acquired the necessary information analysis and presentation skills and specifically:
- employ IT for technical writing and in the preparation and delivery of presentations through the use of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software;
- gather information, reference and critically assess this in the form of a literature review; understand plagiarism and how to avoid it;
- analyse, present, model and critically assess experimental data; write technical or laboratory reports, as appropriate to their programme of study;
- write and deliver an oral presentation;
- gain appreciation of the basic principles of computer aided design (CAD) and its application via selected case examples;
- plan, design, build, operate and dismantle a simple rig;
- be able to work as a member of a team and apply engineering ethics principles.

Syllabus

- Lectures on information skills (information gathering, referencing and plagiarism); writing skills (technical report writing); health and safety and risk assessment; data analyses and presentation (visual presentation of data; statistics - distributions and their description; data acquisition; error analysis and handling; analysing and modelling of statistical data; statistical design of experiments); practical briefings; intellectual property.
- Practical on information skills (information gathering); practical on IT skills (statistical analyses, Excel software), seminar on ethics, experiments designed to provide sufficient results for report compilation and data analysis: design and build exercises (fluid flow and electrical circuitry), testing of materials, flight simulator.
- Allocation of subject-specific projects and groups (4-6 students per group).
- Lectures on engineering ethics: decision making, group and individual responsibility;
- Practicals on CAD (AutoCAD), design and specific project topics;
- Group project assignment (literature review, technical drawing, short technical report, oral presentation). This activity will be organised in the first two weeks of January with group tutorials given by personal tutors acting as supervisors.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Group learning	20	1.00	20.00
Lecture	24	1.00	24.00
Practical	3	2.00	6.00
Seminar	2	2.00	4.00
Tutorial	6	1.00	6.00
Independent online learning hours			67.00
Private study hours			73.00
Total Contact hours			60.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Report writing
Data analysis
Technical drawing
Team project discussions
Oral presentation preparation and rehearsal
Technical drawing

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students' progress will be monitored by:
- Skills demonstrated in the practical classes;
- Skills demonstrated in presentations;
- Participation in tutorials;
- Assignment performance (group and individual).

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Group Project	Individual reports & group responsibilities	40.00
Presentation	Group presentation	10.00
Practical	Practical reports	25.00
Practical	Practical reports	15.00
Practical	Practical reports	10.00
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 website

Last updated: 26/04/2017

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