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2022/23 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

AVIA3060 Aviation Group Design Project

40 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Dr DW Dixon-Hardy
Email: d.w.dixon-hardy@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2022/23

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

As part of a BEng(Hons) degree for which accreditation is to be sought by an appropriate licenced institution of the Engineering Council, students must undertake a significant group design project. As such this is a compulsory module.

Objectives

The purpose of the module is for students to undertake a group design project on an aviation topic.

On completion of this module, students should:
- Have experience of working in design teams and communicating effectively within the team;
- Be capable of demonstrating project direction based on sound scientific and engineering data and arguments;
- Have experience of project organisation and management;
- Be aware of the financial, environmental, sustainability and other aspects associated with a major design project;
- Have acquired the necessary skills to enable them to conduct a project with a significant degree of engineering competence;
- Be capable of disseminating their findings in written and verbal form.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should have a deeper knowledge of:
1. Principles, analysis and design of an aviation based project of experiments which are either apparatus or simulator based.
2. Methodologies for design of experimental and/or simulator procedures.
3. Environmental, safety and sustainability issues.
4. Project management, cost and investment analysis.
5. Apply logical reasoning based on a firm knowledge of engineering science and technology gained in earlier years.
6. Effectively communicate the outcomes of a major project undertaking in both written and verbal form.

Skills outcomes
ABBREVIATED DUE TO WORD LIMIT
P = practiced ACTIVELY, F= Formatively assessed, S = Summatively assessed.

EA1: P in weekly group/supervisor meetings and evidence showing how these have been met in group project meeting minutes. S reporting of such knowledge in group design report and presentation.
EA2: P evaluation of these will appear through group progress meeting minutes. S reporting of such knowledge in group design report and presentation.
EA3: P by use of relevant software such as CFD Fluent, COMSOL Multiphysics, Excel, MATLAB and other software available for project use. S reporting of such knowledge in group design report and presentation.
EA4: P focus of group design project will be to encourage students to use what knowledge they have to implement an engineering or systems integrated approach to project topic. S reporting of such knowledge in group design report and presentation.
D1: P through discussions in lectures and group/supervisor meetings. S included in the project marking scheme.
D2: P initial identification of issues via problem statement and further discussed/refined in weekly group/supervisor meetings. S reporting of such knowledge in group design report and presentation.
D3: P use appropriate tools to identify impact of such occurrences and/or explain and show what effect is. S included in the project marking scheme.
D4: P through demonstration of appropriate choices in how to problem-solve in context of the nature of design project. F evidenced in the project interim report and S included in the project marking scheme.
D5: P though group project meeting minutes. F evidenced in the project interim report and S included in the project marking scheme.
D6: P by producing one page Executive Summary for specific purpose to explain project and its findings to non-technical audience. S reporting of such knowledge in group design report and presentation.
ELSEE 1: P All aspects of aviation require a very high standard of professional and ethical conduct and will be addressed throughout project in weekly group/supervisor meetings. F weekly student/supervisor meetings.
ELSEE 2: P through weekly meetings and S reporting of such knowledge in group project report and presentation.
ELSEE 3: P evidenced though group project meeting minutes. F evidenced in the project interim report and S included in the project marking scheme.
ELSEE 4: S reporting of such knowledge in group project report and presentation.
ELSEE 5: P identified in form appropriate to project and discussed accordingly. S reporting of such knowledge in group project report and presentation.
ELSEE 6: P identified in form appropriate to the project and discussed accordingly. S reporting of such knowledge in group project report and presentation.
EP1: P all these topics pervade group design projects and students will be guided by supervisor so they can adequately demonstrate them. S reporting of such knowledge in group project report and presentation.
EP2: S reporting of such knowledge in group design report and presentation.
EP3: P through experimental and/or simulator based investigations. F evidenced by participation in use of the FNTPII and Airbus A320 simulators. S included in the project marking scheme.
EP4: P in form of literature review. S reporting of such knowledge in group design report and presentation.
EP5: S reporting of such knowledge in group design report and presentation.
EP6: P Standard Operating Procedures feature extensively in Aviation and demonstration of how these apply to group design project will be required. S included in the project marking scheme.
EP7: P through changes to procedures as group design project progresses. F evidenced where appropriate by participation in use of the FNTPII and Airbus A320 simulators. S included in the project marking scheme.
EP8: P through design and adapted procedures to deal with uncertainty. S included in the project marking scheme.
EP9: P, F, S as this is a group design project, where each student experiences a variety of roles.
AGS1: These aspects will be P and S throughout module as specified in other competencies.
AGS2: P through group design project where background reading will be required to understand group and individual requirements of project. S included in the project marking scheme.
AGS3: P through individual responsibilities in project. F evidenced in the project interim report and S included in the project marking scheme.
AGS4: P by demonstration of project progress and achievement. F evidenced in the project interim report, weekly supervision meetings and S included in the project marking scheme.


Syllabus

A range of aviation and aerospace projects will be on offer encompassing topics on aviation materials, the use of the University's A320 and FNPT2 CAA approved simulator and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling, security and others.
Each group will be required to produce a project plan detailing the planning and execution of the project, an interim report (part 1) at the end of semester 1, covering basic aspects, relevant literature in the field and a final report (part 2) at the end of semester 2.
They will also attend a series of lectures and seminars dealing with relevant aspects of the planning, design and evaluation of the project and ethical issues. Students will be responsible for the organisation and delivery of relevant aspects required in the project, as prescribed.
Each individual student will be required to produce an individual design report in semester 2 covering detailed technical design, implementation, evaluation, results and discussion of the design project item(s).
The work will also be presented orally at the end of the second semester.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture41.004.00
Tutorial221.0022.00
Private study hours374.00
Total Contact hours26.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)400.00

Private study

Students will be expected to manage their time and develop ideas to how to undertake their group design project based on either a topic provided for them or agreed in advance (including agreement on resources). They will attend weekly tutorial/guidance meetings with their project supervisor but in the main are expected to work on their topic in private study time.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students' progress will be monitored via:
- Submission of a project plan (semester 1)
- Part 1 report (semester 1)
- Final design report (semester 2)
- Verbal presentation (semester 2)
- Extent of participation and response to questions asked in weekly tutorials with supervisors

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Group ProjectPart 1 (2000 words)20.00
Group ProjectPart 2 (8000 words)60.00
PresentationVerbal presentation (10 mins)10.00
PortfolioGroup meeting minutes10.00
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: 12/07/2022

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