Engineering design plan module

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Pearson BTEC

HNC/D Diploma

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RQF)

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Unit 1: Engineering Design

Unit Handbook

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Contents Aims......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Abstract ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Learning Outcomes ................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Essential Content .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

LO1 Prepare an engineering design specification in response to a stakeholder’s design brief and requirements ........... 5

LO2 Formulate possible technical solutions by using prepared examples of engineering design specifications .............. 5

LO3 Prepare an engineering industry standard technical design report by using appropriate design calculations,

drawings and concepts ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

LO4 Present, to an audience, a recommended technical design solution by using real examples of stakeholder briefs.. 6

Recommended Resources....................................................................................................................................................... 7

Harvard Referencing ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

Direct quotations ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Paraphrasing ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Examples of Referencing Within Text ................................................................................................................................. 9

Direct quote from a book or journal article with one author: ........................................................................................ 9

Direct quote from a book or journal article with two authors: ...................................................................................... 9

Direct quote from a book or journal article with three authors: .................................................................................... 9

Paraphrasing: .................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Creating a reference list .................................................................................................................................................... 10

Book with one author ................................................................................................................................................... 10

Book with two authors .................................................................................................................................................. 11

Book with three or more authors ................................................................................................................................. 11

Book – second or later edition ...................................................................................................................................... 11

Book by same author in the same year ........................................................................................................................ 11

Book with an editor ....................................................................................................................................................... 11

Books with an anonymous or unknown author ............................................................................................................ 11

Journal article ................................................................................................................................................................ 11

World Wide Web page .................................................................................................................................................. 12

Tips for Success ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Support.................................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Unit Evaluation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14

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Aims The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the methodical steps that engineers use in creating functional

products and processes; from a design brief to the work, and the stages involved in identifying and justifying a

solution to a given

engineering need.

Abstract On successful completion of this unit students will be able to prepare an engineering design specification that

satisfies stakeholders’ requirements, implement best practice when analysing and evaluating possible design

solutions, prepare a written technical design report, and present their finalised design to a

customer or audience.

Learning Outcomes By the end of this unit students will be able to:

1. Prepare an engineering design specification in response to a stakeholder’s design brief and requirements.

2. Formulate possible technical solutions by using prepared examples of engineering design specifications.

3. Prepare an engineering industry standard technical design report by using appropriate design calculations,

drawings and concepts.

4. Present, to an audience, a recommended technical design solution by using real examples of stakeholder

briefs.

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Essential Content

LO1 Prepare an engineering design specification in response to a stakeholder’s design brief

and requirements

Planning techniques used to prepare a design specification:

Definition of client’s/user’s objectives, needs and constraints.

Definition of design constraints, function, specification, milestones.

Planning the design task: Flow charts, Gantt charts, network and critical path

analysis necessary in the design process.

Design process:

Process development, steps to consider from start to finish.

The cycle from design to manufacture.

Three- and five-stage design process.

Vocabulary used in engineering design.

Stage of the design process which includes:

Analysing the situation, problem statement, define tasks and outputs, create the design concept, research the

problem and write a specification. Suggest

possible solutions, select a preferred solution, prepare working drawings, construct a prototype, test and

evaluate the design against objectives, design

communication (write a report).

Customer/stakeholder requirements:

Converting customer request to a list of objectives and constraints.

Interpretation of design requirements.

Market analysis of existing products and competitors.

Aspects of innovation and performance management in decision-making.

LO2 Formulate possible technical solutions by using prepared examples of engineering design

specifications

Conceptual design and evaluating possible solutions:

Modelling, prototyping and simulation using industry standard software, (e.g. AutoCAD, Catia, SolidWorks,

Creo) on high specification computers.

Use of evaluation and analytical tools, e.g. cause and effect diagrams, CAD, knowledge-based engineering.

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LO3 Prepare an engineering industry standard technical design report by using appropriate

design calculations, drawings and concepts

Managing the design process:

Recognising limitations including cost, physical processes, availability of material/components and skills,

timing and scheduling.

Working to specifications and standards, including:

The role of compliance checking, feasibility assessment and commercial

viability of product design through testing and validation.

Design for testing, including:

Material selection to suit selected processes and technologies.

Consideration of manufacturability, reliability, life cycle and environmental issues.

The importance of safety, risk management and ergonomics.

Conceptual design and effective tools:

Technologies and manufacturing processes used in order to transfer engineering designs into finished

products.

LO4 Present, to an audience, a recommended technical design solution by using real examples

of stakeholder briefs

Communication and post-presentation review:

Selection of presentation tools.

Analysis of presentation feedback.

Strategies for improvement based on feedback.

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Recommended Resources

Textbooks

DUL, J. and WEERDMEESTER, B. (2008) Ergonomics for beginners. 3rd Ed. Boca

Raton: CRC Press.

DYM, C.L., LITTLE, P. and ORWIN, E. (2014) Engineering Design: a Project Based

Introduction. 4th Ed. Wiley.

GRIFFITHS, B. (2003) Engineering Drawing for Manufacture. Kogan Page Science.

REDDY, K.V. (2008) Textbook of Engineering Drawing. 2nd Ed. Hyderabad: BS

Publications.

Websites

www.epsrc.ac.uk Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

(General Reference)

www.imeche.org Institution of Mechanical Engineers

(General Reference)

Links

This unit links to the following related units:

Unit 23: Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD/CAM)

Unit 34: Research Project

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Harvard Referencing

When you are writing your assessment, be sure to type in reference information as you add in the ideas of other

authors. This will save you time and will ensure that you reference all sources properly. Whenever you use

someone else’s ideas or words, you must put in a reference. The only exception to this rule is when the

information you have read somewhere is common knowledge or ‘public domain’ information. For example, you

would not need to include a reference if you stated in an assignment that Shakespeare wrote plays and sonnets

in Elizabethan times.

Always reference…

Direct quotations This is when you copy another author’s material word-for-word. You should show the reader that it is a direct

quote by placing the material in inverted commas. Traditionally, double inverted commas have been used (“)

but it is now acceptable, and preferable to use single inverted commas (‘). Sometimes it is difficult to avoid the

direct quotation as the author’s words may precisely describe the point you are trying to make. However, do

try to avoid the overuse of direct quotations; try to paraphrase the author’s work where possible. Please note

that when you use direct quotations, you must reproduce the author’s words exactly, including all spelling,

capitalisation, punctuation, and errors. You may show the reader that you recognise an error and that you are

correctly quoting the author by placing the term ‘sic’ in brackets after the error.

Paraphrasing This is when you take another author’s ideas and put them into your own words. You are still copying someone

else’s work, so you must reference it. You do not need to use inverted commas when you paraphrase, but you

must clearly show the reader the original source of your information.

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Examples of Referencing Within Text

• Phillips (1999) suggests that generational change is inevitable and continuous.

Direct quote from a book or journal article with one author: When organising our time, Adair (1988: 51) states that ‘the centrepiece will tend to be goals and

objectives’.

OR

When organising our time ‘the centrepiece will tend to be goals and objectives’ (Adair, 1988: 51).

Direct quote from a book or journal article with two authors: McCarthy and Hatcher (1996: 69-70) insist that with presentations ‘structure must be clear and precise’.

OR

With presentations, ‘structure must be clear and precise’ (McCarthy and Hatcher, 1996: 69-70).

Direct quote from a book or journal article with three authors: Fisher, Ury and Patton (1991: 37) suggest that when emotional issues cloud negotiation, ‘some thoughts

are best left unsaid’.

OR

‘Some thoughts are best left unsaid’ when emotional issues cloud negotiation (Fisher, Ury and Patton,

1991: 37).

Paraphrasing: By improving your posture you can improve how you communicate feelings of power and confidence

(McCarthy and Hatcher, 1996: 111).

Electronic sources such as WWW pages, electronic databases and electronic journals are cited in the text in

much the same way as traditional print sources, with the exception of page numbers. The author’s name is

followed by a publication date, but no page numbers are listed. If no publication date is available, and this might

be the case for WWW pages, then where the date should go, insert (n.d.) which stands for ‘no date’.

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Creating a reference list

All the sources you refer to in the main body of your assignment need to be listed at the end of the assignment

in a reference list. In a reference list, you only need to list those sources from which you have either quoted or

paraphrased. For example, you do not have to list books you used for background reading purposes.

When creating a reference list, the sources should be listed alphabetically by author’s surname, should be left

justified, and the references should never be preceded by a bullet-point or number. Where the author is

anonymous or unknown for any one source, insert that source in the alphabetical list using the title of the source

instead of the author’s name. All sources should be listed together; there should not be separate lists for books

versus journal articles versus electronic sources. The reference list should be on a separate page from the rest

of the assignment and should be simply titled ‘References’ or ‘Literature Cited’ and the title should be in the

same font and size as the other headings in your assignment.

When you use the Harvard System, you are only usually required to produce a reference list. However, some

lecturers and tutors may want you to produce a bibliography instead of a reference list. In cases where you are

asked to produce a bibliography, you must list all sources you have consulted, regardless of whether you cited

from them or not. Also, some lecturers or tutors may ask you to produce an annotated bibliography or reference

list. This simply means that after each source listed, you write a couple of sentences that appraise the book’s

usefulness in relation to the topic.

The following is a guide to how to list references in a reference list.

Book with one author Adair, J. (1988) Effective time management: How to save time and spend it wisely, London: Pan Books.

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Book with two authors McCarthy, P. and Hatcher, C. (1996) Speaking persuasively: Making the most of your presentations, Sydney:

Allen and Unwin.

Book with three or more authors

Fisher, R., Ury, W. and Patton, B. (1991) Getting to yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in, 2nd

edition, London: Century Business.

Book – second or later edition Barnes, R. (1995) Successful study for degrees, 2nd edition, London: Routledge.

Book by same author in the same year Napier, A. (1993a) Fatal storm, Sydney: Allen and Unwin.

Napier, A. (1993b) Survival at sea, Sydney: Allen and Unwin.

Book with an editor Danaher, P. (ed.) (1998) Beyond the Ferris wheel, Rockhampton: CQU Press.

Books with an anonymous or unknown author The University Encyclopaedia (1985) London: Roydon.

Journal article Muller, V. (1994) ‘Trapped in the body: Transsexualism, the law, sexual identity’, The Australian Feminist Law

Journal, vol. 3, August, pp. 103-107.

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World Wide Web page Young, C. (2001) English Heritage position statement on the Valletta Convention, [Online], Available:

http://www.archaeol.freeuk.com/EHPostionStatement.htm [24 Aug 2001].

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