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Welcome Back Year 4! (BEng, MEng and BSc). Guidance for Academic Year 2008-2009 Ian Black (Year 4 DoS) Room NS2.29. The Basics…. Course structures 08-09: See handout MRP’s are the staff you need to contact about module-specific issues Each module is worth 15 credits
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Welcome Back Year 4!(BEng, MEng and BSc) Guidance for Academic Year 2008-2009 Ian Black (Year 4 DoS) Room NS2.29
The Basics….. • Course structures 08-09: See handout • MRP’s are the staff you need to contact about module-specific issues • Each module is worth 15 credits • You should be registered for 8 modules, 4 per semester • Semester Arrangements 08-09: • Semester 1 Block 1 (Teaching) 16 September – 5 December • Semester 1 Block 2 (Assessment) 8 December – 19 December • Break 1 22 December - 9 January • Semester 2 Block 1 (Teaching) 12 January – 3 April • Break 2 6 April – 24 April • Semester 2 Block 2 (Assessment) 27 April – 22 May • Graduation 23 June – 26 June
What I do for you….. • First line contact: E-mail, phone or face-to-face • Answer your e-mails (but not always immediately – depends on workload!) • Face-to-face: Preferably make an appointment – avoid coming to my office on chance! • Answer QUICK questions at the end of a lecture or in the corridor • Handle the following: • Course transfers and module changes • Suspension of studies and withdrawals (use the correct form) • Liaise with Dr Peter Kew and Prof Jim Ritchie on formal complaints and appeals (I can be first point of contact) • Maintain web noticeboard: • Timetables (and any changes to them) • Advise of Graduate vacancies and further education opportunities (e.g. PhD studentships) • Post semester results (grades only) for Year 4 MEng • Advise of new policies or guidelines relevant to you • Tea and sympathy (but bring your own milk)!
…..and what you can do for me! • Follow all prescribed module arrangements and assessment requirements (tutorials, tests, coursework and examinations) • Maintain and regularly check your e-mail account (housekeep) • Notify of any absence, intended or otherwise through clear written communication, i.e. by self-certification form, medical documentation, letter and/or e-mail as appropriate • Follow University and School HSE policy at all times, e.g. wearing of PPE when on workshop activities • Set an example to junior years and remember that you are representatives of the University when on visits, external engagements or interfacing with industrial contacts
The coming year in context….. • BEng: Year 4 consolidates and extends your grounding in the engineering sciences, design and manufacture, management (some) and other engineering disciplines • MEng: Year 4 acts as a ‘launch-pad’ for Year 5 and marks your separation proper from the BEng.
MEng specifics….. • MEng do module B50JA2 Group Project 1 in Semester 2 as preparation for Year 5 work • Progression to Year 5 MEng from Year 4 MEng requires a final average mark > 55
Robotics & Cybertronics specifics….. • More Mechanical Engineering now possible in Year 4 • Business awareness and sustainability module included • Contact in EECE for general enquiries is Dr Jason Hong • Contact in EECE for specific module-related enquiries is the MRP
The Mechanical Engineering Sciences….. • Advanced Mechanics of Materials 1 & 2 • Dynamics 1 & 2 • Fluids 1 & 2 • Thermodynamics 1 & 2
Advanced Mechanics of Materials 1 & 2 ….. • Aims: • carry out advanced analyses and problems • analyse mechanics of materials where time is a significant variable • use FEA in cases where the geometry and loading are complex and variable • engage with the findings of recent research in a mechanics of materials topic • Content: • Viscoelasticity • Mechanical behaviour of biomaterials (prostheses and implants) • Analytical techniques for biomaterial mechanical characterisation: • Micro- and Nano-mechanics • Advanced FEA • Advanced classical mechanics of materials • Advanced fracture and fatigue • Micromechanics • Functional materials
Dynamics 1 & 2 ….. • Aims: • To provide you with a thorough understanding of vibration theory and an appreciation of its application in an engineering environment • Content: • 1-D.o.F. systems • 2-D.o.F. systems • Continuous systems • Approximate methods • Control Theory • Acoustics
Fluids 1 & 2 ….. • Aims: • Give you an appreciation of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics applied to aerodynamics, including ideal flows, boundary layers, and aerofoils • Provide a methodology for analysing one-dimensional compressible flow systems • Content: • Ideal Flow theory • Boundary layer theory • Aerodynamics • Use of empirical, theoretical, and computational resources for the analysis of an aerodynamic problem • Isentropic Flow, Fanno Flow, Rayleigh Flow, Shock Waves, Isothermal Flow and Prandtl-Meyer expansions • Laboratory sessions in nozzle flows with and without shock waves
Thermodynamics 1 & 2 ….. • Aims: • Give you an insight into applied thermodynamics which would form the basis of further study, research or professional engineering in the area of thermodynamics or heat transfer • Content: • Application of thermodynamic principles • Combined cycles • Availability • Axial flow turbines • Thermodynamic property relationships • Advanced psychrometry • Combustion and chemical reaction • Equilibrium • Heat transfer and heat exchangers • Radiation Heat Transfer
Individual Project….. • Dr Baixin Chen is the coordinator if you need to change something • Dr Peter Kew is the budget holder if you need to buy something • Your supervisor(s) is(are) the ‘technical expert(s)’ if you need to know something • Detailed guidelines (booklet) on individual project requirements will be made available on the web noticeboard when ready
Be aware of….. • Plagiarism: • Shouldn’t be on your radar! • Can be detected (e.g. Turnitin software) and penalties are severe (can even lead to dismissal from University) • University-wide policies (see web noticeboard): • late submissions and coursework • use of calculators • Examination regulations
Graduation (BEng/BSc)….. Prizes are available to eligible graduates
Career Prospects and Destinations….. • Oil and Gas (e.g. FMC, INEOS, Shell, Schlumberger, BP Exploration) • Manufacturing (e.g. Weirs, Babcock, Selex, BAE Systems, GKN, British Sugar) • Further Study (e.g. MSc, MPhil, PhD) • Armed Forces (e.g. RAF Engineering, RN, REME) • Own Business (IPD particularly)
Highlight of the year ? • Undoubtedly the…… in Week 13, Semester 2 – DON’T MISS IT!! Final Project Presentations