Innovation and Group Design Project (MECH0049)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Teaching department: Mechanical Engineering
Credit value: 30

Restrictions: Only available to students enrolled on MSc Engineering with Finance, MSc Engineering with Innovation and Entrepreneurship and MSc Manufacturing with Innovation and Enterprise
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module provides students from the MSc Engineering with Finance, MSc Engineering with Innovation and Entrepreneurship and MSc Manufacturing with Innovation and Enterprise with experience of working as a group, in liaison, where possible, with industry, in order to design a complex engineering product, system or service under stringent time and resource limitations and to assess its commercial potential.

Students have the opportunity to apply formal project management techniques such as planning, resource allocation, cost estimation, project monitoring and reporting, and to develop commercial skills and business awareness.

A working prototype, full technical specification, parts lists, details of the supply chain, manufacturing plan, pricing, and marketing strategy must be developed. In addition a full business plan with five year projections must be given, including an assessment of the likely sources of start-up capital funds.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 55% Other form of assessment

15% Coursework

30% Viva or oral presentation
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 53
Module leader: Professor Mark Miodownik
Who to contact for more information: mecheng.pg-queries@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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