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This skills-based course will introduce students to engineering concepts and design by designing and building creative solutions to problems. The central idea of engineering design as a fit-for-purpose solution will be introduced. The course will develop information literacy and communication skills for future engineering studies.
An understanding of the nature of engineering and its place in society. Design methods, illustrated by case studies; experience of the design process through individual and group design projects.Basic engineering drawing and sketching skills. Numeracy skills, including units and dimensions, estimation, graphing and error handling; Spread-sheeting, technical communication and report writing; Problem solving methods; Introductory project management;
Peter Gostomski
Alan Wood and Kim Rutter
Richard Jordan
Jordan, Pat; Foundations of Excel : for engineers and scientists ; Pearson, 2012 (Students are expected to have their own copy of this for tutorials. Available from the University Bookshop).
Morison, Ken R. , University of Canterbury; Foundations of engineering ; McGraw Hill Custom Pub, 2012 (The 2012 version of the textbook has some chapters in common with previous years but several parts are different. Available on campus at the University Bookshop).
Assignment Value1. Technical Report on life cycle assessment 8%2. Major Design Project (4 group work items)various (detailed below) 2.1 Problem definition and constraints 2.5% 2.2 Brainstorming and solution selection 2.5% 2.3 Final report 12.5% 2.4 Oral presentation 2.5% Total Major Design Report 20.0%3. Energy Conversions and Estimation 8%4. Individual Design and Build 16%5. Engineering Sketching 5%Final Examination (2 hours) 43%Total Course Assessment 100%
Domestic fee $841.00
International fee $4,638.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.
For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .