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Welcome Back Year 3!
(BEng, MEng and BSc)
Guidance for Academic Year 2010-2011
Purpose of presentation
• To give you a summary of the basic
information about the 3rd year of your
degree programme
• Brief overview of the core subjects
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: Make an appointment!
– Can Answer QUICK questions in the corridor
• Handle the following:
– Programme transfers and course changes (important for people
here for one year!)
– Suspension of studies and withdrawals (use the correct form)
– Liaise with Dr Peter Kew and Prof Jim Ritchie on formal
complaints and appeals (DOS can be first point of contact)
• Maintain noticeboard:
http://www.mec.hw.ac.uk/localdocs/nb_year3.htm
– Timetables (and any changes to them)
– Advise of Graduate vacancies and further education
opportunities (e.g. PhD studentships)
– Post Semester 1 results (grades only)
– Advise of new policies or guidelines relevant to you
• Tea and sympathy (but bring your own milk)!
What more can I do for you…..
…..and what you can do for me!
• Follow all prescribed course arrangements and assessment requirements
(tutorials, tests, coursework and examinations)
• Make sure you are registered for 8 courses
• 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
• Remember that you are representatives of the University when on visits,
external engagements or interfacing with industrial contacts
WE have a Learning and Teaching Agreement (LTA)
See Noticeboard
• Important!! –
MODULES are now called COURSES
COURSES are now called PROGRAMMES
• Course Responsible Persons are the staff you need to contact about course-specific issues
• Each course is worth 15 credits = 150 hours (60 hours contact+90 hours your own time and effort!)
• You should be registered for 8 courses, 4 per semester
• Semester Arrangements 09-10: Semester 1 Block 1 (Teaching) 13 September – 3 December
Semester 1 Block 2 (Assessment) 6 December – 17 December
Break 1 20 December - 7 January
Semester 2 Block 1 (Teaching) 10 January – 1 April
Break 2 4 April – 22 April
Semester 2 Block 2 (Assessment) 26 April – 20 May
Graduation June
The Basics…..
NB: University closed on Monday 20th of September – Public Holiday – Hooray!
Enrolment – 3rd Year
BEng Mechanical Engineering
MEng Mechanical Engineering
BEng Mechanical Engineering
and Energy Engineering
MEng Mechanical Engineering
and Energy Engineering
BEng Automotive Engineering
Enrolment – 3rd Year
BEng Robotics and Cybertronics
MEng Robotics and Cybertronics
Laboratory work in the
Mech Eng Science• More details about specific labs to come
• Laboratory mark
– Have a worksheet to complete and submit in lab
– This will be marked and returned to give feedback on your approach
– You will also submit a lab report (you will be told which labs) for each module (but not for each experiment)
– Non-attendance gets zero – report will be rejected
– Subject to standard submission policy
• Best to see notice board for further details
Progression
• Note: Qualifying subjects no longer exist
• Third to fourth year (BEng)
– 330 credits
– 90 at D grade or better from Year 3
– 480 credits needed for Degree
– Performance used in 4th year project allocation
• Third to fourth year (MEng)
– 330 credits
– 120 at D grade or better from Year 3
– 600 credits needed for Degree
– Average mark > 60% with no resits
Be aware of…..
• Plagiarism:
– Shouldn’t be on your radar!
– Can be detected (e.g. Turnitin) and penalties are severe (can even lead
to dismissal from University)
• University-wide policies regarding:
– Late submissions and coursework (see web notice board)
– Use of calculators
– Examination regulations
The coming year in context…..
• BEng: Year 3 consolidates and extends your grounding in the
engineering sciences, design and manufacture, management
(some) and other engineering disciplines.
– Transfer to MEng is possible at the end of Year 3 if your grades
are good enough
• MEng: Year 3 acts as a ‘launch-pad’ for Year 4 and marks your
separation from the BEng.
B59EG1: Mechanical Engineering Sciences 7
• Strength(W. Shu/R. Fu)
Finite Element Modelling
Design Analysis
Linear and Non-Linear
Problems
• Dynamics:(P. Wilkinson)
Analysis of:
1 D.O.F. systems, Application of
Newton's 2nd law, Energy
techniques, Rayleigh's method,
Natural frequencies,
Damping, Forced response.
• Lectures/Tutorials weeks 1 to 8 2-hr exam (40%)
• Finite Element Project Course work (50%)
• Laboratory weeks 9 to 12 1 Dynamics (10%)
B59EH2: Mechanical Engineering
Science 8
• Mechanics of Materials(Bob Reuben)
Engineering with composites
Thermal stress, elastic / plastic
behaviour in metals
Materials in engineering practice
(project)
• Dynamics(Xichun Luo)
First order systems
Introduction to control systems
Response of control systems to
external stimuli
System stability
Teaching and class activities
• Lectures weeks 1 to 10
• Design assignments weeks 1 to 10
• Laboratories and project presentations weeks 9 to 12
Assessment
• Split 50:50 dynamics and mechanics
• Design and laboratory assignments (60%)
• Open-book End-of-Module test (40%)
B59EI1: Mechanical Engineering Sciences 9
• Thermodynamics
(Stephen Houston)
Second Law of
Thermodynamics
Heat Engines
steam cycles
regeneration,
Brayton cycle)
Heat pumps
• Fluid Mechanics:(W.G. Fruh)
Dynamical Analysis applied to
Drag and lift forces
Pumps
Propellers
Wind turbines and wind
energy
• Lectures weeks 1 to 8 2-hr exam (60%)
• Classes weeks 2 to 12 course work (20%)
• Laboratories weeks 9 to 12 1 Thermo (10%) / 1 Fluids (10%)
B59EJ2: Mechanical Engineering Sciences 10
• Thermodynamics(Stephen Houston)
Heat transfer
Gas mixtures
Psychrometry
• Fluid Mechanics:(W.G. Fruh)
Hydropower
Resource
Turbines
Hydropower
schemes
• Lectures weeks 1 to 8 2-hr exam (60%)
• Classes weeks 2 to 12 course work (20%)
• Laboratories weeks 9 to 12 1 Thermo (10%) / 1 Fluids (10%)
B59DE/DF Design and Manufacture
Synoptic Modules:
B59DE1 Design and Manufacture 3 and B59DF2 Design and
Manufacture 4
B59DE1 Design and Manufacture 3 and B59RM2 Robotic Mechanical
Systems (for people doing robotics and cybertronics)
There will be no exam at the end of Semester 1 for B59DE1, BUT there
will be continuous assessment for this module that will count towards
the final mark for both modules.
This continuous assessment is compulsory!
Formula Student
Dr Bruce Davis
http://www.mec.hw.ac.uk/formula-student/index.html
What is Erasmus?
• European Commission's flagship educational exchange programme for
Higher Education students.
• Gives many European university students their first chance to live and study
abroad.
• UK Erasmus students receive an Erasmus grant (non-repayable grant)
provided by the European Commission which contributes towards the extra
costs arising from studying abroad (€225 per month).
Why go?
• Improve your language skills
• Discover a different culture and gain an international perspective
• Stand out in the job market – a great addition to your CV
• It counts towards your degree – it’s not a gap year
Where can I go?
• Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal,
Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands
For How Long?
• From 3 to 12 Months; usually 1 or 2 consecutive semesters
But I can’t speak a foreign language?
• Many of our partner Universities offer courses through English
Where can I get more information?
• Contact: Dr Tadhg O’Donovan, International Officer (Mechanical Eng)
• Website: http://www.britishcouncil.org/erasmus-about-erasmus.htm
