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This course focuses on the group work aimed at designing and realising complex engineering problems, proposed by academic supervisors.

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One kick-off meeting followed by self-organised meetings within groups and academic supervisors.

There is no set syllabus for this module. Students may select a specific product/project from a list suggested at the commencement of the module or may propose a product in consultation with the Module Coordinator. Students should form groups of 2 or 3, and research individual aspects of the design topic under the guidance of a Topic Supervisor, bringing the results together for a joint report and seminar presentation at the conclusion of the Module.

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The assessment procedure for Design Special Topic 5 consists of three steps:

1. Presentations of a demonstrator or a prototype system in front of a broad audience (academic supervisors and, when available, external guests)

2. Written report submitted by the group as a whole.

3. One page of personal contribution from each student to be added to the report submission.

50% of the assessment is based on the results of the group. The remaining 50% is individually allocated.

The allocation of the available marks is as follows:

1. Written Report: 50%. The report is assessed, and a mark is assigned to the whole group.

2. Productive effort: 10%. The contribution of each member of the group to the project result is assessed by the project academic supervisor also considering the content of the "personal contribution"" document submitted with the final report.

3. Presentation: 20%. The contribution of each group member to the presentation outcome is assessed by the academics attending the presentation and demonstration (averaged).

4. Demonstration: 20%. The contribution of each group member to the demonstration outcome is assessed by the academics attending the presentation and demonstration (averaged).

Aims: To develop critical awareness of issues related to the engineering design and realisation of a complex electronic product.

Objectives (skills to develop):

■ Deconstruct in block outline form the subsystem architecture of an existing example of an electronic product or device.

■ Identify appropriate critical constraints in the evolution of the design of the product; study how these constraints interact and may compete.

■ Specify a suitable subsystem or component of the product and carry out an outline design.

■ Present the result of the design and setup work to an audience.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1) Propose a solution to an engineering problem.

2) Design a prototype or formulate an approach to address the engineering problem.

3) Judge the project feasibility, plan the work activities, organise into a team and manage the teamwork.

4) Construct the working prototype or devise the approach.

5) Assess the results and present the work to the audience and stakeholders.

Requirements for the award of credits

To ensure that a student will be awarded the credits for a course, they must complete the course and reach a minimum level of attainment. This requires that a student:

■ be present at lectures, laboratories and tutorials on at least 50% of occasions at which attendance is monitored.

■ satisfactorily complete the assignments in the laboratories.

■ attend the class test (if held) and gain a nonzero mark and

■ attend the degree examination and gain a nonzero mark

Note that these are minimum requirements: good students will achieve far higher participation rates. Any student who misses an assessment or a significant number of classes because of illness or other good cause should report this by completing a MyCampus absence report.