This course introduces students to a selected sub-set of advanced manufacturing methods.  It includes: micro and nano-manufacturing, pultrusion, composites and layered manufacture.

3 lectures per week

None

None

Assessment

80% Examination

20% Coursework

Reassessment

In accordance with the University's Code of Assessment reassessments are normally set for all courses which do not contribute to the honours classifications. For non honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students, and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions are listed below in this box.

It is not possible to offer reassessment in group project work in this course. Students failing to complete the group project work, without good cause, will be receive a Credit Refused (CR) grade and will be required to re-attend the course the following year.

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

The aim of this course are to:

■ provide students with knowledge of a sub-set of advanced manufacturing processes;

■ provide students with the capability to design simple components and products that take full advantage of the manufacturing processes;

■ provide students with an ability to research and evaluate new and advanced manufacturing processes.

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

■ describe the main features of a sub-set of advanced manufacturing processes;

■ undertake and justify the selection of a particular manufacturing process for a particular component or product;

■ design a simple component or product taking full advantage of the strengths of a particular manufacturing process;

■ research and describe an emerging or developing advanced manufacturing process and evaluate its capability and scope of application.

Students must attend the degree examination and submit at least 75% by weight of the other components of the course's summative assessment.

Students must attend the timetabled laboratory classes.

Students should attend at least 75% of the timetabled classes of the course.

Note that these are minimum requirements: good students will achieve far higher participation/submission 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.