Course Catalogue

Team Design Project and Skills UESTC3010

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

Students divide into teams of 8-10 members to design and construct electronic and electrical systems (typically autonomous vehicles) which perform assigned tasks on time and within budget. Students make oral and written presentations of their work, and also give demonstration of their final design.

Timetable

This is a team project that will run over a semester with on-line support. Lecturers and local GTAs are available to mentor the groups.

Requirements of Entry

Mandatory Entry Requirements

None

Recommended Entry Requirements

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Assessment

Components of assessment

%

Type

Details

10

Preliminary Report

Initial design and responsibilities

25

Final demonstration

The extent to which the final product meets the specification

40

Final individual presentation

Presentation from individual team members describing the work they did in the project

25

Final team report

Joint team report including details of development and the final product

 

 

 

Assessment is based on the overall performance of the group, with modifications for individual contributions

 

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.

 

Due to the nature of the coursework and sequencing of courses, it is not possible to reassess the coursework project and laboratory.

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to

■ build experience of working in a team to design and construct an integrated electronic system that must perform a specific function within budget.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

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

· Analyse technical requirements to develop and justify an overall design plan within a given budget;

· Design, construct and validate electronic hardware to perform specific functions;

· Outline a project plan using project management tool (such as PERT), defining milestones and measuring achievement against such milestones, including a risk mitigation plan;

· Show teamwork skills by working effectively within a team;

.  produce a technical report that outline the analysis and present the results clearly.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions