Multi-Disciplinary Project module (CE50001)

This is a team-based module which aims to provide you with the opportunity to explore a civil engineering design problem in depth.

This will involve several activities of a cross-disciplinary nature, as you would with a real-life project.

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

• work within a team to explore a problem
• gain further experience of conceptual design practices
• gather relevant information from a range of sources
• conduct any required experiments, tests, and prototyping
• develop an understanding of the wide range of issues which need to be examined when designing a civil engineering project
• produce a viable and sustainable solution to the problem, which will be assessed by actual stakeholders and practicing engineers

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• work with various design software packages to an advanced level
• discuss aspects of design with specialist professionals
• prioritise and plan team activities over a substantial time period
• produce a portfolio for a civil engineering project

Assignments / assessment

• Coursework (100%)

This module does not have a final examination.

Teaching methods / timetable

• Design studio workshops
  • hands-on computer-based sessions
  • individual team discussions with industry experts