ENGR8711 Engineering Design GE

Initiation, planning and development of engineering projects including such subjects as feasibility studies, design and performance specifications, creativity, decision theory, construction, testing and evaluation, operation, maintenance and sustainability of engineering systems and the optimum use of resources. Social, economic, political, international and environmental issues related to engineering projects. Drawing and documentation standards, theory and practice, including design and modelling software.

This topic aims to introduce students to the general nature of and the core professional practices associated with engineering design in the context of engineering projects, with emphasis on the social, economic, political, international and environmental issues. The topic also develops skills in drawing and documentation.

1. Appreciate the role of engineers in society and the purposes of engineering projects
2. Understand the basic processes involved in engineering planning and design
3. Apply systems concepts and elementary optimisation theory to the modelling of engineering processes
4. Use decision theory and basic economic analysis for the evaluation of engineering projects
5. Identify and consider the social, economic, political, international and environmental dimensions of an engineering project
6. Apply the principles of sustainable development
7. Use software tools for engineering drawing, modelling and documentation
8. Conduct independent research into a design problem to critically review, analyse, evaluate, and present findings in a structured, referenced, and well-written research report