ENG2001 | 2021 | University of Exeter

MODULE TITLE	Civil Engineering Challenge Project	CREDIT VALUE	30
MODULE CODE	ENG2001	MODULE CONVENER	Mr Charlie Statham (Coordinator)

DURATION: TERM	1	2	3
DURATION: WEEKS	12	12	0

Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated)	60

DESCRIPTION - summary of the module content

In this challenge project, you will be presented with a project brief that asks you to develop the design of a large scale civil engineering project. You and your team will need to consider many aspects of the project environment and will be required to complete a range of civil engineering and related tasks. These range from developing initial concept designs, to assessing likely environmental impact of the project, surveying the site, developing structural scheme designs and investigating various construction methods.

Supported through both academic and guest lectures, you will develop your knowledge and skill in a range of different areas including:

free-hand sketching
carrying out topographical surveys
presenting and articulating your work
knowledge of health and safety in the construction industry
knowledge of sustainability and environmental impact assessment
knowledge of current and emerging construction techniques
knowledge of structural scheme design
construction project management, personal time management and team working experience

Upon completion of the project, you will present your complete body of work as a team, showing how you responding to the brief and developed a solution through concept stage to scheme design stage with a viable plan for construction.

In this project, lectures only serve as a starting point, signposting you in the right direction. To excel in this project you will need initiative and drive to complete independent study and research and explore beyond what is discussed in lectures.

AIMS - intentions of the module

This project will give you your first introduction to what is involved in completing a realistic civil engineering project. It will allow you to put into context much of what you have learned in year 1. One of the overarching aim of this project is to provide you with the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge acquired in your study of Soil Mechanics, Solid Mechanics and Structural Behaviour.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) (see assessment section below for how ILOs will be assessed)

ILO #	Intended Learning Outcome	*AHEP ILO - MEng**	AHEP ILO - BEng	JBM attribute mapping
ILO #1	Analyse a project brief and extract key requirements required to satisfy the brief	D1m, D2m, D3m	D1p, D2p, D3p	Design
ILO #2	Develop a programme of works that leads to project completion in line with a set brief	D2m, D3m, D4m, D5m, ET3m, EP8m, G3m	D2p, D3p, D4p, D5p, ET3p, EP8p, G3p
ILO #3	Work productively as a member of a team, compromising and dealing with disagreement in a professional manner	EP11m, G1m, G4m	EP9p, G1p, G4p	Professionalism and Ethics
ILO #4	Put core engineering theory in structural mechanics, solid mechanics and soil mechanics into practice in the solution of an engineering problem	SM1m, EA1m, EA4m	SM1p, EA1p, EA2p, EA4p	Design
ILO #5	Demonstrate competence in free hand sketching and communicating concepts and ideas graphically	D6m	D6p
ILO #6	Use fundamental mechanics to develop outline structural designs and assess load paths and likely failure mechanisms	SM1m, EA1m, EA2m	SM1p, EA1p, EA2p	Design
ILO #7	Demonstrate competence in engineering surveying	SM1m, SM3m, Sm4m, Sm6m, EA6m, EP2m, EP3m	SM1p, SM3p, EP2p, EP3p
ILO #8	Demonstrate knowledge of industry practice that promotes sustainable development	D2m, ET4m	D2p, ET4p	Sustainability
ILO #9	Demonstrate knowledge of environmental impact assessment	D2m, ET4m	ET4p	Sustainability
ILO #10	Demonstrate knowledge of commonly used and emerging construction techniques and practices	SM1m, SM4m, EP1m	SM1p, EP1p
ILO #11	Demonstrate knowledge of industry practice that promotes health and safety	ET5m, ET6m	ET5p, ET6p	Health and Safety Risk Management
ILO #12	Demonstrate proficiency in communicating and presenting technical content clearly and accurately	D6m, G1m	D6p, G1p
ILO #13	Demonstrate competence in carrying out independent and effective research	D3m, G1m, EP4m	D3p, EP4p, G1p
	* Engineering Council Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP) ILOs for MEng and BEng Degrees

SYLLABUS PLAN - summary of the structure and academic content of the module

1	An introduction to project management
2	Technical report writing
3	Freehand sketching and visual communication
4	Understanding load paths
5	An introduction to structural framing
6	Preliminary structural design
7	Surveying
8	Sustainability considerations and environmental impact assessment
9	An introduction to common construction techniques

LEARNING AND TEACHING

LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities	85	Guided Independent Study	205	Placement / Study Abroad

DETAILS OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning & teaching activities	32	Lectures
Scheduled learning & teaching activities	45	Design Session
Scheduled learning & teaching activities	8	PBL Support Sessions
Scheduled learning & teaching activities	10	Surveying field work
Guided independent study	205	Individual and team project work

ASSESSMENT

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - for feedback and development purposes; does not count towards module grade

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (% of credit)

Coursework	0	Written Exams	0	Practical Exams

DETAILS OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Form of Assessment	% of Credit	Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length)	ILOs Assessed
Coursework – Initial Design Exercise	30	8 pages A4 per student	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Coursework – Design Exercise – Stage 0 and 1	10	3 pages A4 per student	1, 3, 12, 13
Coursework – Design Exercise – Stage 2	20	5 min presentation and 6 pages A4 per student	2–13
Coursework – Design Exercise – Stage 3	30	8 min presentation and 10 pages A4 per student	2–13
– Peer Review	10		3

DETAILS OF RE-ASSESSMENT (where required by referral or deferral)

RE-ASSESSMENT NOTES

A key aspect of this module is not only learning and applying core technical knowledge to the design process, but doing so as part of an industry-led design brief as part of a design group. Group working and collaboration is core to the achievement of ILOs for this project module and is crucial for student success later in the programme and post graduation. Traditional reassesment of this module in the summer period would not allow all module ILOs to be assessed. Combined with the fact that the window for reassesment is extremely limited, it is not possible or practical to offer reassessment during the summer months.

For any failed component of summative assessment, a student or group will be given the opportunity to resubmit within the current academic year. In this way ref/def assessment is moved within the current project context. The usual rules around mitigation and capped marks apply.

If all assessment opportunities are exhausted and the module is failed, this must be remedied in the following academic year. The likelihood of failure is mitigated by the assessment strategy that utilises multiple assessment and reassessments throughout the academic year.

RESOURCES

INDICATIVE LEARNING RESOURCES - The following list is offered as an indication of the type & level of
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener

A wide range of suitable learning resources will be posted to ELE, throughout the module.

Reading list for this module:

There are currently no reading list entries found for this module.

CREDIT VALUE	30	ECTS VALUE

PRE-REQUISITE MODULES	None
CO-REQUISITE MODULES	None

NQF LEVEL (FHEQ)	5	AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING	No
ORIGIN DATE	Friday 8th January 2021	LAST REVISION DATE	Thursday 5th August 2021

KEY WORDS SEARCH	None Defined

Civil Engineering Challenge Project - 2021 entry