modules

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations (UN) Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

As an Engineering graduate going into an increasingly diverse industry, you have the power to bring real change to people’s lives and reduce the impact on the environment. In this module, which will be completed over two terms, you will apply the core knowledge gained throughout your degree so far, as well as develop your previous knowledge of the design process through a creative real-world Project Based Learning (PBL) collaborative technical design project. 

 

The PBL driving question is ‘How can we tackle aspects of the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Social Entrepreneurship?’ 

 

Through this project you will research social entrepreneurship and enterprise whilst applying your technical knowledge to develop a product, service, or process. Engineering design is a complex activity, which combines using technical knowledge, and combining it with more creative knowledge and skills whilst addressing a real need. 

 

This module will provide you with an awareness of how engineering design fits within a business. As part of the group design project, you will be encouraged to use the wide range of workshop facilities to make proofs of concept, scale models, or specific component prototypes (using manual or automated machine tools) to improve your understanding of your design, and how to optimise your final design. This module will enhance your 3D modelling skills from Multidisciplinary Challenge Project 1 (ENG1005 ) and equip you with the challenge of optimising designs in terms of performance, cost and manufacturing whilst balancing a social need.