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What will I learn?
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts in MSE: structure, structural and functional properties, and the interaction of structure and properties
2. Evaluate the mechanical behaviour of a material and analyse its microstructure
3. Describe the relationships between structure and properties
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Autonomous Student Learning | 72 |
Lectures | 36 |
Laboratories | 6 |
Total | 114 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Exam (In-person): Examination: MCQ and short answer questions | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
No |
Report(s): Lab Report: Metallography of steels and brasses | Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 | Graded | No | 10 |
No |
Report(s): Lab Report: Tesile testing | Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 | Graded | No | 10 |
No |
Report(s): Lab Report: Heat treatment and impact testing | Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 | Graded | No | 10 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Dr Adam Boyce | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |