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CVEN40940

Academic Year 2026/2027

Engineering Design Project (CVEN40940)

Subject:
Civil Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Civil Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Muhammad Gulzari
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

In this course, students will undertake a number of case studies in teams that will reflect accurately the types of projects that they might encounter as engineers in the real world. The projects will be challenging and will test a number of skills, both hard and soft (i.e., technical as well as "transferrable", such as communications), required by civil engineers. Guidance will be offered by civil engineers from the work place.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

There are a number of learning objectives associated with this module that will help students to acquire both hard and soft skills required by civil engineers. Students will work in teams on projects, and will have to demonstrate and develop the ability to interact with other students. Students will also be expected to present their case studies in the form of written and oral reports and so will improve their communication, writing and graphical skills.

Students will be bringing together knowledge learnt across the modules they have taken at UCD, and so will have to demonstrate the ability to think critically and to problem-solve.

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

16
Specified Learning Activities

32
Autonomous Student Learning

75
Total

123

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module comprises a series of interactive workshops and discussions with practitioners. Students are set a piece of design work and they work in teams to mimic a real-world situation.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade Component repeat (in-module) Offered
Group Work Assignment: Group Work Assignment: Groups will work weekly on a group structural design project assignment between weeks 1 and 6, with a final submission in week 6 Week 6 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
50
 No
Individual Project: Individual Scheme Design Project to be submitted by week 12 Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
40
 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Participation in Learning Activities: Weekly participation in scheme design workshops Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
10
 No

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are given feedback on their work during the trimester.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 09:00 - 10:50
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