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Academic Year 2024/2025

Materials in Society (DSCY10070)

Subject:
Discovery
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Mechanical & Materials Eng
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Mert Celikin
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

How have people historically and in today’s societies understood materials, their properties, uses and potential? How have people used their existing knowledge, ingenuity and technological skills to extract, modify and transform materials into useful things that have shaped the world in which we live today? How will people synthesize, use and harness the power of materials in tomorrow’s future? This exciting and innovative module will combine the disciplines of materials, mechanical and chemical engineering with archaeology and chemistry to provide students with unique insights into materials, their development and uses. Practical work will include ancient iron-smelting techniques at the UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture (CEMAC), as well as lectures, demonstrations and hands-on engagement. In order to complete the practical work, a fieldwork on campus at CEMAC willl be conducted on a Saturday.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

 Summarize the significance of key materials in the development of human societies
 Understand the interdisciplinary nature of materials discoveries and applications
 Recognize the importance of current materials research activities in the 21st century
 Critically analyse the link between new material discoveries and the needs of modern society

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22
Field Trip/External Visits

6
Specified Learning Activities

30
Autonomous Student Learning

42
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
-active/task-based learning,
-lectures,
-lab work,
-problem-based learning

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 In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Final Exam at the end of trimester End of trimester
Duration:
1 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% Yes
60
 Yes
Report(s): Practical Laboratory at the Centre for Experimental Archaeology will followed by a Lab Report Week 11 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
10
 No
Group Work Assignment: Group Project followed by Poster Presentations Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 1 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Professor Dermot Brougham Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Barry Molloy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Brendan O'Neill Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Aidan O'Sullivan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Gareth Redmond Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Ian Reid Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Graeme Warren Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Jacek Wychowaniec Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

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, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32 Mon 13:00 - 13:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 13:00 - 13:50
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