Student Effort Hours:
Lectures |
28 |
Autonomous Student Learning |
75 |
Total |
103 |
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Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module is taught using a blend of traditional lecture approaches (slide presentations as well as "chalk & talk") as well as group-based peer-to-peer discussion sessions where a range of literature (from machine specification brochures, to environmental impact reports, to research reports and technology update bulletins) is critically examined. This is designed to familiarise students with traditional information sources but also to keep them abreast of topical and newly developing material.
The continuous assessment assignment provides an opportunity for students to combine topics such as machine design and environmental sensitivity with concepts concerning ergonomics, health and safety, and systems analysis.