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MEEN41020

Academic Year 2024/2025

Design & Innovation (MEEN41020)

Subject:
Mechanical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Mechanical & Materials Eng
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Aisling Ní Annaidh
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This is an intensive module delivered over a period of four weeks in trimester three (mid May to mid June) which focuses on the design and innovation lifecycle. The aim of this module is to help MEngSc in Engineering Management students to develop their ability for independent creative thinking and innovation and to identify and develop the skill-sets they would require to take a product from concept stage through to full market launch. Working in teams, students will be provided with an industry requirement for new product (or can come up with an example from their own experience) and will be required to apply the topics from the module to translate this requirement first to a product concept and thereafter to a commercial product. Topics covered will include creative thinking, concept generation, concept selection, product architecture, innovation management & economics and intellectual property. Students will be expected to complete group work outside the classroom, whilst inside the classroom progress will be discussed in addition to a number of case studies which draw upon real world examples.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- work together in teams to apply creative thinking and innovation theory and frameworks in a practical context to identify, design and develop a new product or service with an engineering application
- Apply theory and frameworks to take a product concept through the latter stages of the design and innovation life cycle

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

150
Seminar (or Webinar)

48
Total

198

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Project-based learning
Peer and group work
Student presentations

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
Group Work Assignment: Interim presentation Week 2 Graded No
10
 No
Group Work Assignment: Final group presentation Week 4 Graded No
20
 No
Group Work Assignment: Final group design report Week 4 Graded No
60
 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Contribution to in-class discussions and online discussions. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 Graded No
10
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
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
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Summer Lecture Offering 51 Week(s) - 37, 38, 39 Fri 09:00 - 12:50
Summer Lecture Offering 51 Week(s) - 37, 38, 40 Mon 09:00 - 12:50
Summer Lecture Offering 51 Week(s) - 37, 38, 39, 40 Wed 09:00 - 12:50
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