ISVR3015 Acoustical Engineering Design
Knowledge and understanding
Knowledge of design guidelines and approaches relevant to the discipline. Understand a problem from an engineering perspective and provide a technical solution.
Cognitive (thinking) skills
Derivation or implementation of existing knowledge and skills to provide solutions or approaches.
Practical, subject specific skills
Depending upon assignments there might be a combination of experimental testing, numerical simulation involving calculations and production of code (MATLAB or similar) and report writing.
Key transferable skills
Team working. Report production and presentation of technical material. Enhanced design experience and practical awareness.
Module Details
Title: Acoustical Engineering Design
Code: ISVR3015
Year: Acoustical Engineering (MEng only) Part 3
Semester: Semesters 1 & 2
CATS points: 20 CAT points (=200 hours) ECTS points: NaN
Level: Undergraduate
Co-ordinator(s): Dr Neil Ferguson, Dr Matthew Wright
Pre-requisites and / or co-requisites
None
To increase students' experience of real acoustical engineering design in practice and applications of taught material from other modules. The work inormally nvolves group activities based around two separate investigations/problem solving and involves interaction, design, calculation/modelling and, where appropriate, measurements. It concludes with submission of a joint written report and, where there are external companies involved, oral presentations of the results and findings.
Examples for 2008/09 considered regulations for noise levels of broadcast adverts on TV (Semester I) and tender for a measurement system for the dynamics of refuelling hoses (Semester II for Flight Refuelling Ltd.)
To introduce design principles in acoustics and vibration and provide opportunity for the students to gain practical experience.
Dependent upon the tasks required for the design problems. The module aims to cover a wide number of both acoustic and vibration principles and, where appropriate, include experimental validation/testing/quantification of the problem.
Study time allocation
Contact hours: 30
Private study hours: 170 (in groups and individual activities)
Total study time:
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hours
Teaching and learning methods
Independent research, problem solving, reading of background material, reporting and discussion of progress against objectives with an academic supervisor (and possible external sponsor/company).
Students will learn team working and time management skills. Independent working will be encouraged as will critical analysis of their own work.
Assessment methods
| Assessment method | Number | % contribution to final mark |
| Course Work | 2 | 100 |