Module: Product Design

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Product Design
Module Code	MM310 (ITS) / MEC1017 (Banner)
Faculty	Engineering & Computing	School	Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng
Module Co-ordinator	James Carton
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

In this module students will draw on their knowledge gained in semesters 1 to 4 in Mechanical and electronic design, software engineering and other supporting modules to design a simple engineering product/device as a group activity. The design specified in the portfolio from semester 1 is then built and tested in semester 2. There is some facility for redesign based on risk analysis and prototype testing in semester two prior to full implementation of the design.

Learning Outcomes

1. Produce a Product Design Specification for an engineering design problem.
2. Break a problem down into its component parts prior to conceptualising possible solutions.
3. Choose an optimum solution from their own concepts using appropriate analysis techniques.
4. Integrate the various components of their design into an overall final design including full component drawings and material specifications.
5. Perform a risk analysis, verification and validation of their final design.
6. Work in an efficient manner as a team.
7. Project Management
8. Conduct prototype testing.
9. Realise a fuctional protoype from fully specied design drawings.
10. Adapt and optimise a design based on results from experiments.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	12	Semester 1
Seminars	3	Student presentation
Independent Study	110	Team meetings, design work and portfolio production, semester 1.
Laboratory	72	Design realisation
Independent Study	53	Semester 2
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Lecture Material

Coordination of project specific student activities

Formal teaching of Product Design elements including

Design Report composition

Design process and methodology

Project Management [Objectives tree model, Gantt charts, product design requirements matrix]

Failure modes, effects and critical analysis

ISO 9000 Quality system

Design verification and validation

Fluid analysis requirements for given design problem

Damping and suspension designProject Structure

Identification of project goals

Documentation of project aims and objectives

Identification and allocation of project areas to each group member

Presentation of scope of project and individual responsibilities (oral)

Product Design Specification. Design Concept formulation

Detailed Design Production
material specification, specification of manufacturing processes, spec. of pneumatic devices and fluid flow requirements, detailed design calculations, working drawings, Bill of materials.

Design report composition and submission

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Oral Examination	n/a	10%	Week 7
Portfolio	n/a	40%	Week 12
Laboratory Portfolio	Design realisation and report	50%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 2

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