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Unit 1 Engineering Design - Pearson BTEC Level 4/5 Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Engineering

Unit Code - K/615/1475

Assignment - Engineering Design Plan

Learning Outcome 2: Formulate possible technical solutions to address the student-prepared design specification.

Learning Outcome 3: Prepare an industry-standard engineering technical design report.

Learning Outcome 4: Present to an audience a design solution based on the design report and evaluate the solution/ presentation.

Assignment Brief
Scenario:

Your manager has handed you a brief to work on a design project for a new product that is to be released. She would like a professional design report to read before submitting the proposal to the board of directors for funding.

Activity:

With the design specification and project plan in place, it is time for the practical aspects of the project to begin. You should be working through the design process, whilst making notes and gathering resources to complete the report and prepare your presentation for your final design.

Task 1:

As per your manager's requests, you are to submit a professional engineering report, which should include:

• A title page, with the name of the project, and the name of the author.
• Any acknowledgements you wish to make.
• A table of contents.
• An introduction into the project.
• An overview of the design specification and research on the possible solutions set by the design specification.
• The main body of the report:
o Any preliminary research you have done of the possible design solutions, including current design solutions.
o A shortlist and description of three designs you have made, with a final, justified selection of the design you wish to put forward.
o A description of any models or simulations that you have produced or which could be produced, explaining with the aid of suitable screenshots, attachments or images their effectiveness in developing a final design.
o The design should also be linked back to the design specification, comparing the specification and the design.
o A comparison between your design and a relevant industry standard.
• You should also include details about how the design would be manufactured. This should also consider how well it complies with any regulations, risk management, and health and safety policies in place.
• Your final design should consider both its positives and negatives, are there any current limitations to the design that would need future consideration?
• A conclusion of your work.
• Any references you have used in the report.
• An appendix with a Cause and Effect Diagram, and any other information you would like to include.

Task 2:

Your manager has come to you and wants you to present your design to your colleagues, they will likely have a lot of questions and suggestions for your design, it is important to be prepared for a Q&A portion of your presentation at the end.

a) Produce a professional engineering presentation for your colleagues.

b) Formally present your work to your colleagues, you are also required to produce a video or videos of yourself presenting.

Note: It is important that you can be identified on the video, so please ensure that you can be seen and heard. MP4 format is preferable, and please ensure that your file size(s) are not overly large (less than 300 MB is preferred). If you do need to submit more than one video file, please ensure that the files are labelled appropriately with order number clearly identified. Also, would you please introduce yourself with full name and course studied.

c) Your manager wants a debrief of the project and would like a short report to read now that the project has concluded. Your report should contain the following:

i) Is there anything that you would have changed if you had not been restricted by the specification or standards? Why do you think design specifications and industry standards are important when producing a finished product?

ii) Read and evaluate your own report, how effective do you think your design report is for producing a finished product?

iii) Explore different methods you could have used to communicate your ideas to the audience. Do you think your presentation was the most effective way to communicate, or would there be a better way to communicate your design to others?

iv) In future projects would you do anything differently? Based on the feedback given by your colleagues, and your own personal reflection, what recommendations would you make if the project was to carry on further?