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What will I learn?
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts in MSE: structure, structural and functional properties, and the interaction of structure and properties
2. Evaluate the mechanical behaviour of a material and analyse its microstructure
3. Describe the relationships between structure and properties
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 36 |
Laboratories | 6 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 72 |
Total | 114 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: MCQ and short answer questions | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
Lab Report: Metallography of steels and brasses | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Lab Report: Tesile testing | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Lab Report: Heat treatment and impact testing | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Dr Adam Boyce | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Fri 09:00 - 09:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 10:00 - 10:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 10:00 - 10:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 21, 26, 32 | Fri 15:00 - 16:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 22, 24, 30 | Fri 15:00 - 16:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 23, 25, 31 | Fri 15:00 - 16:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 4 | Week(s) - 21, 25, 31 | Tues 15:00 - 16:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 23, 29, 32 | Tues 15:00 - 16:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 6 | Week(s) - 22, 24, 26 | Tues 15:00 - 16:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 7 | Week(s) - 24, 26, 32 | Mon 15:00 - 16:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 8 | Week(s) - 23, 29, 31 | Mon 15:00 - 16:50 |