bsc automotive design technology

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University of BradfordSchool of Engineering, Design and Technology

Awarding and teachinginstitution:

University of Bradford

Final Award: BSc (Hons) [National Qualifications Framework level H]Programme title Automotive Design Technology

Duration: 3 fulltime or ! years sandwic"UCAS code: H3#$ BSc%&' H3#* BSc%&'!Subject benchmarkstatement:

&rt + 'esi,n- .n,ineerin,- /eneral Business +0ana,ement-

Programme accredited by: Not a11lica2leDate produced: ri,inal4 *5 0arc" 5$$5 6ast u1dated4 7une 5$$#

8e"icles "ave a dee1seated 1lace in modern life9 "ey are seen as an economic andsocial necessity as well as a source of en:oyment and s1ort9 However t"ey consume vitalnatural resources and "ave a serious im1act u1on t"e environment9 &utomotive 8e"icle'esi,n is a c"allen,in, career callin, for an increasin, awareness of diverse tec"nicaland social issues9

&ny automotive ve"icle is a "i,"ly com1le; set of solutions and com1romises9 "edesi,ner aims to ac"ieve 1erformance aest"etics and marketa2ility w"ilst meetin, ti,"tconstraints on safety fuel consum1tion emissions and recycla2ility9 "is calls fors1ecialised knowled,e and skills as well as a keen awareness of cultural social andtec"nolo,ical develo1ments9 S"arin, a common first year wit"


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it" reference to teac"in, and learnin, t"e Sc"ool aims to 1roduce ,raduates w"oas1ire to c"allen,in, careers in industry commerce and t"e 1u2lic sector and w"o will 2ea2le to move directly into res1onsi2le roles in em1loyment wit" a minimum of additionaltrainin,9

"e &utomotive 'esi,n ec"nolo,y course aims to 1rovide a 2alanced education in

automotive desi,n in tec"nolo,ies t"at under1in ve"icle manufacture in mana,ementand in t"e commercial environment and 1ressures t"at drive automotive desi,n andinnovation9

Learning outcomes, w"ic" indicate w"at a ,raduate s"ould know understand and 2ea2le to do on successful com1letion of one of t"e 1ro,rammes were develo1ed wit"reference to t"e &rt + 'esi,n .n,ineerin, and /eneral Business and 0ana,ementsu2:ect 2enc"marks 1u2lis"ed 2y Q&&H.9n successful com1letion of a BSc in &utomotive 'esi,n ec"nolo,y you will "aveacCuired t"e followin,4

Knowledge and Understandingin t"e ,eneration of ideas conce1ts 1ro1osals and

solutions eit"er selfinitiated or to set 2riefs t"e im1ortance and role of automotivedesi,n and tec"nolo,y in industry and society- a11ro1riate com1uter a11lications-2asic 1rinci1les under1innin, automotive systems- conver,ent and diver,ent t"inkin,in t"e 1rocesses of o2servation investi,ation visualisation and%or makin,- desi,nconstraints includin, environmental and sustaina2ility limitations- fitness for 1ur1ose in1roduction o1eration maintenance and dis1osal- develo1ment of ideas t"rou," tomaterial outcomes suc" as ima,es artefacts 1roducts and%or systems- a11ro1riateuse of t"e interaction 2etween intention 1rocess and outcome- selection evaluationuse and e;1loitation of materials 1rocesses and environments- or,anisations t"eirmana,ement e;ternal environments and res1onse to c"an,e- commercial andeconomic conte;t of 1roduct development; management and development of

people within organisations; entre1reneurial skills to su11ort t"e 1ractice9

Discipline Sills in aest"etic sensi2ility and t"e ca1acity to 2e creative in two main

areas relevant to automotive desi,n4 e;terior stylin, and interior 1acka,in,- creation ofdesi,n outcomes as 1rototy1es models or 1ro1osals- a2ility to conduct researc" andmana,e information- use of visual lan,ua,es to investi,ate analyse inter1ret develo1and articulate ideas and information- critical and creative t"inkin, analysis andsynt"esis- reco,nition of t"e 2usiness economic environmental cultural and et"icalconte;tual dimensions of desi,n- 1ro2lem solvin, and decision makin,- a2ility toaddress desi,n constraints 2ased on t"e relations"i1 wit" clients markets usersand%or consumers- reco,nition of t"e im1lications and 1otential 1resented 2y t"e keydevelo1ments in current and emer,in, media and tec"nolo,ies- a2ility to 2alance t"e

relations"i1 2etween t"e aest"etic and utilitarian dimensions (form and function)-awareness of nature of basic intellectual property and contractual issues;numeracy- a11ro1riate com1uter a11lications9

!ersonal and Transfera"le Sills>n data mana,ement + 1resentation- inter1retation

of information- > and communication skills- critical awareness creative andsystematic 1ro2lem solvin,- inter1ersonal and social skills- life lon, learnin,- teamwork+ leaders"i1- selfmana,ement9

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A"out the #ourse

"e &utomotive 'esi,n ec"nolo,y course 1rovides a 2alanced education in ve"icledesi,n in tec"nolo,ies t"at under1in ve"icle manufacture in mana,ement and in t"ecommercial environment and 1ressures t"at drive automotive desi,n and innovation9 "ecourse covers t"e crucial relations"i1s 2etween a ve"icle?s aest"etic form and its functiont"e tec"nolo,y of ve"icle 1roduction and t"e social and economic environment in w"ic"

automotive 1roduction takes 1lace9

0ost of t"e knowled,e and skills 2ased as1ects are introduced e;1lored e;amined and1ractised in tau,"t modules usin, a mi;ture of formal lectures seminars tutorials and1ractical sessions9 "ese are 2rou,"t to,et"er and a11lied in t"e inte,ratin, 1ro:ects t"atrevolve around t"e SU'> model E6earnin, a2out desi,n and accumulatin, skills in asocial settin,9 First year 1ro:ects are Cuite s"ort 2ut ra1idly develo1 to lon,er and moredemandin, tasks in t"e second year t"ese may include industrial @live? 1ro:ects9 Half oft"e final year is dedicated to a sin,le ma:or automotive desi,n 1ro:ect9

>n t"e first year you will acCuire fundamental knowled,e in information tec"nolo,yconce1tual desi,n manual communication skills com1uterised 1resentation materialsmanufacture desi,n 1rocess and met"ods mec"anical and electromec"anicaltec"nolo,y com1uteraided desi,n (G&') and en"ance your creativity 2y studyin, t"e"istory of visual arts9 0uc" of t"is will 2e a11lied in t"e ! or 1ro:ects introducin, you tot"e desi,n 1rocess and some of t"e more im1ortant met"ods9

"e second year 2uilds u1on t"e foundations laid in t"e first year wit" an increasin,em1"asis 1laced on 1rofessional car desi,n9 =ou will develo1 a ,reater awareness ofer,onomics driver workstation reverse en,ineerin, 3' solid and surface modellin,aerodynamics car manufacture and assem2ly and marketin,9 Gar interior 1acka,in, andcar 2ody modellin, continues to develo1 your desi,n skills w"ic" will 2e a11lied in t"eStudio 5


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#urriculum for all awards

.ac" year or sta,e of an Honours course com1rises 5 semesters wit" J$ credits 2ein,studied in eac" semester9 "e ma1 of t"e curriculum s"ows t"e core (G) and o1tional ()units for eac" semester % sta,e9 & common first year allows you to 1ro,ress to eit"er t"e&utomotive 'esi,n ec"nolo,y course or ndustrial f you com1lete Sta,e * successfully you are eli,i2le for a Gertificate of Hi,"er .ducation-

if you com1lete Sta,e 5 successfully you are eli,i2le for a 'i1loma of Hi,"er .ducation9"e learnin, outcomes for t"ese awards and t"e final award are consistent wit" t"ose oft"e national Cualifications framework for .n,land9

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Teaching, learning and assessment strategies

"e teac"in, strate,y revolves around t"e SU'> model E6earnin, a2out desi,n andaccumulatin, skills in a social settin, w"ic" is 2ased on t"e t"eoretical framework ofconstructivism co,nitive a11rentices"i1s and scaffoldin, and learnin,t"rou,"teac"in,9Gonce1ts 1rinci1les and t"eories are ,enerally e;1lored in formal lectures 1ractised inassociated tutorials and demonstrated in 1ractical classes9 D.D (Females &ctively>nvolved in Dewardin, .n,ineerin, Doles)9 >t 1rovides a social network su11ort to allstudents in .n,ineerin, 'esi,n and ec"nolo,y form Foundation =ear to


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Admissions policy

"is 1ro,ramme "as 2een develo1ed for students w"o want to learn a2out 'esi,n in a2road and realistic way9 o 2enefit fully from t"is 1ro,ramme you will need to 2e creativeanalytical self motivated and a2le to work "ard9

Gandidates s"ould 2e a2le to demonstrate4

ent"usiasm for 'esi,n sufficient motivation to 2enefit from t"e course

an understandin, of w"at t"e course involves

2asic creativity

an a11ro1riate level of visual awareness and 2asic a2ility to draw

t"e a2ility to e;1ress t"emselves clearly in s1oken and written .n,lis"

sufficient analytical a2ility to deal wit" t"e tec"nolo,ical content of t"e course9

"e diversity of to1ics em2odied in t"e study of desi,n makes it im1ossi2le to identify as1ecifically ideal candidate9 >t is reco,nised t"at students wit" a wide ran,e of2ack,rounds and 1revious relevant e;1erience are often a2le to 2enefit fully from suc" a

2roadly 2ased course if t"ey "ave sufficient dedication9 "ere 1ossi2le all a11ro1riatea11licants will 2e interviewed9

& ty1ical offer would 2e4

/GS. results &OG in .n,lis" 'esi,n ec"nolo,y &rt and Science wit" a minimum

/rade G in /GS. 0at"ematicsand

5!$ 1oints from at least two /G. & 6evels (or Cualifications wit" eCuivalent de1t" and

volume) or one *5unit Cualification9 "ese would ideally 2e in su2:ect areas t"atdemonstrate 2ot" creative and analytical a2ilities suc" as a relevant com2ination of

'esi,n and ec"nolo,y 0at"ematics &rt f 1ossi2le a11ro1riate candidates are asked to attend an @&11licant 8isit 'ay?

(&8') + interview and 2rin, a 1ortfolio or sam1les of t"eir work w"ic" isdiscussed durin, a s"ort 1ersonal interview wit" staff

durin, t"e &8' a11licants undertake an Ea2ility CuiP are introduced to t"e

a11roac" to desi,n ado1ted 2y t"e course team visit t"e University and t"eSc"ool and meet e;istin, students and staff9

"ere a11ro1riate offers of a 1lace on t"e course will 2e made at t"e interview9



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English Language 'e(uirements

&ll students must satisfy t"e .n,lis" lan,ua,e reCuirements for admission as descri2ed in"tt14%%www92rad9ac9uk%international%en,lis"1re1are91"19 >f your native lan,ua,e is not.n,lis" you will "ave to 1ass a test in .n,lis" a11roved 2y t"e University 2efore you can2e admitted9 "e followin, Cualifications are acce1ta2le as satisfyin, t"is reCuirement9Bot" are availa2le internationally9

"e >nternational .n,lis" 6an,ua,e estin, Service est (>.6S) administered 2y t"e

Britis" Gouncil is t"e test w"ic" is 1referred 2y t"e University9 =ou will need to ac"ievean verall Band of at least J wit" at least in eac" of t"e four su2tests9 estin,facilities are availa2le at most Britis" Gouncil overseas offices9 "en you take yourtest you s"ould ask for a co1y of your est De1ort Form to 2e sent to t"e University9

"e est of .n,lis" as a Forei,n 6an,ua,e (.F6) administered 2y t"e .ducational

estin, Service


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Automotive Design Technology Curriculum Map

Academic year 2009/10 (Interim arrangement

!nit code Credits "evel #tage #em !nit title $ons %rd

ENG10!" 20 1 1 1# 2 Scientific $ %ec&anica' Princi('es ) N*A

ENG10++" 20 1 1 1# 2 E,&i-ition $ Presentation %edia ) N*A

ENG101" 20 1 1 1# 2 STUD./ 1 ) N*A

ENG10" 20 1 1 1# 2 )onicating $ Understanding D 3ors ) N*A

ENG1004% 10 1 1 1 %anfactring Systes ) N*A

ENG10+4% 10 1 1 1 %ateria's Tec&no'ogy $ Processing ) N*A

ENG102% 10 1 1 2 .ntrodction to Design $ %anfactre ) N*A

ENG102% 10 1 1 2 .ntrodction to So'id %ode''ing ) N*A

ENG555567 40 2 2 1#2 STUD./ 2 810*0 ) )

ENG20:!D 20 2 2 1 D So'id %ode''ing ) )

ENG201% 10 2 2 1 Prodct .nteraction $ .nterfacing ) )

ENG1004% 10 1 2 1 %anfactring Systes ) ;

ENG109% 10 1 2 1 Atootive Tec&no'ogy ) ;

ENG20+% 10 2 2 2 )ar %anfactre $ Asse-'y ) )

ENG20!2% 10 2 2 2 Tec&no'ogy for Sty'ing $ )once(t Design ) <

ENG20% 10 2 2 2 Aerodynaic Design ) <

ENG0:1B +0 1# 2 %a=or Design Pro=ect 810*0 ) )

ENG0+9% 10 1 )ar Safety $ "egis'ation ) /

ENG5555D 20 1 B'e S>y Brief ) ;

ENG009% 10 1 Pro=ect %anageent / /

ENG201% 10 2 2 1 Design for %anfactre $ Asse-'y5 / /

ENG014% 10 1 Prodct Design $ .nnovation / /

ENG04!% 10 1 Si, Siga for Bsiness E,ce''ence / /

EN;002% 10 1 Environent "a? and Po'icy / /

ENG0:% 10 2 STUD./ %ENT/@.NG / <

"SS2001% 10 2 2 Se'f E('oyent and Enter(rise S>i''s5 / <

@eired o(tiona' credits Stage # Seester 1 20 20

Stage # Seester 2 10 <

)*!+'TAT +TE"e contents of t"is f a11ro1riate alternative o1tional modules may 2e offered9 O & ma;imum of 5$ credits of level 5 credits may 2e taken atSta,e 39 0odules t"at "ave 2een taken 2efore may N 2e re1eated9



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Automotive Design Technology Curriculum Map

Academic year 2010/11 and &uture

!nit code Credits "evel #tage #em !nit title $ons %rd

ENG10!" 20 1 1 1# 2 Scientific $ %ec&anica' Princi('es ) N*A

ENG10++" 20 1 1 1# 2 E,&i-ition $ Presentation %edia ) N*A

ENG101" 20 1 1 1# 2 STUD./ 1 ) N*A

ENG10" 20 1 1 1# 2 )onicating $ Understanding D 3ors ) N*A

ENG1004% 10 1 1 1 %anfactring Systes ) N*A

ENG10+4% 10 1 1 1 %ateria's Tec&no'ogy $ Processing ) N*A

ENG102% 10 1 1 2 .ntrodction to Design $ %anfactre ) N*A

ENG102% 10 1 1 2 .ntrodction to So'id %ode''ing ) N*A

ENG555567 40 2 2 1#2 STUD./ 2 810*0 ) )

ENG20:!D 20 2 2 1 D So'id %ode''ing ) )

ENG201% 10 2 2 1 Prodct .nteraction $ .nterfacing ) )

ENG555% 10 1 2 1 Design in )onte,t ) ;

ENG109% 10 1 2 1 Atootive Tec&no'ogy ) ;

ENG20+% 10 2 2 2 )ar %anfactre $ Asse-'y ) )

ENG20++% 10 2 2 2 Tec&no'ogy for Sty'ing $ )once(t Design ) <

ENG20% 10 2 2 2 Aerodynaic Design ) <

ENG0:1B +0 1# 2 %a=or Design Pro=ect 810*0 ) )

ENG0+9% 10 1 )ar Safety $ "egis'ation ) /

ENG5555D 20 1 B'e S>y Brief ) ;

ENG009% 10 1 Pro=ect %anageent / /

ENG201% 10 2 2 1 Design for %anfactre $ Asse-'y5 / /

ENG014% 10 1 Prodct Design $ .nnovation / /

ENG04!% 10 1 Si, Siga for Bsiness E,ce''ence / /

EN;002% 10 1 Environent "a? and Po'icy / /

ENG0:% 10 2 STUD./ %ENT/@.NG ) <

@eired o(tiona' credits Stage # Seester 1 20 20

Stage # Seester 2 < <

)*!+'TAT +TE"e contents of t"is f a11ro1riate alternative o1tional modules may 2e offered9 O & ma;imum of 5$ credits of level 5 credits may 2e taken atSta,e 39 0odules t"at "ave 2een taken 2efore may N 2e re1eated9


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