Department of Mechanical Engineering
University College London
MSc Mechanical Engineering
A GREIG Sept 2015
Welcome!
The information in this talk plus lots of other useful items
can be found in the Dept web site and the current students
pages on the UCL website.
This lecture is being recorded on lecture cast
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Who am I?
Dr Alistair GREIG
Programme Director MSc Mechanical Engineering
Your Personal Tutor
Room RB511 (RB = Roberts Building)
Tel: 020 7679 3895 or UCL 33895
Email: a.greig@ucl.ac.uk
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Who are you?
• Name?
• Something about you?
• Where do you come from?
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People to help you…
A wide range of student support is available from
UCL so start with the website: www.ucl.ac.uk
Within the department:
• Departmental Office (Lucy)
– Administrative issues
– Registration issues
– Extenuating circumstances issues
• Programme Director (me)
– General academic issues
– Extenuating circumstances e.g. extensions
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More people to help you…
Within the department:
• Personal Tutor (me)
– Personal issues
– References
• Stand-ins when I am away
– Professor Bucknall
– Dr Balabani
Both directors of other MSc
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How to contact me:
• By telephone
– My office 0207 679 3895 or UCL internal 33895
– Departmental office: 0207 679 3907
• By email
– a.greig@ucl.ac.uk
• Visit my office
– Tuesday and Thursdays (reserved hours 13:00-14:00)
– Other times by appointment
• Leave a message
– With departmental office
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Communications
Mech Eng IT Induction Document – read it!
Use your UCL Email address
How to email
Include relevant subject line
Wait a few days and then remind
Don’t forget office hours!
Knock on door loudly!
Programme meetings 1 or 2 per term
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The MSc Mechanical Engineering Programme:
PROGRAMME AIMS:
‘The aims and objectives of this programme are to take well
qualified students (those having a good bachelor’s degree, or
equivalent, in mechanical engineering or allied subject) and
to equip them with skills of analysis and design such that they
can be employed as professional engineers in virtually any
sector of the mechanical engineering industry’
PROGRAMME PRESENTATION:
‘The programme is presented in two forms: Elements of engineering
aimed at increasing the student’s knowledge and understanding and
material specifically designed to increase the student’s ability to apply
this knowledge in a systematic and functional manner’.
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Course Structure – MSc Mech Eng
Oct
Feb
Mar
Lectures
Tutorials
Coursework
EXAMS – MECH ENG
Group
Design
Exercise
Apr
May
Sep
Individual
Research Project
5 months starts April
EXAM – MANAGEMENT
Individual
Research Project
5 months ends Sept
MSc Course is
One year in length
and is full time
Assessment of
Taught elements is
By examination and
coursework
Assessment of
the GP and IRP is
By Oral Presentation
And Thesis
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Taught Courses:
• Five Compulsory Modules
MECHGM02 Power Transmission and Auxiliary Systems
MECHGM03 Materials and Fatigue
MECHGM04 Vibration, Acoustics and Control
MECHGM05 Applied Computer Applications in Engineering
MSING001 Project Management (UCL Management School)
• Optional Elements – one from
MECHGM01 Applied Thermodynamics and Turbo-machinery
MECHGM06 Heat Transfer and Heat Systems
MECHGO20 New and Renewable Energy Systems
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Taught Modules (15 credits each)
• Each student takes 5 compulsory modules and 1
optional module.
• Each module is about 30 hours contact plus
similar number of hours for self study
• Assessment by coursework (35%) and
examination (65%)
• www.ucl.ac.uk/moodle
• www.ucl.ac.uk/timetable
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Optional Taught Module (15 credits)
Select one from
MECHGM01 Applied Thermodynamics and Turbo-machinery
MECHGM06 Heat Transfer and Heat Systems
MECHGO20 New and Renewable Energy Systems
• Module descriptions are available on the Dept web pages
• Try out first
• Must register by end of 2nd week via PORTICO
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MECHGM91 Group Project (15 credits)
• Students formed into Groups of typically six students
usually from different programmes
• Group Project Starts Term 1 as part-time activity
• Continues into Term 2 and ends in Term 3
• Each Project has a sponsor who advises
• Project progress is monitored regularly
• Administered by Dr S Jayasinghe
• Past Projects:
– Electrical Hybrid Bus
– Offshore thermal energy conversation (OTEC)
– Underwater autonomous vehicle (AUV)
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MECHGM99 Individual Project (75 credits)
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5 months full time April – September
Project choices offered in December
Students may propose their own projects
Students select project
Project allocated in February
Project progress monitored via Moodle.
Assessment by
– oral presentation (15%)
– written thesis (85%)
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Other Issues I
Access to Dept – 8am until 7pm not at weekends
Attendance at UCL – monitored for all students
NC if failing to attend lectures
Visa violation – by law we have to notify UK Boarder Agency
Part time working
Discouraged
Could cause visa problems
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Not a valid excuse for poor performance
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Other Issues II
Calculators
The current models of UCL-approved calculator are:
Casio FX83GT+ - battery operated
Casio FX85GT+ - solar powered
Only approved calculators may be used in an exam
If you already own one of the following older,
discontinued models of the same calculator, you are
still permitted to use it:
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Degree Classifications
Distinction: Pass all 1st attempt, no condoned passes
70% overall, 70% in individual project
Merit: Pass all 1st attempt, no condoned passes
60% overall, 60% in individual project
Pass: Pass all 1st or 2nd attempt, one condoned passes
50% overall, 50% in individual project
Fail: Normally no more than 1 or 2 per year.
Two attempts are permitted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dean’s list: Recognition for students who achieve about 75%
Not an official classification
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These are for guidance only, refer to UCL regulations for precise details
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Student-staff Consultative Committee
• The Department has a Student-Staff committee
which meets regularly to discuss various aspects
of student life at UCL.
• One student member of the MSc Mech Eng is
allowed to sit on the committee
• Over the next two weeks please inform me of the
name of your representative by email.
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Problems
Seek help as soon as possible there are ways that we can
help that you will not have thought of
 Academic  see tutor or module co-ordinator in first place
 Non Academic  see me, HoD, or Faculty tutor (female SB)
 Extenuating circumstances form with evidence.
Other sources
 UCL medical centre
 Students union
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 Other students esp those who did BEng here
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QUESTIONS?
If not we will take a closer look at your timetable
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Timetable
See UCL common timetable Management may appear many
times only take one path
• Optional modules will not appear on your personal TT until
you have registered for them on PORTICO
• Check regularly – things change
Main exams in March except management in May
www.ucl.ac.uk/timetable
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