This course is a Civil Engineering group-based design project that brings together knowledge and skills from a wide range of Civil Engineering courses in order to undertake the design of a major building/structure. The course activities include conceptual architectural, civil and environmental design, detailed engineering design and analysis, construction knowledge, health and safety, functionality and sustainability.

6 hours per week. One hour tutorials on Monday and Tuesday and a 3 hour workshop on Fridays.

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65% Group Portfolio

25% Individual Contribution - (Weekly progress and peer assessment (5%) and technical calculations (20%))

10% Group Presentation

(NB: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all timetabled workshops and engage fully with all the ILOs in order to pass this course.)

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below.

Reassessment is not possible on this team-based design project course.

The aim of this course is to develop high level structural engineering design, analysis, problem solving, communication skills and project management skills in a simulated office-based environment through the group design of a major building/civil engineering structure.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ conceptually design a large, complex engineering structure, its associated infrastructure and major components;

■ apply detailed design principles and analysis techniques to all major structural components;

■ evaluate the relative merits (aesthetics, cost, functionality, safety, buildability, sustainability, carbon footprint) of various designs within a group;

■ consider the challenges of multi-disciplinary coordination within different specialisms on the project

■ explain design concepts and solutions to peers, tutors and external assessors

■ produce a comprehensive technical document that describes the design process and finalised scheme.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components of the course's summative assessment.