School of EngineeringPostgraduate Certificate ManufacturingEngineeringCourse Guide

2017-18September

About this guide

This is your course guide. It provides the basic but fundamental information about your course of study. Thisguide is yours for the duration of the course, we don’t re-issue it annually and if any information containedwithin were to change then we will write to you to explain so.

In particular, if any important aspects relating to your modules were to change then we will inform you inaccordance with the Code of Practice for the Management of Changes to Modules and Courses. The teachingand support teams which you will get to know over time will refer to this guide – it will be useful to you andwe advise you to make good use of it throughout your studies.

The Course Guide should be read in conjunction with the more general sources of information which relate toall students at the University. The Student Handbook is a very detailed reference point for all issues relating toyour studies which aren’t specific to just your particular course. You might also want to refer to the StudentCharter; the University’s Policies and Regulations and the University Assessment Handbook documents whichwill provide you with all of the information that we think you will need for your period of study here.

If you need additional information, or you simply want to discuss elements of any of these documents or otheraspects of your course, find that there is something you need to know, please contact your Faculty StudentServices:

Faculty Student Services

We can help with the administration and organisation of your time at University – from enrolment andmodule registration, tuition fee enquiries, attendance support, course management and lifecycle queries,extenuating circumstances, leave of absence, transfers and changes, assignment submission, SAMsappointments, assessment and result queries, right through to Graduation.

You can also come and talk to us for impartial advice and support if things are starting to go wrong and you’renot sure who else to talk to. The main thing to remember is that you are not alone. We see large numbers ofstudents over the course of a year on a variety of issues, so please don’t be afraid to approach us.

We are here to ensure that your transition into Higher Education is as smooth as possible. Normal officeopening hours are Monday-Friday 08:45-17:00.

You can contact us through the e:vision help desk, by phone or in person or by e-mail:

Faculty of Science andEngineering (CityCampus)

Alan Turing Building MI 024 (01902) 322129 fsestudentservices@wlv.ac.uk

Faculty of Science andEngineering (TelfordCampus)

The Darby Building SC 041 (01902) 322129 fsestudentservices@wlv.ac.uk

Help and Advice is alsoavailable from StudentSupport & Wellbeing…

Contact us at the Alan TuringBuilding MI 001 for all enquiries andreferrals… Services operate at allcampuses by appointment.

(01902) 321074(01902) 321070

ssw@wlv.ac.ukmoney@wlv.ac.uk

Welcome from the Course Leader

On behalf of the teaching and support teams from Postgraduate Certificate Manufacturing Engineering course,I would like to extend to you a very warm welcome to the University of Wolverhampton, and in particular yourcampus.

My name is Wael Abdou and I am the course leader for your Postgraduate Certificate Manufacturing

Engineering course and alongside your personal tutor, will be your main point of contact over the duration ofyour studies. My contact details are below – please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you need any support orguidance.

The successes which you will achieve whilst at the University are based upon a partnership between theexpertise and support from the staff here and the effort you put into learning. We welcome students who areeager to think for themselves, to take control of their own learning and who are ready to get involved indeveloping the skills required in a highly competitive job market. Make the most of the wide range ofopportunities available to you.

Studying at University can be difficult, and for many of you the transition into University life will bechallenging. However we will support you throughout your course, particularly whilst you develop into anindependent learner over the course of your first year with us.

We believe it is important that you are encouraged to make your own contribution to the effective operationand development of your chosen course. We hope that you might consider acting as a Course Representativeduring some of your time with us to help the University continue to improve your experience.

The School of Engineering also run ‘Club’ activities as below;

UWR - University of Wolverhampton RacingFormula 3 Racing – the chance to join a student team taking on the professionals over a full raceseason in a Dallara F3 car, the car is raced in every round of the season with a view to winning thechampionship – the team is run like as a small F1 team & every bit as competitive.IMechE Formula Student – the chance to work as a team with a goal of designing, building &competing with other Universities internationally, the annual event is held at Silverstone Circuitevery July but the hard work begins in October to set about designing & building the car for the bigevent.Morgan Motor Company; Morgan Challenge – a chance to work with the factory at Malvern to act asthe factory works race team running two developmental Morgan sports cars – a quick link intoindustry for you as a student & a great paddock to be involved with.

Human Powered Flight – a opportunity to be at the cutting edge of design to compete with numerousother institutes all looking to take flight with nothing more than human power as the driving force – asignificant challenge but a rewarding pursuit.Robotics – a club designed to offer those who have a calling for robotics a practical outlet with which totest their theoretical knowledgeSimulation – a club designed for those who wish to continue working on all things simulation, from flightsimulation to the latest IMechE autonomous vehicle challenges and anything else of interest are here forthe taking.

In addition to the activities which are given time on Friday’s, the School of Engineering also arranges amassive array of industrial visits, being situated in England’s industrial heartland, means the University ofWolverhampton is privileged in its location near such industry as, RAF Cosford, i54 Jaguar Land Rover, AstonMartin, Mercedes F1, Morgan Motors Company, UTC Aerospace, Denso, QinetiQ & many others.

I would like to wish you every success with your studies. We look forward to working with you and hope thatyou enjoy your time with us.

Wael Abdou

Course Management and Staff Involvement

RoleRole NameName SpecialismSpecialism eMaileMail Tel. Ext.Tel. Ext. RoomRoom

Head of Department Dr Syed Hasan S.Hasan@wlv.ac.uk 1733 SA227

Course Leader Dr Wael Abdou W.Abdou@wlv.ac.uk 1746 SC036

Faculty Enabling Tutor Dr Sarah Slater S.I.Slater@wlv.ac.uk 1492 MI219

Student Advisor Miss Jennifer Norwood J.Norwood@wlv.ac.uk 1183 MI024

Student Advisor Miss Kimberley Turner Kim.Turner@wlv.ac.uk 3577 MI024

Educational Aims of the Course

The aim of this programme is to teach basic advanced manufacturing tools and techniques, especially in highvalue manufacturing with case examples of what applies in the automotive and aerospace sectors, and theirsignificance in the national economy.=

Students will be trained on basic relevant tools and techniques necessary in a typical manufacturingenvironment and the management of resources from a life cycle approach.

What makes this programme distinctive?

The MSc programme in Manufacturing Engineering at Wolverhampton is a comprehensive, specialistpostgraduate programme focusing on high value manufacturing especially for the aerospace and automotiveindustry. It adopts a systems / life cycle engineering approach during course delivery and applies specialisttools and techniques such as material utilisation principle, life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, valueanalysis / engineering, sustainable design and manufacture, resource efficiency management and valuestream mapping to illustrate and demonstrate manufacturing engineering practice in the 21st century. Casestudy materials and recent / current academic journal research papers would be used in all cases to supportand enhance course delivery.

Course Structure

September (Full-Time)September (Full-Time)

Part time students study alongside full time students. However, they do not study more than 80 credits in eachacademic calendar year.

ModuleModule TitleTitle CreditsCredits PeriodPeriod TypeType Module LeaderModule Leader

7ET019 Rapid Manufacturing Applications 20 SEM1 Core Mark Stanford

7AT004 Emerging Design Tools 20 SEM2 Core Ahmad Zakeri

7MA001 Lean and Agile Manufacturing 20 SEM2 Core Ahmad Zakeri

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning OutcomeLearning Outcome Contributing ModulesContributing Modules

PGCert Course Learning Outcome 1 PGCert Course Learning Outcome 1 (PGCCLO1)(PGCCLO1)

Understand the significance of themanufacturing sector and the impact on nationaland international business environment.

7CM004 Sustainability and Life Cycle Management7ET019 Rapid Manufacturing Applications7MA001 Lean and Agile Manufacturing

PGCert Course Learning Outcome 2 PGCert Course Learning Outcome 2 (PGCCLO2)(PGCCLO2)

"Acquire evidence of relevant personal andinterpersonal skills, and thinking critically andcreatively during problem solving in amanufacturing environment."

7MA001 Lean and Agile Manufacturing

PGCert Course Learning Outcome 3 PGCert Course Learning Outcome 3 (PGCCLO3)(PGCCLO3)

Solve complex problems and make decisionseither individually or as part of a team.

7CM004 Sustainability and Life Cycle Management7MA001 Lean and Agile Manufacturing

PGCert Course Learning Outcome 4 PGCert Course Learning Outcome 4 (PGCCLO4)(PGCCLO4)

Understand how successful manufacturingenterprises achieve and sustain total quality intheir supply chain management.

7CM004 Sustainability and Life Cycle Management7ET019 Rapid Manufacturing Applications

PSRB

None

Employability in the Curriculum

The PgC Manufacturing Engineering which is targeted at middle management level will qualify students toapply for selected careers in the manufacturing and construction sectors both nationally and globally.

It will also prepare students for MSc in Manufacturing Engineering at academic institutions worldwide.Graduates from this programme can be employed in typical manufacturing environments not requiringadvanced manufacturing skills.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

You will have the opportunity to engage with a range of learning approaches during the course of your study.You will take part in lectures and seminars. Some of these will be more traditional whereas others will requireyou to undertake research before coming together to discuss technical issues with a range of students andacademic staff. You will have seminars from industry practitioners and have the opportunity to discuss yourprojects with them to gain real world insight into the problems you are trying to solve. You will have theopportunity to work in a range of dedicated facilities to provide access to the equipment and softwarepackages needed to design solutions for manufacturing problems. Throughout the weekly class sessions andthrough use of the on-line support material, you will obtain skills required to successfully implement andmanage a range of modern manufacturing systems, processes and methodologies.

Often working on assessment and project briefs specified by industry practitioners, you will develop solutionsto meet real world problems/requirements and be able to present these to your peers, practitioners and thirdparties in order to obtain balanced and current feedback. The assessment methods used will allow you dodevelop a portfolio of your professional level practice, which you can help to show prospective employersthat you have the abilities required to deliver real-world solutions.

Reference Points

Faculty of Science and Engineering (formerly School of Technology) E&D policy, 2010Equality Act 2010QAA descriptor for a Higher Education qualification and level 7L Master’s DegreeThe framework for higher education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (August 2008)Descriptor for a higher education qualification at level 7: Master's degreeSubject Benchmark Statement – Manufacturing EngineeringInstitution of Engineering and Technology (IET) policy and guidelinesInstitution of Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Chemical Engineering policy and guidelines.

Academic Regulations Exemptions

None

Support with your studies

University Learning Centres are the key source of academic information for students providing access to:

Physical library resources (books, journal, DVDs etc.)Study areas to allow students to study in the environment that suits them best: Social areas, quiet andsilent areas.A wide range of online information sources, including eBooks, e-journals and subject databasesAcademic skills support via the Skills for Learning programmeStudents on campus can attend workshops or ask for one-to-one help on a range of skills such asacademic writing and referencing.Dedicated Subject Pages to enable you to explore key online information sources that are recommendedfor their studies.Physical access to local libraries both in UK and overseas via SCONUL and WorldCat agreements

We also strongly advise you to download to “MyWLV” student app. MyWLV is a single point of personalisedaccess to the variety of systems the University offers. This includes pulling through relevant information (e.g.deadlines, timetables) and linking to underlying systems.

Course Specific Support

This course is a multi- and inter-disciplinary course, bringing together expertise from a range of disciplines. As such there will be a wide variety of subject specific advice and assistance from across the University. Thiswill be underpinned by the skills development throughout the Learning Centre.

Course support:

At the start of your course you will be assigned a Personal Tutor who will guide you through the inductionprocess and provide support and academic counselling throughout your course on an appointment basis.They should be able to offer you advice and guidance to help you liaise with other staff and support facilitiesin the School and University. The Student Support Advisers (SSA) provides academic counselling and will beaccessible throughout the week on a drop-in or appointment basis to discuss timetables, requests forextensions, requests for extenuating circumstances, general concerns about study and student life and generalprogramme planning.

The SSA will act as a first point of contact in relation to leave of absence (including returning after leave),withdrawal, transferring to another course (internal and external) and changes to mode of attendance. YourCourse Leader will be available thereafter for meetings by appointment to discuss leave of absence,

withdrawal, transferring to another course (internal and external), changes to mode of attendance, returningafter leave of absence and direct entrants.

Subject support:

On-line Tutorials, workshops, seminars and meetings - provide the primary opportunities for students tointeract with staff on topics relating to modules.

Formative feedback - tutors provide personalised written or verbal feedback on most summativeassessments. The mechanism for feedback from purely formative tasks varies between assessments, but willalways be provided in some form. Online formative tasks often provide feedback straight away. On occasionstutors may provide generalised verbal feedback to the whole class on points relating to an assessment.Assessment and subject-based surgeries provide additional student support for subjects that students oftenneed extra help with. They are often concentrated around the times when assessments take place. Revisionsessions are provided for many modules that have exam-like tests and enable you to interact with tutors toreview parts of the course. Mock exams and tests may provide opportunities to experience an examinationenvironment before the final summative test and give you feedback on your understanding.

Contact Hours

In higher education, the term ‘contact hours’ is used very broadly, to refer to the amount of time that youspend learning in contact with teaching or associated staff, when studying for a particular course.

This time provides you with the support in developing your subject knowledge and skills, and opportunitiesto develop and reflect on your own, independent learning. Contact time can take a wide variety of formsdepending on your subject, as well as where and how you are studying. Some of the most common examplesare:

lecturesseminarstutorialsproject supervisionsdemonstrationspractical classes and workshopssupervised time in a studio/workshopfieldworkexternal visitswork-based learning (including placements)scheduled virtual interaction with tutor such as on line, skype, telephone

In UK higher education, you as the student take primary responsibility for your own learning. In this context,contact time with teaching and associated staff is there to help shape and guide your studies. It may be usedto introduce new ideas and equip you with certain knowledge or skills, demonstrate practical skills for you topractise independently, offer guidance on project work, or to provide personalised feedback.

Alongside contact time, private or independent study is therefore very significant. This is the time that youspend learning without direct supervision from, or contact with, a member of staff. It might includebackground reading, preparation for seminars or tutorials, follow-up work, wider practice, the completion ofassignments, revision, and so on.

Course Specific Health and Safety Issues

All students in the faculty of Science and Engineering are required to take and pass their Schools Health andSafety Assessment. All assessments are available on this web site FSE Welcome Web Site and you will onlybe allowed to carry out any practical work once you have passed the relevant assessments. All assessments

should be completed as before teaching commences.

Permission to enter a workshop and use the facilities must be obtained from the person in charge. Thisperson is responsible for ensuring that the required safety equipment is available, and that anyone grantedpermission to use the facilities is conversant with the safe operation of the equipment, machinery and awareof any special hazards

The assessments are live from the 12th September and can be accessed from this link School of Engineering

Course Fact File

Hierarchy of Awards:Hierarchy of Awards: Postgraduate Certificate Manufacturing Engineering University Statement of Credit University Statement of Credit

Course Codes:Course Codes: MA003P01UV Full-time 6 MonthsMA003P31UV Part-Time 1 Years

Awarding Body / Institution:Awarding Body / Institution: University of Wolverhampton

School / Institute:School / Institute: School of Engineering

Category of Partnership:Category of Partnership: Not delivered in partnership

Location of Delivery:Location of Delivery: University of Wolverhampton

Teaching Institution:Teaching Institution: University of Wolverhampton

Published: 11-Aug-2017 by Alexandra Hitch