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Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Engineering with Management

Senior Sophister Handbook 2015–2016

B.Sc. SS Handbook 2015/16

Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Faculty of Engineering & Systems Sciences

Trinity College Dublin

Senior Sophister Handbook

2015/2016

Honours degree programme in

Engineering with Management

B.Sc. (Ing.)


Introduction

The fourth year of the B.Sc. course is designed to integrate the fundamental engineering and management tools that you have developed in the first three years. You will be asked to view things and develop solutions involving two or more distinct areas in both individual and team based work.

Courses

The fourth year sees the introduction of several subjects that will challenge your ability to master non-technical topics. These are the skills that most often challenge engineers in their professional lives


SENIOR SOPHISTER COURSES

4MEMS1 Project [15 credits] 4MEMS2 Advanced Manufacturing [5 credits] 4MEMS3 Supply Chain Management [5 credits] Engineering Electives 3B1 Thermodynamics [5 credits] 3B2 Fluid Mechanics 1 [5 credits] 4B1 Mechanics of Solids [5 credits] 4B2 Materials [5 credits] 4B7 Computer Aided Engineeing [5 credits] 4B9/EE4C03 Mechatronics & Systems [5 credits] 4B12 Acoustics [5 credits] 4B17 Multibody Dynamics [5 credits] 4B19 Biomechanics [5 credits] 4B20 Biomaterials [5 credits] 3A8 Geology for Engineers [5 credits] 4A8 Transportation [5 credits] 4E4 Engineering Project Internship (semester 2) [30 credits] 4E5 Innovation in Product Development [20 credits] Management Electives ST3001 Software Applications [10 credits] ST4004 Management Science in Practice [10 credits] ST3011 Multivariate Linear Analysis [5 credits] ST2351/52 Probabilty & Theoretical Statistics [5 credits] ST4500 Strategic Information Systems [10 credits] BU458D Managing New Product development [10 credits] Each Student must take 4MEMS2, 4MEMS3 and 4MEMS1 (only for those exiting with BSc) Students proceeding to the MAI may choose One of the folowing 4E5 and 4E4


KEY DATES

Semester 1 (Michaelmas Term)

12 weeks Monday, 28th September to Friday 18th December 2015.

Semester 2 (Hilary Term)

12 weeks Monday, 18th January to Friday 8th April 2016.

Revision/Examinations/Results (Trinity Term)

Annual Examinations commence Monday, 2nd May 2016 and finish at the latest on

Friday 27th May 2016.

Lecture/tutorial/laboratory timetables

Lecturers assume that you carry out a significant amount of personal study and expect you to be able to understand aspects of the subject not explicitly covered in lectures, tutorials, and laboratories.

The timetable for lectures, tutorials, and laboratories is attached at the end of this handbook. The assignment of students to the numbered laboratory groups will take place after registration. Every effort has been made to create a schedule that leaves significant blocks of time available to you to facilitate library and study time. There is an average of 30 scheduled hours per week. The expectation is that you will spend at least an additional 15 hours/week carrying out personal study (e.g. reading, problem sets, projects, lab reports).


Details of Senior Sophister Course

A detailed syllabus for each of the BAI modules taken by Senior Sophister students in

the Department is available on the Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering website

http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear4/mechanical/

A detailed syllabus for each of the Engineering with Management modules taken by

students is available on the Engineering with Management website in the handbook

section

https://www.tcd.ie/mecheng/bsc/

Module Title: 4MEMS1 Project Code: ME4MM1 Level: Senior Sophister

Credits: 15

Lecturer(s): Professor Craig Meskell ([email protected])

Module Title: 4MEMS2 Advanced Manufacturing/5Mems2 Code: ME4MM2 Level: Senior Sophister Credits: 5

Lecturer(s): Assist. Prof. Garret O Donnell ([email protected])

Assist. Prof. Rocco Lupoi ([email protected])

Assist. Prof. Kevin Kelly ([email protected])

Semester: 1

http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/maiyear5/modules/5MEMS2.pdf

Module Title: 4MEMS3 Supply Chain Management Code: ME4MM3 Level: Senior Sophister Credits: 5

Lecturer(s): Dr. Garret O Donnell ([email protected])

Semester: 1

http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear4/mechanical/

https://www.tcd.ie/mecheng/bsc/

mailto:[email protected]








Module Title: 3B1 Thermodynamics Code: ME3B01 Level: Junior Sophister

Credits: 5

Lecturer(s): Assistant Prof. Anthony Robinson ([email protected])

http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear3/modules/3B1.pdf

Module Title: 3B2 Fluid Mechanics 1 Code: ME3B02 Level: Junior Sophister

Credits: 5

Lecturer(s): Associate Prof. Craig Meskell ([email protected])

Semester: 1


Module Title: 4B1 Mechanics of Solids Code: ME4B01 Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module)

Credits: 5

Lecturer(s): Assistant Prof. Conor Buckley ([email protected])

Associate Prof. Danny Kelly ([email protected])

https://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear4/modules/4B1.pdf

Module Title: 4B2 FORENSIC MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Code: ME4B002

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module)

Credits: 5

Lecturer(s): Professor David Taylor ([email protected])

Ms Sarah Reid

Semester: 2













Module Title: 4B7 Computer Aided Engineering Code: ME4B7 Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 5 Lecturer(s): Professor Henry Rice ([email protected]) – Coordinator Professor David Taylor, Professor Tim Persoons https://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear4/modules/4B7.pdf

Module Title: 4B9 Mechatronics and Systems Code: ME4B09 Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 5 Lecturer(s): Dr. John Kennedy ([email protected])


Module Title: 4B12 Acoustics

Code: ME4B12

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module)

Credits: 5

Lecturer(s): Professor Henry Rice ([email protected])


Module Title: MULTIBODY DYNAMICS

Code: ME4B17

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 5 Lecturer: Assistant Prof. Ciaran Simms ([email protected])

Semester: 2


Module Title: BIOMECHANICS









Code: ME4B19

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 5 Lecturers: Assistant Prof. Bruce Murphy ([email protected])

Assistant Prof. Conor Buckley ([email protected])

Prof. Clive Lee ([email protected])

Dr Mark Ahearne

Semester: 1


Module Title: 4B20 BIOMATERIALS

Code: ME4B20

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 5 Lecturer(s): Assistant Prof. Conor Buckley ([email protected])

Assistant Prof. Bruce Murphy ([email protected])

Prof. David Taylor ([email protected])

Semester: 1


Module Title: Geology for Engineers

Code: 3A8

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 5 Lecturer(s): Prof. Quentin Crowley; Prof. Bruce Misstear

https://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear3/modules/3A8.pdf

Module Title: Transportation Code: 4A8

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 5










Lecturer(s): Prof. Brian Caulfield, Prof Bidisha Ghosh and Prof. Dermot O’Dwyer


Module Title: Managing New Product Development Code: BU458D

Level: Senior Sophister Credits: 15 Lecturer(s): Paul Coughlan https://www.scss.tcd.ie/undergraduate/computer-science-business/ss/#BU4580 ______________________________________________________________________ Module Title: ST3001 Software Applications

Code: ST3001

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 10 Lecturer(s): Prof. Aideen Keaney

https://www.scss.tcd.ie/undergraduate/statistics-maths/js-ss/

Module Title: ST4004 Management Science in Practice

Code: ST4004

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 10 Lecturer(s): Prof. Cathal Walsh


Module Title: ST4500 Strategic Information Systems

Code: ST4500

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 10 Lecturer(s): Prof. Frank Bannister



https://www.scss.tcd.ie/undergraduate/computer-science-business/ss/#BU4580





Module Title: ST3011 Multivariate Linear Analysis

Code: ST3011

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 5 Lecturer(s):


Module Title: ST2351/52 Probability & Theoretical Analysis

Code: ST2351/52

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 5 Lecturer(s):

https://www.scss.tcd.ie/undergraduate/msiss/js/#ST2351

SENIOR SOPHISTER INTERNSHIPS

TRINITY-INTERNSHIP PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING

MODULE TITLE: 4E4 Trinity-Internship Partnership Project

LEVEL: Senior Sophister (Integrated Engineering)

TCD CREDITS: 30

CO-ORDINATOR: Dr. Garret O Donnell

SUPERVISORS: To be agreed on project case basis

DESCRIPTION

During the second semester of their Senior Sophister (4th) Year, students in Engineering

may complete a Trinity-Internship Partnership Project (TIPP) with an approved

Internship Partner (IP) such as an industry, research laboratory or clinic.

The aim of the TIPP is to allow students to develop their engineering education in an

industry-based professional engineering environment. The project activity is related to

both the student’s engineering course and to the IP’s business activity. It involves tasks

and methods that are more appropriately completed in a professional engineering


https://www.scss.tcd.ie/undergraduate/msiss/js/#ST2351


environment and, where possible, makes use of human and technology resources

provided by the IP. It consolidates the student’s prior learning and provides a context for

later research studies. The TIPP represents 30 ECTS credits towards the year 4 credit

requirement, hence the TIPP replaces the equivalent 30 ECTS credits of modules. The

School of Engineering through the respective disciplines have developed partnerships

with various industrial partners, research laboratories and clinics, and each TIPP has an

academic mentor associated with the TIPP.

A specific handbook for the TIPP will be available early in semester 1, details of open

positions will be posted on the Departmental TIPP notice board early in semester 1.

The project must provide adequate opportunity for students to achieve the module

learning objectives (see below). The work completed by the student should be

demanding and the project should be designed to fully exploit their abilities and prior

learning. The project aims and tasks to be completed by the student must be agreed by

both of the supervisors and the student.

The TIPP replaces 30ECTS credits of modules, therefore the student should consider

the prerequisites that may be required for year 5 projects and year 5 modules, and keep

this in mind in making the decision to undertake the TIPP.

It is possible that certain MAI year 5 projects and subjects may not be available to

students that choose the TIPP because the prerequisites have not been satisfied.

DURATION AND LOCATION

Students work full-time on their project throughout Semester 2, with a minimum duration

of 12 weeks. The latest start date is the first day of Semester 2 and the Final TIPP

report must be submitted by the last day of Semester 2. Final presentations will

normally take place in the week following the end of Semester 2.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This module is designed to satisfy certain programme outcomes required for Engineers

Ireland’s Master’s degree accreditation: specifically, aspects of outcomes b, c, e, f & g.

The module concentrates on outcomes relating to communications, group work,

professional and social ethics, sustainability, risk assessment and engineering design

practice. The design projects are designed to challenge the students by presenting


them with design problems in which some of the input information is incomplete or ill-

defined, where other aspects of the problem are unfamiliar and where the students must

develop knowledge and understanding of concepts from a range of areas outside

engineering.

On completion of the module students will have achieved several key learning

outcomes from the following list:

Be able to integrate knowledge, handle complexity and formulate judgements

with incomplete or limited information;

Be able to identify and use appropriate mathematical methods, numerical

techniques and software tools for application to new and ill-defined engineering

problems;

Have the ability to apply design methods, processes and techniques to

unfamiliar, ill-defined problems, involving other disciplines;

Be able to design according to codes of practice and industry standards; to

identify limitations of codes of practice and the need for their application;

Have the ability to redesign products, processes or systems in order to improve

productivity, quality, safety and other desired needs;

Have the ability to investigate and define a need and identify constraints

including health, safety and legal issues and the impact of engineering solutions

in a societal and environmental context;

Be able to make engineering judgements that take cognisance of the social,

environmental, ethical, economic, financial, institutional and commercial

considerations affecting the exercise of their engineering discipline;

Have the ability to consult and work with experts in various fields in the

realisation of a product or system;

Have knowledge and understanding of concepts from a range of areas outside

engineering;

Be able, via knowledge and understanding of group dynamics, to exercise

leadership;

Be able to select and apply appropriate communication tools and write technical

papers and reports;


Be able to describe succinctly, the relevant advantages and disadvantages of

various technologies to a lay audience, and to communicate effectively in public.

https://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear4/modules/4E4.pdf

Module Title: Innovation in Product Development Code: 4E5

Level: Senior Sophister (Optional module) Credits: 20 Lecturer(s): Assistant Prof. Kevin Kelly ([email protected])

Conor Mc Ginn ([email protected])

Semester: 1&2

http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear4/modules/4E5.pdf

https://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear4/modules/4E4.pdf



http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/undergraduate/baiyear4/modules/4E5.pdf


Regulations and Assessment

College Regulations

College regulations are set out in the University Calendar, which may be consulted in any College Library, the Enquiries Office, any academic or administrative office or online – www.tcd.ie/calendar/. You are expected to be aware of the various regulations - ignorance of the regulations is not a valid reason for failure to comply.

Collaboration, Plagiarism and Individual Work

Engineering is about co-operation, but also individual effort. The everyday fruits of engineering, such as jet aircraft, suspension bridges, microprocessors or software systems, have been designed and built by teams of hundreds, even thousands, of engineers working together. These engineers exchange ideas and ultimately co-ordinate their efforts to achieve the overall project goal. However, each component of even the largest project is the result of one individual’s engineering skill and imagination. If you want to become a successful engineer, you must develop your own ability to analyse problems. This means that, while it is useful to work as a team initially, you must ultimately produce your own work. For example, for a computing exercise, discuss the task with your classmates, swap ideas on how to solve the problem, but at the end of the day, implement your own solution. The examinations will test your ability rather than just your knowledge and the only way to develop your ability for engineering analysis is to complete the laboratory and tutorial exercises yourself.

Plagiarism

In the academic world, the principal currency is ideas. As a consequence, you can see that plagiarism – i.e. passing off other people’s ideas as your own– is tantamount to theft. It is important to be aware the plagiarism can occur knowingly or unknowingly, and the offence is in the action not the intent. Plagiarism is a serious offence within College and the College’s policy on plagiarism is set out in a central online repository hosted by the Library which is located at http://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism. This repository contains information on what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, the College Calendar entry on plagiarism and a matrix explaining the different levels of plagiarism outlined in the Calendar entry and the sanctions applied. Undergraduate and postgraduate new entrants and existing students, are required to complete the online tutorial ‘Ready, Steady, Write’. Linked to this requirement, all cover sheets which students must complete when submitting assessed work, must contain the following declaration:

http://www.tcd.ie/calendar/

http://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism

http://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism


I have read and I understand the plagiarism provisions in the General Regulations of the University Calendar for the current year, found at: http://www.tcd.ie/calendar I have also completed the Online Tutorial on avoiding plagiarism ‘Ready, Steady, Write’, located at http://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism/ready-steady-write

Plagiarism detection software such as “Turnitin” and Blackboard’s “SafeAssign” may be used to assist in automatic plagiarism detection. Students are encouraged to assess their own work for plagiarism prior to submission using this or other software.

Attendance, non-satisfactory attendance, course work

For professional reasons lecture and tutorial attendance in all years is compulsory in the School of Engineering. For more on this, See Part II, Academic Progress Section (25) of the College Calendar http://www.tcd.ie/calendar/1415-2/part-2-undergraduate-courses-and-other-general-information/general-regulations-and-information/academic-progress/ All students must fulfil the course requirements of the school or department, as appropriate, with regard to attendance and course work. Students may be deemed non-satisfactory if they miss more than a third of their course of study or fail to submit a third of the required course work in any term. Therefore, a minimum 75% attendance rate at lectures, Laboratories and Tutorials is required. At the end of the teaching term, students who have not satisfied the school or department requirements may be reported as non-satisfactory for that term. Students reported as non-satisfactory for the Michaelmas and Hilary terms of a given year may be refused permission to take their annual examinations and may be required by the Senior Lecturer to repeat their year. Further details of procedures for reporting a student as non-satisfactory are given on the College website at: http://www.tcd.ie/undergraduate-studies/academic-progress/attendance-course-work.php

Assessment

The overall result for the year is the weighted average of the individual module results. The weighting is based on the credits associated with each module. Students are obliged to be present and make a serious attempt at all their examinations. You are advised to read the examination regulations on the School Website. Particular attention should be given to the College Regulations concerning medical certificates in the case of missed examinations. Further information is available in Part II, Academic Progress Section (35) of the College Calendar .

http://www.tcd.ie/calendar

http://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism/ready-steady-write

http://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism/ready-steady-write

http://www.tcd.ie/calendar/1415-2/part-2-undergraduate-courses-and-other-general-information/general-regulations-and-information/academic-progress/


http://www.tcd.ie/undergraduate-studies/academic-progress/attendance-course-work.php

http://www.tcd.ie/undergraduate-studies/academic-progress/attendance-course-work.php

https://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/




Examination timetables are published on your personal TCD portal page some weeks before the examinations take place. It is your responsibility to note these carefully – you will be informed that timetables have been published but you must check them continuously, as examination details may change.

Course Regulations

Assignment deadlines

Many E&M courses include an element of continuous assessment. Different departments have their own rules on continuous assessment and homework. You should make sure you are familiar with these rules and that you understand them. The Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering rules are summarised below:

1. The lecturer must notify the students of:

the deadline where and how the assignment is to be handed in the penalties for late submission the procedure for granting permission for late submissions. Otherwise the default rules, as set out below, will apply.

2. The deadline for all continuous assessment work will be 5pm on the day specified. 3. The work must be handed in to the Department Secretary who will stamp it with the

date and time and record the submission in a log. The submission must be clearly labelled and must show the student’s name, the assignment title, the course number, and the lecturer’s name.

4. Penalties for late submission are as follows: material submitted late will be marked

down 20% of the mark that would otherwise have been awarded for each day (or part thereof) that it is late. Work submitted after 5pm of the fifth day after the deadline will receive a mark of zero.

5. Extensions are normally granted if you can present a good reason for not being able

to submit on time. If you need an extension, you should speak to your tutor, not your lecturer. Lecturers will normally grant an extension following a letter from a tutor. Keep in mind that valid reasons are those that could not have been foreseen.

6. Sometimes, where there is a general problem, a Lecturer may award an extension

to the entire class. This will be posted (and optionally e-mailed to all students). Penalties will apply as stated above from the revised deadline.

Students are obliged to be present and make a serious attempt at all their examinations. You are advised to read the Examination Regulations (included in this Section 5 of this booklet). Particular attention should be given to the College Regulations concerning medical certificates.


Examination timetables are placed on the notice board some weeks before the examinations take place. It is your responsibility to note these carefully.

BSc Course Regulations

The following sections relate specifically to the BSc course.

Assignment deadlines

Many BSC courses include an element of continuous assessment. Different departments have their own rules on continuous assessment and homework. You should make sure you are familiar with these rules and that you understand them. The Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering rules are summarised below:

7. The lecturer must notify the students of:

the deadline where and how the assignment is to be handed in the penalties for late submission the procedure for granting permission for late submissions. Otherwise the default rules, as set out below, will apply.

8. The deadline for all continuous assessment work will be 5pm on the day specified. 9. The work must be handed in to the Department secretary who will stamp it with the

date and time and record the submission in a log. The submission must be clearly labelled and must show the student’s name, the assignment title, the course number, and the lecturer’s name.

10. Penalties for late submission are as follows: Material submitted late will be marked

down 20% of the mark that would otherwise have been awarded for each day (or part thereof) that it is late. Work submitted after 5pm of the fifth day after the deadline will receive a mark of zero.

11. Extensions are normally granted if you can present a good reason for not being able to

submit on time. If you need an extension, you should speak to your tutor, not your lecturer. Lecturers will normally grant an extension following a letter from a tutor. Keep in mind that valid reasons are those that could not have been foreseen.

12. Sometimes, where there is a general problem, a Lecturer may award an extension to

the entire class. This will be posted (and optionally e-mailed to all students). Penalties will apply as stated above from the revised deadline.

Students are obliged to be present and make a serious attempt at all their examinations. You are advised to read the Examination Regulations (included in this Section 5 of this booklet). Particular attention should be given to the College Regulations concerning medical certificates.


Examination timetables are placed on the notice board some weeks before the examinations take place. It is your responsibility to note these carefully.

Examination Rules

SENIOR SOPHISTER ENGINEERING

Students will be informed of examination rules at a later date.


5 Health & Safety

Safety in the Department

Dear Student,

The Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering operates a ‘safe working environment’ policy and we take all practical precautions to ensure that hazards or accidents do not occur. We maintain safety whilst giving you the student very open access to the departmental facilities. Thus safety is also your personal responsibility and it is your duty to work in a safe manner when within the department. By adopting safe practices you ensure both your own safety and the safety of others.

Please read the Safety Document on the Departmental website: http://www.mme.tcd.ie/ and comply with the instructions given within. Failure to behave in a safe manner may result in your being refused the use of departmental facilities.

Mr. Gerry Byrne

Departmental Safety Officer

http://www.mme.tcd.ie/


6 Student Disability Services

If you have a disability or a specific learning disability (such as dyslexia) you may want to register with Student Disability Services.

Do you know what supports are available to you in College if you have a disability or a specific learning disability? Further information on our services can be found at www.tcd.ie/disability

Declan Reilly and Alison Doyle are the Disability Officer for the Engineering Faculty.

You can make an appointment with a member of the Disability Service by:

phoning 01 8963111

emailing: [email protected]

texting: 086 3442322

The disability Service holds drop-in sessions during the academic year. Details are given below: Office Hours Monday – Thursday: 9:15 – 5:15 Drop in – or appointments may be made during these times Friday : By appointment only

http://www.tcd.ie/disability



5 College Map


Student Disability Services

If you have a disability or a specific learning disability (such as dyslexia) you may want to register with Student Disability Services.

Do you know what supports are available to you in College if you have a disability or a specific learning disability? Further information on our services can be found at www.tcd.ie/disability

Declan Reilly and Alison Doyle are the Disability Officer for the Engineering Faculty.

You can make an appointment with a member of the Disability Service by:

Phoning 01 8963111

emailing: [email protected]

texting: 086 3442322

The disability Service holds drop-in sessions during the academic year. Details are given below: Office Hours Monday – Thursday: 9:15 – 5:15 Drop in – or appointments may be made during these times Friday : By appointment only

http://www.tcd.ie/disability



New Student Information System (SITS)

All communications from College will be sent to you via your online portal which will give

you access to an ‘intray ’ of your messages. You will also be able to view your

timetables online, both for your teaching and for your examinations. All fee

invoices/payments, student levies and commencement fees will be issued online and all

payments will be carried out online. You will be able to view your personal details in the

new system – some sections of which you will be able to edit yourself. Up until 2013, all

examination results were published online by the Examinations Office at

http://www.tcd.ie/vpcao/examinations.php – from now on, your results will also be

communicated to you via the online portal. Future plans for the new system include

online module registration and ongoing provision of module assessment results.

http://www.tcd.ie/vpcao/examinations.php


DESCRIPTION OF THE EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS)

The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is an academic

credit system based on the estimated student workload required to achieve the

objectives of a course or programme of study. It is designed to enable academic

recognition for periods of study, to facilitate student mobility and credit accumulation

and transfer. The ECTS is the recommended credit system for higher education in

Ireland and across the European Higher Education Area.

The ECTS weighting for a course is a measure of the student input or workload

required for that course , based on factors such as the number of contact hours, the

number and length of written or verbally presented assessment exercises, class

preparation and private study time, laboratory classes, examinations, clinical

attendance, professional training placements, and so on as appropriate. There is no

intrinsic relationship between the credit volume of a module and its level of difficulty.

The European norm for full-time study over one academic year is 60 credits.

ECTS credits are awarded to a student only upon successful completion of the course year. Progression from one year to the next is determined by the course regulations. Students who fail a year of their course will not obtain credit for that year even if they have passed certain component modules. Exceptions to this rule are one-year and part-year visiting students, who are awarded credit for individual modules successfully completed.


Student Supports

Academic Concerns: Sources of Assistance

Other students in the class;

Course lecturer;

Engineering class representatives;

your personal tutor (or any other tutor if you cannot find yours), or the Senior Tutor;

Head of Department,

Head of School or Director of Teaching and Learning (Undergraduate), Assistant Prof. Ciaran Simms ([email protected]);

Students’ Union Education Officer ([email protected])

Student Learning Development

Student Learning Development is here to help you develop and master the academic skills to succeed at Trinity. The supports available include:

Free workshops throughout the year on a variety of topics for students from all departments.

A Blackboard module featuring a range of resources, including podcasts and interactive workshops that provide academic support to students. Topics include:

Time management

Presentation skills (incl poster presentations)

Procrastination and Concentration

Effective study skills

Writing skills

Exam skills

Individual consultations – meet with a learning advisor to discuss your study issues

For more information please visit http://student-learning.tcd.ie Other supports for learning in College include:

The Maths Help Room, which provides informal help from Trinity students. It is located in the Maths Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, 18 Westland Row and is open on Monday-Friday, from 1-2pm

The Programming Support Centre is available to all computer science and engineering students taking programming courses. See www.scss.tcd.ie/misc/psc

Peer Learning is available in several of the modern language departments. It involves working with other students to get the most from your course to improve performance. E-mail us for further information: [email protected]


http://student-learning.tcd.ie/

http://www.scss.tcd.ie/misc/psc



S2S Peer Support

S2S Peer Support is all about one student listening to another student and providing

information and assistance. Peer Supporters are available for any student in the College

and are there for anything you might want to talk through with them. You don’t need to

be in distress or crisis to talk to a Peer Supporter, but they can help with the larger

problems as well as the smaller things. Our volunteers are highly trained, confidential

and professional, but they’re also fellow students who can offer some genuine empathy

and a friendly ear.

If anything is on your mind and you’d like to share it with a good listener then a Peer

Supporter would love to help. You can email us directly at [email protected] or

request a meet-up with a Peer Supporter by calling 01 896 2438 or filling out an online

form.

S2S website: http://student2student.tcd.ie

Contacting Academic Registry

All enquiries should be directed through one of the 4 channels:

Log an enquiry via ASK AR on the my.tcd.ie portal

Via email at [email protected]

Via phone at #4500 [students] or #4501 [staff]

From there they will be answered directly or escalated to the correct team.


http://student2student.tcd.ie/



Tutors

The tutors responsible for engineering students are:

Kevin Kelly Mechanical Engineering, Parsons Building 1465

Bruce Murphy Mechanical Engineering, Parsons Building 8503

David Taylor Mechanical Engineering, Parsons Building 1703

Henry Rice Mechanical Engineering, Parsons Building ( Erasmus only) 1996

Trevor Orr Civil Engineering, Museum Building 1204

Bidisha Ghosh Civil Engineering, Museum Building 3646

Brian Caulfield Civil Engineering, Museum Building 2534

Aonghus McNabola Civil Engineering, Museum Building 3837

Laurence Gill Civil Engineering, Museum Building 1047

Dermot O’Dwyer Civil Engineering, Museum Building 2532

Alan O’Connor Civil Engineering, Museum Building 1822

Liwen Xiao Civil Engineering, Museum Building 3741

Sarah McCormack Civil Engineering, Museum Building 3321

Francesco Pilla Civil Engineering, Museum Building 1638

Naomi Harte Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Printing House 1861

Edmund Lalor Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Printing House 1743

Senior Tutor

Dr Claire Laudet Senior Tutor’s Office, House 27 2004


Student Counselling Service, 3rd Floor, 7/9 South Leinster Street, Trinity College, Dublin 2 (Near the National Gallery). email: [email protected]; tel: (01) 896 1407 Niteline (Thursdays to Sundays during term only, 9pm - 2.30am) at 1800 793 793; Student Health Service, House 47 Medical Director: Dr David McGrath 896 1556; Doctor: Dr David Thomas 896 1556; Health Promotion Officer, Ms Martina Mullin 896 1556; Physiotherapist: Ms Karita Cullen 896 1591;

Welfare Officer, Students’ Union, House 6, College; email: [email protected]; Chaplains, House 27, College: Paddy Gleeson (Roman Catholic) 896 1260; Darren McCallig (Church of Ireland) 896 1402; Julian Hamilton (Methodist and Presbyterian) 896 1901; Peter Sexton (Roman Catholic) 896 1260; Email: [email protected] Website: www.tcd.ie/chaplaincy

Any student, member of staff or other person with whom you feel able to discuss your concerns;

Disability Service – Room 2054, Arts Building. Tel: 8963111. Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.tcd.ie/disability/ Office is open 8.00 – 5.00.

NOTE: IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN OF ANY SORT, PLEASE TALK TO SOMEONE STRAIGHT AWAY




http://www.tcd.ie/chaplaincy


http://www.tcd.ie/disability/


9 Student Health

The Clinical staff in the College Health Service are as follows: Medical Director: Dr. David McGrath Assistant Medical Director/Psychiatrist: Dr. Niamh Farrelly Doctors: Dr. Niamh Murphy Dr. Mary Sheridan Dr. Aisling Waters Dr. Colette Horgan Physiotherapist: Ms. Karita Cullen Health Promotion Officer: Ms. Martina Mullin

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