Programme:
HNC / HND Electrical Engineering
Unit Code/Title
Engineering Design
Unit Credits/ level
QCF LEVEL: 5

Issue date:
Submission deadline: 15 may, 2013
Assignment
Scenario
You are working for a motor car company as a junior engineer. The company sees that there will be more and more demand for electric cars within the next 10 years. They have asked a group of you to prepare a full design specification for an electric car. Although the battery is the main source of energy but you are free to explore the solar energy as an additional (but not prime) source of energy. This is an individual design and you need to cover all areas of the electric car design.
The report should be between 20-40 pages (A4) and should cover the following points:
A design specification to meet customer requirements. This should include:
Establishment of customer requirements.
Presentation of the major design parameters.
Gathering design information from appropriate sources and prepare a design specification.
Demonstration that the design specification meets requirements.
Analysis and evaluation of possible design solutions. This should include:
Production of the analysis of possible design solutions
Production and evaluation of conceptual designs
Selection of the optimum design solution
Carrying out a compliance check
Production of a final design report
Application of a suitable computer based software in the engineering design process. This should contain:
Explanation of the key features of a computer-aided design system
The use of computer-aided design software to produce a design drawing or scheme
What to submit
Your report should be between 20-40 pages (A4). You may use an Appendix for any additional information, which is not directly related to the body of your report. You may visit the following IET website for a help in report writing…