MAR3034 : Ship Design
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
- Module Leader(s): Dr David Trodden
- Lecturer: Dr Yongchang Pu
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The module aims to provide students with a detailed understanding of the process and rationale for engineering design applied to ships.
Outline Of Syllabus
Topics include:
The development of the ship design process and modelling information; the ship design problem for different ship types; deadweight, capacity, linear and rule ships; methods of obtaining preliminary and capacity ratios; estimation of lightship components of mass; contemporary influences on lightship components; estimation of consumables; the design of ship lines; relationships between hull form and hydrodynamic performance in still water and waves; bow and stern designThis is practiced through the provision of a practical ship design exercise that seeks to foster the skills of engineering judgement in the context of ship design. This ship design coursework provides a realistic insight into the synthesis of a balanced ship design solution and provides skills in the use of state of the art ship design software.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 15 | 1:00 | 15:00 | Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 50:00 | 50:00 | Coursework completion, exam preparation and completion. |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 12 | 1:00 | 12:00 | Online recorded lectures |
| Structured Guided Learning | Academic skills activities | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Guided technical exercises (MaxSurf) |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 1 | 40:00 | 40:00 | Research based upon design exercise |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Demonstrations, problem solving exercises |
| Guided Independent Study | Reflective learning activity | 1 | 21:00 | 21:00 | Reflection of application of learning to project application |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 50:00 | 50:00 | Write up lecture notes, revision, general reading |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The use of lectures as the principal teaching method is an effective means to provide students with the acquisition of the detailed knowledge base and facilitate the understanding of the module material (IKO1-5; C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6).
Providing online lecture material enables more interactive sessions in lectures and enhanced learning.
Practical sessions provide the forum for the knowledge and understanding developed through formal lectures to be integrated into a substantial coursework exercise to design a ship (ISO1-4; C1, C2, C3, C17).
This ship design exercise provides a platform to exercise team-working, management, planning, initiative, organisational, interpersonal, problem solving and numeracy skills (ISO1-4; C1, C2, C3, C17).
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 90 | 2 | A | 50 | Exam (C1-C6). |
Exam Pairings
| Module Code | Module Title | Semester | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offshore Design | 2 | N/A | |
| Small Craft Design | 2 | N/A |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design/Creative proj | 2 | M | 50 | Ship Design Project (C1-C6, C17). |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 1 | M | Ship Design Proposal (or Tender). Students make a 10-minute presentation on the ship design they would like to produce |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The written examination will assess the student’s ability to demonstrate intended learning outcomes across a wide range of topics from the syllabus as well as assessing literacy, numeracy and critical thinking (IKO1-5; (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6).
The Ship Design coursework provides an opportunity to put into practice the intended knowledge outcomes as well as providing students with the opportunity to demonstrate the following skills: Active learning; Synthesis and presentation of materials; Innovation and creativity; Problem solving (IKO1-4; C1, C2,C3, C4, C5, C6).
The Ship Design coursework uses state of the art ship design software and so provides assessment in the use of computer applications in this context as well as the intended skills outcomes (ISO1-4; C1, C2, C3, C17).
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MAR3034's Timetable