Module Catalogue 2026/27

Pre Requisite Comment

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Co Requisite Comment

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Aims

The module aims to provide students with a detailed understanding of the process and rationale for engineering design applied to ships and marine machinery systems.

Outline Of Syllabus

This module provides students with a deep and detailed understanding of engineering design rationale, procedures and multiple criteria design. Teamwork and leadership qualities are introduced, exercised and assessed.

Topics include:

Ship’s hull design: The development of the different ship design process and modelling; methods of obtaining preliminary and capacity ratios; estimation of lightship components of mass and consumables; the design of ship lines; bow and stern design; optimisation methods applied to ship design, hydrodynamic optimisation; computer aided design and analysis.

Marine system design: Machinery requirements and constraints; Machinery selection and Interaction with ship design; Marine propulsion systems including Electric propulsion system, configuration and distribution; Marine application of renewable energy; Basic Gear Design and Basic shafting design; Propellers, propeller types and applications; Fuel oil system design; Piping design phases; Automation, Unattended Machinery Space (UMS) concept.

Methods to improve the security of personal data, including physical and systems security.

Explore the meaning of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, outlining the benefits of practising them in whatever role.

For EDI and Security there will be a self-learning interactive course via the Canvas system that the students must complete and pass.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

On completing this module, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
IKO1 - The standard design process and the main technological, operational and economic considerations that
influence different ship types and propulsion systems C2, C6
IKO2 - Design procedures and practice for estimating principal dimensions, hull form parameters, lightships and
deadweight components and issues concerning marine engineering design such as environmental, technical
limitations and requirements C4, C5, C8, C15, C16
IKO3 - Synthesis of hull lines, form distortion methods and mathematical representation of ship lines and
surfaces C6
IKO4- The relationship between hull form and ship performance C2
IKO5 - Ship auxiliary systems, automation and their design considerations. C4
IKO6 – Solar, wind and tidal energy and marine applications C4
IKO7 – Basic gear and shaft design and fuel oil system design requirements and voyage fuel consumption. C5
IKO8 – Propeller types and their characteristics C5
IKO9 - Awareness of personal data security and protection. C10
IKO10 -Awareness of Equality Diversity and Inclusion C11

Intended Skill Outcomes

On completing of this module students will be able to develop the following subject specific skills:

ISO1 - To follow logical design steps and to integrate engine room design procedures into overall ship design
process C14
ISO2 – The ability to perform the required ship design calculations for the analysis and evaluation of designs C1
ISO3 - To calculate power requirements for propulsion and auxiliary systems and associated fuel oil consumption C3, C5
ISO4 - To be able to integrate and manage the many technical considerations required for the synthesis of a
successful the ship and the marine engineering design. C2
ISO5 - Use of state-of-the-art ship design software for initial design studies.C3
IS06 – The ability to implement engineering judgement in the context of ship design and propulsion system design or renewable power generation or alternative fuels. C15
IS07 – To work collaboratively synthesising a balanced solution for a defined design project. C16, C17

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The module will consist of online lecture recordings and guided study materials with a mixture of in-person and online tutorials to provide structured support for the students’ learning. The structured online materials, covering both semesters, will define the scope of each of the syllabus topics. The use of online lecture recordings as the principal teaching method is an effective means to assist in the acquisition of a knowledge base that will facilitate understanding of a sizeable and detailed body of material.

Tutorials provide a forum in which students are given the opportunity to develop subject-specific skills, negotiate their problems with lecturers in a less formal approach.

The group project will provide a platform for team work, active participation to exercise team-membership or leadership skills, planning, initiative, organisational, interpersonal, oral presentation, problem solving and numeracy skills.

The Self-learning online course (EDI ad GDPR) is dedicated to familiarise our students with methods to improve the security of personal data, including physical and system security, as well as exploring the meaning of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The written examination and group design presentation will assess the breadth of knowledge, understanding and ability to perform related ship design calculations.

The written examination will assess the medium also allows students to demonstrate intended learning outcomes across a wide range of topics from the syllabus as well as assessing literacy, numeracy and critical thinking. 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. IKO1-8.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 ISO1-7.

A formative PASS/FAIL Assessment for students to gain awareness of EDI and personal data security and protection by completion of both EDI and GDPR online courses IKO9 - 10

General Notes

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