MAR3033 : Marine Engineering Design
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Kayvan Pazouki
- Lecturer: Dr Rosemary Norman
- 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 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. Students will learn how to arrange and implement machinery space, main/auxiliary power systems and auxiliary machinery facilities onboard ships.
Specific attention will be given to standard and non-standard propulsion units. Teamwork and leadership qualities are introduced, exercised and assessed.
Topics include:
Marine system design: Machinery requirements and constraints; Machinery selection and Interaction with ship design; Marine propulsion systems including Electric propulsion system, configuration and distribution; renewable sources of energy for marine applications; 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.
Teamwork: This is practiced through the provision of a practical marine engineering design exercise that seeks to foster the skills of engineering judgement in the context of propulsion system design or renewable power generation or alternative fuels, etc. This marine engineering design group coursework provides a realistic insight into the synthesis of a balanced design solution and provides skills in the use of appropriate software. Engineering economic principles and economic criteria, the role of classification societies and regulatory influences will be considered in this design coursework.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 18 | 1:00 | 18:00 | Scheduled teaching sessions to be recapped. Includes Q/A for recorded lectures. |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 26 | 1:00 | 26:00 | Online Recorded lectures, notes, tutorials and quizzes. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 18:00 | 18:00 | Examination Revision and exam completion |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 1 | 45:00 | 45:00 | Lecture Follow-up, Tutorial and seminar preparation. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 3 | 3:00 | 9:00 | Seminar sessions for group discussions |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 9 | 1:00 | 9:00 | Tutorial and feedback sessions. |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 1 | 36:00 | 36:00 | Group Project and formative presentation of group coursework |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 39:00 | 39:00 | General Reading |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The module will consist of online lecture recordings and guided study materials with a mixture of in-person and synchronous 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 principle 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 (IKO1-8).
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 (IS01-4).
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 (ISO1-4).
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 50 | Closed book exam set at the end of semester 2 (C2, C3, C4, C5, C6). |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design/Creative proj | 2 | M | 50 | Group Design Project, taking approx 36 hours (C3, C5, C13, C14, C16). |
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 | 2 | M | Group Design Project Presentation (30 minutes) |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The examination affords students an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and possession of subject-specific and key skills. This medium also allows students to demonstrate intended learning outcomes across a wide range of topics from the syllabus (IKO1-IKO8; C2-C6).
The engineering design group project provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate written communication, teamwork, leadership, planning and organising, initiative, problem solving, technical creativity and innovation, numeracy and computer literacy and associated cognitive skills. (ISO1-ISO4; C3, C5, C13, C14, C16).
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MAR3033's Timetable