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Engineering Design III

Module code: CEU22E09 · Semester: 1

How it's assessed​

No end-of-semester exam. It's assessed through project work.

A semester-long group research, design and model-building project that applies the theory from Solids and Structures and Engineering and the Environment, with a weekly lecture and design workshop.

AssessmentWeight
Design journal (a physical sketchbook recording your research and design process)30%
Group report40%
Group prototype: a working scale model of the final design30%

Summarised from the TCD module descriptor, checked 2026-11-09. Details can change from year to year, so check this year's descriptor and Blackboard.

From students who've done it​

No write-ups yet.

Questions by Year​

This module has no end-of-semester exam, so there are no past papers. See How it's assessed above.

Topics

  • The design process and design briefs LO2
  • Structural analysis and calculations for a new structure LO1, LO3
  • Prototype models and testing LO4
  • Universal (inclusive) and sustainable design; climate action LO5
  • Design journals, drawings and presentation LO6, LO8
Learning outcomes
  1. Apply simple engineering theory to design problems
  2. Interpret a brief, define the problem and carry out a design process
  3. Analyse, calculate and detail a new structure
  4. Build prototype models and use them to test and refine a design
  5. Consider human-environment interaction, ethics, universal and sustainable design
  6. Keep a design journal
  7. Work individually and in a team
  8. Communicate a design with statements, drawings, calculations and models

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.