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Manufacturing Engineering Design

Module code: MEU22M11 · Semester: 2

Resources​

How it's assessed​

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

A group design-and-build project: each group designs and manufactures a metal-bodied resonator acoustic guitar and a 3D-printed part, covering specification, drawings, bill of materials, jigs and fixtures, costing and manufacturing processes.

AssessmentWeight
Continuous assessment: presentations, assignments and reports100%
  • Reassessment is by continuous assessment.

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

  • Design and specification of a metal-bodied resonator guitar LO1–2
  • Bills of materials, drawings, assembly information, jigs and fixtures LO2, LO8
  • Manufacturing process specification and workshop safety LO4, LO6
  • 3D printing a complex part LO6
  • Part sourcing and project costing LO7
Learning outcomes
  1. Know the engineering problem-solving process
  2. Design a consumer product (a guitar) to a specification
  3. Work in a group: split tasks and meet interim deliverables
  4. Know health and safety requirements of manufacturing processes
  5. Build skills in quantitative analysis, scientific reasoning and communication
  6. Gain practical manufacturing skills
  7. Cost a project
  8. Write reports and project documentation

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.