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Pearson BTEC
HNC/D Diploma
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RQF)
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Unit 1: Engineering Design
Unit Handbook
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Contents
Aims.......................................................................................
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Abstract
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Learning Outcomes
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Essential Content
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LO1 Prepare an engineering design specification in response to
a stakeholder’s design brief and requirements ........... 5

LO2 Formulate possible technical solutions by using prepared
examples of engineering design specifications .............. 5
LO3 Prepare an engineering industry standard technical design
report by using appropriate design calculations,
drawings and concepts
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LO4 Present, to an audience, a recommended technical design
solution by using real examples of stakeholder briefs.. 6
Recommended
Resources........................................................................ ........
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Harvard Referencing
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Direct quotations
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Paraphrasing
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Examples of Referencing Within Text
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Direct quote from a book or journal article with one author:
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Direct quote from a book or journal article with two authors:
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Direct quote from a book or journal article with three authors:
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Paraphrasing:
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Creating a reference list
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Book with one author
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Book with two authors
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Book with three or more authors
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Book – second or later edition
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Book by same author in the same year
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Book with an editor
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Books with an anonymous or unknown author
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Journal article
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World Wide Web page
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Tips for Success
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Support...................................................................................
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Unit Evaluation
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Aims
The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the methodical
steps that engineers use in creating functional
products and processes; from a design brief to the work, and the
stages involved in identifying and justifying a
solution to a given
engineering need.
Abstract
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to
prepare an engineering design specification that
satisfies stakeholders’ requirements, implement best practice
when analysing and evaluating possible design
solutions, prepare a written technical design report, and present
their finalised design to a
customer or audience.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this unit students will be able to:
1. Prepare an engineering design specification in response to a
stakeholder’s design brief and requirements.
2. Formulate possible technical solutions by using prepared
examples of engineering design specifications.

3. Prepare an engineering industry standard technical design
report by using appropriate design calculations,
drawings and concepts.
4. Present, to an audience, a recommended technical desi gn
solution by using real examples of stakeholder
briefs.
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Essential Content
LO1 Prepare an engineering design specification in response to
a stakeholder’s design brief
and requirements
Planning techniques used to prepare a design specification:

Definition of client’s/user’s objectives, needs and constraints.
Definition of design constraints, function, specification,
milestones.
Planning the design task: Flow charts, Gantt charts, network and
critical path
analysis necessary in the design process.
Design process:
Process development, steps to consider from start to finish.
The cycle from design to manufacture.
Three- and five-stage design process.
Vocabulary used in engineering design.
Stage of the design process which includes:
Analysing the situation, problem statement, define tasks and
outputs, create the design concept, research the
problem and write a specification. Suggest
possible solutions, select a preferred solution, prepare working
drawings, construct a prototype, test and
evaluate the design against objectives, design
communication (write a report).

Customer/stakeholder requirements:
Converting customer request to a list of objectives and
constraints.
Interpretation of design requirements.
Market analysis of existing products and competitors.
Aspects of innovation and performance management in
decision-making.
LO2 Formulate possible technical solutions by using prepared
examples of engineering design
specifications
Conceptual design and evaluating possible solutions:
Modelling, prototyping and simulation using industry standard
software, (e.g. AutoCAD, Catia, SolidWorks,
Creo) on high specification computers.
Use of evaluation and analytical tools, e.g. cause and effect
diagrams, CAD, knowledge-based engineering.
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LO3 Prepare an engineering industry standard technical design
report by using appropriate
design calculations, drawings and concepts
Managing the design process:
Recognising limitations including cost, physical processes,
availability of material/components and skills,
timing and scheduling.
Working to specifications and standards, including:
The role of compliance checking, feasibility assessment and
commercial
viability of product design through testing and validation.
Design for testing, including:
Material selection to suit selected processes and technologies.
Consideration of manufacturability, reliability, life cycle and
environmental issues.
The importance of safety, risk management and ergonomics.
Conceptual design and effective tools:
Technologies and manufacturing processes used in order to

transfer engineering designs into finished
products.
LO4 Present, to an audience, a recommended technical design
solution by using real examples
of stakeholder briefs
Communication and post-presentation review:
Selection of presentation tools.
Analysis of presentation feedback.
Strategies for improvement based on feedback.
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Recommended Resources
Textbooks
DUL, J. and WEERDMEESTER, B. (2008) Ergonomics for
beginners. 3rd Ed. Boca
Raton: CRC Press.
DYM, C.L., LITTLE, P. and ORWIN, E. (2014) Engineering
Design: a Project Based
Introduction. 4th Ed. Wiley.
GRIFFITHS, B. (2003) Engineering Drawing for Manufacture.
Kogan Page Science.
REDDY, K.V. (2008) Textbook of Engineering Drawing. 2nd
Ed. Hyderabad: BS
Publications.
Websites
www.epsrc.ac.uk Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council
(General Reference)
www.imeche.org Institution of Mechanical Engineers
(General Reference)

Links
This unit links to the following related units:
Unit 23: Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD/CAM)
Unit 34: Research Project
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Harvard Referencing
When you are writing your assessment, be sure to type in
reference information as you add in the ideas of other
authors. This will save you time and will ensure that you
reference all sources properly. Whenever you use
someone else’s ideas or words, you must put in a reference.
The only exception to this rule is when the
information you have read somewhere is common knowledge or
‘public domain’ information. For example, you

would not need to include a reference if you stated in an
assignment that Shakespeare wrote plays and sonnets
in Elizabethan times.
Always reference…
Direct quotations
This is when you copy another author’s material word-for-word.
You should show the reader that it is a direct
quote by placing the material in inverted commas.
Traditionally, double inverted commas have been used (“)
but it is now acceptable, and preferable to use single inverted
commas (‘). Sometimes it is difficult to avoid the
direct quotation as the author’s words may precisely describe
the point you are trying to make. However, do
try to avoid the overuse of direct quotations; try to paraphrase
the author’s work where possible. Please note
that when you use direct quotations, you must reproduce the
author’s words exactly, including all spelling,
capitalisation, punctuation, and errors. You may show the
reader that you recognise an error and that you are
correctly quoting the author by placing the term ‘sic’ in
brackets after the error.
Paraphrasing

This is when you take another author’s ideas and put them into
your own words. You are still copying someone
else’s work, so you must reference it. You do not need to use
inverted commas when you paraphrase, but you
must clearly show the reader the original source of your
information.
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Examples of Referencing Within Text
• Phillips (1999) suggests that generational change is inevitable
and continuous.
Direct quote from a book or journal article with one author:
When organising our time, Adair (1988: 51) states that ‘the
centrepiece will tend to be goals and
objectives’.
OR

When organising our time ‘the centrepiece will tend to be goals
and objectives’ (Adair, 1988: 51).
Direct quote from a book or journal article with two authors:
McCarthy and Hatcher (1996: 69-70) insist that with
presentations ‘structure must be clear and precise’.
OR
With presentations, ‘structure must be clear and precise’
(McCarthy and Hatcher, 1996: 69-70).
Direct quote from a book or journal article with three authors:
Fisher, Ury and Patton (1991: 37) suggest that when emotional
issues cloud negotiation, ‘some thoughts
are best left unsaid’.
OR
‘Some thoughts are best left unsaid’ when emotional issues
cloud negotiation (Fisher, Ury and Patton,
1991: 37).
Paraphrasing:
By improving your posture you can improve how you
communicate feelings of power and confidence
(McCarthy and Hatcher, 1996: 111).
Electronic sources such as WWW pages, electronic databases
and electronic journals are cited in the text in

much the same way as traditional print sources, with the
exception of page numbers. The author’s name is
followed by a publication date, but no page numbers are listed.
If no publication date is available, and this might
be the case for WWW pages, then where the date should go,
insert (n.d.) which stands for ‘no date’.
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Creating a reference list
All the sources you refer to in the main body of your
assignment need to be listed at the end of the assignment
in a reference list. In a reference list, you only need to list
those sources from which you have either quoted or
paraphrased. For example, you do not have to list books you
used for background reading purposes.
When creating a reference list, the sources should be listed
alphabetically by author’s surname, should be left
justified, and the references should never be preceded by a
bullet-point or number. Where the author is

anonymous or unknown for any one source, insert that source in
the alphabetical list using the title of the source
instead of the author’s name. All sources should be listed
together; there should not be separate lists for books
versus journal articles versus electronic sources. The reference
list should be on a separate page from the rest
of the assignment and should be simply titled ‘References’ or
‘Literature Cited’ and the title should be in the
same font and size as the other headings in your assignment.
When you use the Harvard System, you are only usually
required to produce a reference list. However, some
lecturers and tutors may want you to produce a bibliography
instead of a reference list. In cases where you are
asked to produce a bibliography, you must list all sources you
have consulted, regardless of whether you cited
from them or not. Also, some lecturers or tutors may ask you to
produce an annotated bibliography or reference
list. This simply means that after each source listed, you write
a couple of sentences that appraise the book’s
usefulness in relation to the topic.
The following is a guide to how to list references in a reference
list.

Book with one author
Adair, J. (1988) Effective time management: How to save time
and spend it wisely, London: Pan Books.
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Book with two authors
McCarthy, P. and Hatcher, C. (1996) Speaking persuasively:
Making the most of your presentations, Sydney:
Allen and Unwin.
Book with three or more authors
Fisher, R., Ury, W. and Patton, B. (1991) Getting to yes:
Negotiating an agreement without giving in, 2nd
edition, London: Century Business.
Book – second or later edition
Barnes, R. (1995) Successful study for degrees, 2nd edition,
London: Routledge.

Book by same author in the same year
Napier, A. (1993a) Fatal storm, Sydney: Allen and Unwin.
Napier, A. (1993b) Survival at sea, Sydney: Allen and Unwin.
Book with an editor
Danaher, P. (ed.) (1998) Beyond the Ferris wheel,
Rockhampton: CQU Press.
Books with an anonymous or unknown author
The University Encyclopaedia (1985) London: Roydon.
Journal article
Muller, V. (1994) ‘Trapped in the body: Transsexualism, the
law, sexual identity’, The Australian Feminist Law
Journal, vol. 3, August, pp. 103-107.
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World Wide Web page
Young, C. (2001) English Heritage position statement on the
Valletta Convention, [Online], Available:
http://www.archaeol.freeuk.com/EHPostionStatement.htm [24
Aug 2001].

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Submission Format
A short report of approximately 800 words, comprising a design
brief and design specification.
A copy of your Gantt chart and any diagrams of possible
solutions must be added as an appendix.
Relevant Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Pass Merit Distinction
LO1: Plan a design solution and prepare an engineering design
specification in response to a stakeholder’s design brief and
requirements.
LO1
D1 Compare and contrast the
completed design specification
against the relevant industry
standard specification.
P1 Produce a design specification
from a given design brief.
M1 Evaluate potential planning
techniques, preparing a case for the
method chosen.
M2 Demonstrate critical path analysis
techniques in design project
scheduling/planning and explain its
use.
P2 Explain the influence of the

stakeholder’s design brief and
requirements in the preparation of
the design specification.
P3 Produce a design project
schedule with a graphical illustration
of the planned activities.
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Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1: Plan a design solution and prepare an engineering design
specification in response to a stakeholder’s
design brief and requirements.
Assignment Brief and Guidance
Scenario:
Your company has set up a new design department and you have
been appointed as
engineering designer to work on a design project for the release
of a new product.
Your manager requires that as designer you will produce a
professional report for
him/her for approval, with a view to achieving project funding
from the board of directors.
Activity:
To develop your report, you will firstly assume the role of
company stakeholder and
formulate a design brief for the product or design solution.

The design brief will be the main starting point for the design
process and will describe
in enough detail the essential elements of the product/design
and the main functions of
the product and/or the problem that such a design is intended to
address.
You may consider a completely new design or a rework of an
existing one.
You will then take on the role of engineering designer and
develop the design brief into
a design specification whilst creating an overall project plan
covering all activities and
incorporating all information into a comprehensive report.
Task:
Your report will include:
a) An explanation of the key requirements within your design
brief and how these have
influenced the preparation of your design specification.
b) A detailed design specification to be used in the design of
your product/solution. Your
design specification should include a comparison to a relevant
industry standard
specification, e.g. BSI, ISO or ANSI.
c) Give examples of any similarities or differences between the
two and describe what this
industry standard considers; that your specification has
overlooked.
d) If there is no relevant industry standard specification against
which you can compare,
please refer to the following link for an overview of the

contents of a typical design
specification. Not all items listed will be relevant.
Further examples can be found from within engineering portals
on the internet.
https://studylib.net/doc/18067350/product-design-specifications
e) Select two different project planning techniques that may be
used within your project and
discuss their advantages and disadvantages.
Explain which of these two techniques you have chosen for your
project and justify your
reasons for doing so.
d) A Gantt chart for your design project, including an analysis
of the critical path.
Explain the importance of the critical path when managing a
project of this kind.
https://studylib.net/doc/18067350/product-design-specifications
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