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  <course-code>ENGN8101</course-code>
  <course-description>This course provides students with the tools they need to model and optimise engineering systems. Topics include: Design of Experiments methodology, Parametric Design principles, Taguchi methods in Technology and Product Development, Effects of variation on system behaviour, linear and non-linear optimization methods with constraints. </course-description>
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  <indicative-assessment>Assignments (20%); Lab Reports (30%); Exam (50%)</indicative-assessment>
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  <learning-outcomes>Having successfully completed this course, students should be able to:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand and be able to apply optimization approach in design systems.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand and be able to apply statistics to engineering system design.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the importance of quality control&amp;nbsp; system management.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand statictical process control using control charts.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand linear programming and nonlinear optimizations.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explain basic ideas of hypothesis testing and drawing conclusion on process quality&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand experimental design and Taguchi method and be able to apply it in engineering design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</learning-outcomes>
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  <long-title>Modelling and Optimisation</long-title>
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  <prescribed-texts>Belegundu, A.D. &amp;amp; Chandrupatla, T.R. &lt;em&gt;Optimization concepts and applications in engineering, &lt;/em&gt;Prentice Hall, 1999.&lt;br /&gt;Mitra A., &lt;em&gt;Fundamentals of quality control and improvement&lt;/em&gt;, Wiley, Third edition, 2008 </prescribed-texts>
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  <short-title>Modelling and Optimisation</short-title>
  <student-contribution-band>Band 2</student-contribution-band>
  <subject>Engineering</subject>
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  <year type="integer">2010</year>
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