Degree in Motorcycle Engineering Anyone?

[longdog]

Having done my HND at Swansea Tech back in the 80's, you certainly need a GS to get up those steep bloody hills. But the young women are fit. Luvvly legs. Still, my old airhead at the time made it up in first gear.
What's the name of the pub just up the road from the college?

Isn't it The Mountain Dew????

 

[gowenwilliams]

Yes,

Nice little beer garden in the Mountain Dew.
I've held a few lectures there when the weather is nice!



In response to gcp,

The students do design for manufacture and practical manufacturing elements related work in the first and second year. The second year especially, works on using 3D CAD/CAM software, Finite element analysis and generative machining. This builds on the manual machining skills they will have learned in year one.

We also run a few 'Manufacturing' based degrees which may be more specific to your question. have a look at:
http://www.sihe.ac.uk/sihe/subjectlist.asp?param=art&xslfile=slist_mem.xsl

 

[carbold]

Hi Owen
interesting stuff! Do you need a postdoc?
I'm writing up my phd and I'm good at finite elements and heat transfer....and valves adjustment on boxer engines
Check out my cv www.carloboldetti.com

 

[Droopy Dick]

There should be laws against this in the same way that you can't call yourself a Doctor and practise medicine unless suitable qualified.

You may (or may not) be delighted to know that the majority of GPs in the UK do NOT have a doctoral level degree.

They are called 'doctor' as a courtesy.

This stems from the fact that the UK (almost uniquely) awards bachelor degrees for most areas of study in the 'professions'.

Thus, physicians and surgeons are awarded two bachelor degrees, one in surgery and in medicine, dentists are awarded a bachelor degree in dental surgery.

Most other countries award these people a MD or DDS degree.

An MD is available in the UK as a higher post-graduate degree. Incresingly, if a young surgeon/physician wants to progress in the hospital sector he (or she) will take an MD whilst in the registrar 'rank'. This is often before taking exams for membership of the higher levels of the relevant Royal College.

Bear in mind, that, if you follow the American model, almost all 'functional' degree courses are post-graduate. That is, you must have some mickey-mouse US bachelor degree before studying medicine, law, dentistry, ophthalmics, business studies, journalism, engineering, etc etc etc. For example, all American lawyers hold a doctoral degree, the JD. They have difficulty, soemtimes, accepting that a 21 yr old from the UK with an LlB is just as academically qualified.

This stems, in part, from the fact that A-level is a much higher level of study that the US high-school graduation diploma.

 

[Pukmeister]

Thanks for putting that straight for me droopy, but 'courtesy' or not, I still think that there should be some protection of titles in the sciences to prevent 'abuse of privilege' if you like.

I feel those persons who have studied hard and worked as journeymen in their chosen profession should be rewarded with the recognition they deserve through professional status. You could argue that under registration with the engineering council under current SARTOR rules this happens anyway.

More importantly (and my point) it should also prevent those who do not yet deserve to hold such status from using the titles to their advantage.

For example:

A mechanic calls his or herself an 'engineer'. Is this right ?? Maybe.

Someone who cuts and polishes fingernails calles themself a 'Nail Technician'. Is this right? Technician? I don't think so. Thats my point.

 

[Captain Beaky]

Sounds like a really interesting course - might be interested if I move back down from Coventry - I'm an ex- Port Talbot boyo racer before I bought my bike!

I went to Cardiff Uni (wanted to get away from home) but my mate went to Swansea and did Biochemistry. He enjoyed it a lot.

I do agree about some of the job titles people use now.
The "Engineer" that arrived at my mate's house to fix the dishwasher was a complete walking disaster!

I'll be up for a run if I'm up from Coventry.

 

[Steptoe]

Couldn't care less what people call themselves -

It's "can they do the job" that counts .

 

[Le singe]

I get worried when someone calls themselves an 'expert',normally this infers that they think they know everything about their particular field.
I prefer the term 'specialist' because it implys that the user is well versed in their field but is still able to accommodate new developments/technology.

 

[jnrobert]

Which institute did Jerry Burgess get his degree from? *















* I thought he was a construction worker before getting a gig on a GP team

 

[the civil one]

Here Boys

This site,s come a long way from Bakermans attempts at
spellin "n"Grammer tey Degrees "n" the Like.

 

[ag1s]

I response to Pukmeister,

I am the Course Director for Motorcycle Engineering at Swansea Institute.
I also have a PhD in Material Physics, Masters Degree in Material Engineering and BSc in Particle Physics - so I understand the use of academic titles! (I also ride a GS!)

So just to clarify,
Our modules include:
Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics,
Computaional Fluid Dynamics,
Advanced Computational Methods,
Engine Structural Design
Advanced Engine Simulation,
Motorcycle Dynamics (including Gyroscopic physics)
Structures and Materials
CAD, CAM, FEA.
Aerodynamics.
To name a few

Mickey Mouse?

Owen

Hehe!
The quality of a course does not depend on the fancy names of the modules, but on the level of the students you get.
I have seen horendous things in some of the so called best universities in this country.

 

[Engineer]

Hehe!
The quality of a course does not depend on the fancy names of the modules, but on the level of the students you get.
I have seen horendous things in some of the so called best universities in this country.

They appear to be normal science/engineering terms - not at all fancy.