Education & Professional Development of Engineers in the Maritime Industry
Abstract
Over the past two years, an Ocean Engineering Minor has been offered at University College London for undergraduate
students. The first module of this programme is offered to second-year students and represents an introduction to ocean
engineering. This article describes in detail the preparation of the coursework component of this module, which consists
in a design and build project of simple ROVs. The aim of the coursework is to help students apply their knowledge of
naval architecture to a practical problem and learn about the difficulties and inaccuracies associated with practical work
in the process. A detailed description of the project is provided, with an accurate cost break-down so that other
institutions may include a similar component in their teaching portfolios. Improvements on the current set-up based on
students’ feedback are also described
