More Reading Material…

Posted on Thursday 24 August 2006

Just as i suspected, there is more on the reading list than i first presumed!

Each module does have it’s own reading list and so i’m sort of glad i held back a little on splashing out on all the books at once from the two original lists that I have been given. It would have been nice to get a warning, but i guess i was glad to get one list at all!! So here are the extra modules and their reading lists:

Manufacturing Processes and Materials

Essential

  • Ashby, M F, Johnson, K (2002) Materials and Design - The art and science of material selection in Product Design. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford ISBN: 0-7506-5554-2

Recommended

  • Ashby, M F (1999) Material Selection in Mechanical Design, 2nd edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford ISBN: 0-7506-4357-9
  • De Garmo, E P, Black, J T, Kosher, R A (2003) Materials and Processes in Manufacturing, 9th edition. Wiley ISBN: 0-471-42944-9
  • Graedel, T E, Allenby, B R (1998) Design for Environment. Prentice-Hall ISBN: 0-13-531682-0
  • Groover, M P (2002) Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes and Systems, 2nd edition. Wiley ISBN: 0-471-40051-3
  • Harper, C A (2001) Handbook of Materials for Product Design. McGraw-Hill ISBN: 0-0713-5406-9
  • Timings, R, Wilkinson, S (2003) E-manufacture: Application of Advanced Technology to Manufacturing Processes. Prentice Hall ISBN: 0-582-43230-8

Computer-Aided Engineering

Essential

  • Raphael, B, Smith, I F C (2003) Fundamentals of Computer-Aided Engineering. John Wiley & Sons Ltd ISBN: 0-471-48715-5

Recommended

  • McMahon, C, Browne, J (1998) CADCAM: Principles, Practice and Manufacturing Management. Prentice Hall ISBN: 0201178192
  • Mottram, J T and Shaw, C T (1996) Using Finite Elements in Mechanical Design. McGraw-Hill ISBN: 0-07-709093-4
  • Tizzard, A (1994) An Introductino to Computer-Aided Engineering. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-707974-4

Validation of Design Concept

Essential

  • Derenzo, S E (2003) Practical Interfacing in the Laboratory: Using a PC for Instrumentation, Data Analysis and Control. Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521815274

Recommended

  • Buede, D (1999) The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods (Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management). Wiley-Interscience ISBN: 0471282251
  • Montgomery, D C (2000) Design and Analysis of Experiments, 5th edition. Wiley ISBN: 0471316490
  • Roy, R (2001) Design of Experiments Using the Taguchi Approach: 16 Steps to Product and Process Improvement. Wiley-Interscience ISBN: 0471361011
  • Ulrich, K and Eppinger, S (2003) Product Design and Development. McGraw-Hill, 3rd edition ISBN: 0072471468

Design Development Project

Essential

  • Project briefing documents Reading materials from the Postgraduate Certificate stage of this MSc Programme and ‘In house’ support materials for project report writing.

Recommended

  • Ashby, Metal (2002) Materials and Design: the Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design. Butterworth Heinemann ISBN: 0750655542
  • Baxter, M (2000) Product Design. Stanley Thornes, London ISBN: 0748741976
  • Childs, P (2003) Mechanical Design. Butterworth Heinmann ISBN: 0750657715
  • Hirsch, H L (2004) Essential communication strategies for scientists, engineers and technology projessionals. John Wiley and Sons ISBN: 0471667390
  • Petroski, H (1998) Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing. Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674463684

Prof Practice 1: Placement

Essential

  • MSc Placement Handbook

Recommended

  • Hirsch, H L (2004) Essential communication strategies for scientists, engineers and technology professionals. John Wiley and Sons ISBN: 0471667390
  • Petroski, H (1998) Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing. Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674463684
  • RMIT Training (1997) Making your work placement effective: A student guide for managing and enriching workplace learning programmes. RMIT Publishing ISBN: 0864446683

Prof Practice 2: Thesis

Essential

  • MSc reader (to be developed)

Recommended:

  • Emden, J V (1990) A handbook of writing for engineers. MacMillan, London ISBN: 0-333-46942-9
  • Hirsch, H L (2004) Essential communication strategies for scientists, engineers and technology professionals.
    John Wiley and Sons ISBN: 0471667390
  • Howard, K Sharp, J, Peters, J (Editor) (2002) The Management of a Student Research Project. Gower Publishing Limited ISBN: 0566084902
  • Jankowicz, A D (2000) Business research projects. Thomson Learning, London ISBN: 1-86152-549-4
  • Laurel, B (2004) Design Research: Methods and Perspectives. The MIT Press ISBN: 0262122634
  • Ranjit, K (1999) Research Methodology: A Step by Step Guide for Beginners. Sage Publications Ltd ISBN: 076196214X
  • Riley, M et al (2000) Researching and writing dissertations in business and management. Thomson Learning, London ISBN: 1-86152-608-3
  • Wisker, G (2001) The Postgraduate Research Handbook: Succeed with your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD. Palgrave Study Guides ISBN: 0333747771

So it looks like i’ll be saving for a little while to get my hands on this little pile of books. If anyone can reccomend any specific book then I would be most grateful. It’s going to take time to get through them and utilising the most interesting and most useful first would definately be an added bonus!

Thanks!



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