ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 1 WITH INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT - 2019/0

Module code: EEEM054

Module Overview





Expected prior/parallel learning:  The coursework in this module is closely linked with the student’s activities in his/her 90-credit Extended Project, as appropriate. All the coursework, as far as is practicable, should relate to and complement the project work by conducting auxiliary studies on issues of wider context.






Module purpose:  The module introduces the students to a range of aspects of engineering professional practice which should enable them to see modern electronic engineering in a wider context, encompassing e.g. health and safety, project formulation and planning, contract bidding. It is designed to be closely coupled with the tasks and activities associated with the 90-Credit Extended Project. In particular, the module coursework complements and supports the project in terms of professional skills for successful project management. The module is complementary to module EEM055 (Engineering Professional Studies 2) offered in Semester 2.







 


Module provider

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Module Leader

WANG Ning (Elec Elec En)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Overall student workload

Independent Learning Hours: 145

Lecture Hours: 1

Seminar Hours: 4

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None.

Module content





Indicative content includes the following.



Unit 1: Project planning



            Project objectives and scoping



            Requirements and requirements analysis



            System specification



            Functional system design



            State of the art review



                        Technology



                        Patent search



                        Research



            R&D proposal



            Project management tools



            Project plan/Levels 1 and 2



            Deliverables



            Project costing



            Management methods



            Risk assessment and contingency plans



Unit 2: Project reporting/communication



            Written reports



                       Technical writing



Deliverables



                        Management reports



                        Weekly/monthly reports



            Presentations



                        Technical



                        Research



                        Public/Outreach



Unit 3: R&D project bidding



            Technology levels



Funding bodies



            Funding opportunities calls



Contract tendering



Internal authorisation processes



Contracts



Collaboration agreement



Unit 4: Research and Development



            Nature of research



            University and industrial research



            Awareness of parallel developments



            Positive/negative results reporting



            Characteristics of research projects



            Scientific paper writing



            Citation indices



            Research ethics



            Research methodology



Unit 5: Health and safety



            Legal responsibility



            Health and safety procedures



            Behavioural safety





 




 


Assessment pattern

Assessment type Unit of assessment Weighting
Coursework 1) PATENT SEARCH - 25% 2) PROJECT PROPOSAL - 25% 3) PROJECT PROPOSAL AND MONITORING - 25% 4) FOUR-PAGE CONFERENCE PAPER 100

Alternative Assessment

Not applicable: students failing a unit of assessment resit the assessment in its original format.

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy for this module is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate the following:




  • Ability to conduct state of the art technology and research review

  • Ability to plan a technical project and to write project proposals

  • Effective project reporting

  • Communication skills to present their project to different audiences, including specialists and general public

  • Appreciation of safety issues  



Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of the following.




  1. Patent search  (25%).  (Circa 6 pages) Due Tuesday Week 5

  2. Project proposal  (25%). (6 page maximum) Due Tuesday Week 8

  3. Project planning and monitoring  (25%).  (6 page maximum) Due Tuesday Week 11

  4. Four-page conference paper  (25%).  Due Tuesday Week 14



These deadlines are indicative. For confirmation of exact dates and times, please check the Departmental assessment calendar issued to you.



Formative assessment and feedback



For the module, students will receive formative assessment/feedback in the following ways.




  • During lectures, by question and answer sessions

  • During meetings with his/her project supervisor

  • Via the marking of written reports

  • Via assessed coursework


Module aims

  • R&D project planning
  • State of the art review of technology and research
  • R&D project proposal writing and project bidding
  • Risk assessment
  • Project reporting
  • Communication to different audiences
  • Research into future technologies
  • Health and safety

Learning outcomes

Attributes Developed
001 Investigate and define a problem, taking into account constraints such as environmental and sustainability limitations, health and safety and risk assessment. Gain comprehensive understanding of design processes. Ability to critically evaluate current research and advanced scholarship in electronic engineering, and to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them (C,P,T,K). KCPT
002 Understand customer and user needs, including aesthetics, ergonomics and usability T
003 Generate an innovative design and to demonstrate how established techniques of enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in electronic engineering. CP
004 Identify and manage cost drivers T
005 Demonstrate familiarity with the design process and the methodology of evaluating outcomes CP
006 Acquire knowledge and comprehensive understanding of management and business practices. K
007 Evaluate risks, including commercial. P
008 Comprehensively understand current engineering practice and predict likely developments, as well as to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, to make sound judgements, and communicate their conclusions to specialists and nonspecialists CT
009 Demonstrate extensive understanding of a wide range of engineering materials/components.
010 Demonstrate understanding of appropriate codes of practice and industry standards
011 Demonstrate awareness of quality issues P

Attributes Developed

C - Cognitive/analytical

K - Subject knowledge

T - Transferable skills

P - Professional/Practical skills

Methods of Teaching / Learning





The learning and teaching strategy is designed to achieve the specified learning outcomes by teaching the course syllabus in lectures, and by guided learning using on-line resources. The independent study will be supported by setting the coursework in the context of the 90-credit project. The assimilation of knowledge, and transferable professional skills will be acquired through coursework involving four assessed items. 



Learning and teaching methods include the following.




  • Lectures and seminars (10 hours)

  • On-line courses.  (30 hours)

  • Guided study



The student is expected to attend all the course lectures before the start of their project. The coursework will be marked against a generic marking scheme defined for each assignment.







 


Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

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Programmes this module appears in

Programme Semester Classification Qualifying conditions
Electronic Engineering (EuroMasters) MSc 1 Optional A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2019/0 academic year.