ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 1 - 2021/2
Module code: EEEM053
Module Overview
Expected prior/parallel learning: The coursework in this module is closely linked with the students activities in his/he- 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 course work 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
Computer Science and Electronic Eng
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: 110
Lecture Hours: 1
Tutorial Hours: 4
Guided Learning: 35
Module Availability
Semester 1
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
None.
Module content
Indicative content includes the following professional skills:
Project proposal and high level task organisation
Project planning with detailed level task organisation
Patent searching and identifying intellectual property rights
Setting the test specifications for the validation and conformance of a final product
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | PATENT SEARCH | 25 |
| Coursework | PROJECT PROPOSAL | 25 |
| Coursework | PROJECT PLANNING | 25 |
| Coursework | TEST SPECIFICATION | 25 |
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 planning
- Knowledge of performance characterisation issues and ability to define system testing specification
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of the following.
- Patent search.
- Project proposal.
- Project planning and monitoring.
- Test specification.
Deadlines for these assignments are spaced roughly every three weeks. Please refer to module notes for deadlines.
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
- Comprehensive testing and evaluation
- 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 course work involving four assessed items.
Learning and teaching methods include the following.
- Introductory lectures and seminar
- On-line teaching.
- 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.
Reading list
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Programmes this module appears in
| Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Engineering with Professional Postgraduate Year MSc | 1 | Compulsory | 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 2021/2 academic year.