ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 2 - 2023/4

Module Overview

Expected prior/parallel learning:  Students necessarily take either module EEEM053 or module EEEM054 before taking this module. This module is closely coupled with the 90-Credit Extended Project. As far as is practicable, the coursework in this module relates to and complements the project work, by requiring auxiliary studies on issues relating to the project's 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. sustainability, environmental considerations, human factors, business operation. The module builds on the related Engineering and Professional Studies module that is compulsory in the preceding Semester. This module is designed to be closely coupled with the 90-Credit Standard Project. In particular, the module coursework complements the project by helping to develop the professional skills needed for successful project management.

Module provider

Computer Science and Electronic Eng

Module Leader

WANG Ning (CS & EE)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

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

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None.

Module content

Indicative content includes learning of the following professional skills:

1. Technical documentation of work for use by a third party

2. User manual documentation for use by an end user

3. Forming an exploitation plan for dissemination, public engagement, commercialisation or standardisation

4. Writing a conference paper with new results

Assessment pattern

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 document a designed system, and to assess wider issues such as human factors


• Understanding sustainability issues and the ability to take into account.


• Ability to produce a user manual


• Ability to generate an exploitation plan


• Ability to write a conference paper

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

1. System technical documentation with assessment of human factor and sustainability issues.


2. Exploitation plan.


3. User manual. 


4. Conference Paper.  

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

• The aim of this module is to provide students with an opportunity to explore the process associated with the planning of a R&D project.
• The module also aims to provide opportunities for students to learn about the Surrey Pillars listed below.

Learning outcomes

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 marked items. 

Learning and teaching methods include the following.

• Introductory lecture to explain to students the operation of the module


• Online tutorials and guided learning courses to aid with the student completion of the coursework

The student is expected to attend all the course lectures and tutorials 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

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: EEEM055

Other information

The Surrey Pillars relevant to this module are

 

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 2023/4 academic year.