Module Descriptors
SPECIALIST ENGINEERING
ELEC70133
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
60 credits
Contact
Leader: Torfeh Sadat-Shafai
Email: T.Sadat-Shafai@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 16
Independent Study Hours: 584
Total Learning Hours: 600
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 50%
- PRESENTATION - INDIVIDUAL weighted at 20%
- INTERVIEW - CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW weighted at 30%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Written technical report 50%
Presentation 20%
Interview 30%
Presentation 20%
Interview 30%
Module Learning Strategies
Directed reading and learning, possibly class attendance.
Information gathering (Internet, books, technical articles, patents, company catalogues and literature, etc.)
Technical discussions with experts and specialists in Industry and University.
In-depth problem analysis and solution (analytical, experimental, and/or numerical).
Use of existing specialist software packages (technical, business, math, word-processing, database, project scheduling, etc.)
In-depth experimental work (industrial, academic, incl. computer simulations)
Report writing at a professional level, incl. feedback on drafts.
Preparation of oral presentation (and feedback on preparations).
Presentation and defence of work at seminars.
Information gathering (Internet, books, technical articles, patents, company catalogues and literature, etc.)
Technical discussions with experts and specialists in Industry and University.
In-depth problem analysis and solution (analytical, experimental, and/or numerical).
Use of existing specialist software packages (technical, business, math, word-processing, database, project scheduling, etc.)
In-depth experimental work (industrial, academic, incl. computer simulations)
Report writing at a professional level, incl. feedback on drafts.
Preparation of oral presentation (and feedback on preparations).
Presentation and defence of work at seminars.
Module Indicative Content
In-depth exposure to a range of specialist technical issues at the forefront of technology within a limited range of topic areas in the chosen field of study.
Application of a range of complex specialist research techniques to the in-depth analysis of complex specialist problems in a limited range of topic areas within the chosen field of study.
Generation of innovative solutions to a range of complex specialist problems in a limited range of topic areas within the chosen field of study. These solutions will take into account stakeholders such as users, producers, and customers, and also the rapid change in technological innovation.
Extensive use of oral, written, and electronic communication at an advanced level to find specialist information and to explain, debate, and present highly complex arguments, proposals, and ideas while adapting to different audiences and circumstances.
Application of a range of complex specialist research techniques to the in-depth analysis of complex specialist problems in a limited range of topic areas within the chosen field of study.
Generation of innovative solutions to a range of complex specialist problems in a limited range of topic areas within the chosen field of study. These solutions will take into account stakeholders such as users, producers, and customers, and also the rapid change in technological innovation.
Extensive use of oral, written, and electronic communication at an advanced level to find specialist information and to explain, debate, and present highly complex arguments, proposals, and ideas while adapting to different audiences and circumstances.
Module Resources
Supervisor, library, computing facilities, Internet. In some cases access to experts, experimental and other facilities in sponsoring company.
Module Texts
To be recommended on an individual basis by the supervisor.