100% coursework to comprise
A preparatory report for a proposed project, including health and Safety based risk assessement, literature survey, ethical assessment, project plan and resources 'shopping list' 2500 words, 60% Learning outcomes 1, 3, 4.
A logbook detailing background work, sources and reflective comment on work undertaken & personal direction. 40% Learning outcomes 1, 2.

By the completion of this module, the student will have full awareness of the range of implications of a proposed L3 project and of the context and background of a planned programme of work and experimentation
Project management, scheduling & resourcing Literature searching techniques and sources.
Health and safety management : Health and safety legislation, risk assessment and loss prevention, emergency procedures, occupational health,
Environmental management : environmental law including IPPC requirements, conducting an environmental review, requirements and implementation of ISO14001 / EMAS, waste minimisation, environmental engineering - process design, waste treatment.
Ethics- its scope and issues in the engineering sector.
Personal development as a professional engineer seeking future registration as IEng.
Product liability: civil and criminal liability and related law, purchasing and selling, guarantees, after-sales service, product recall.

12 x 1 hr key themes lectures 1:n
20 mins per week project supervisor meeting 1:1

www.onlineethics.org, University e-journals portal, Refworks

None.

- McDonough W, Braungart M Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Rodale Books,US; (2003) ISBN 0865475873
- Ridley J Health and Safety in Brief 3rd Edn , Butterworth Heinemann, 2004 ISBN0750662115
- Howard K, Sharp JA, Peters J The Management of a Student Research Project 3rd Ed, Gower 2002 ISBN 0566084902