Module Descriptors
THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
MECH60400
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Debi Roberts
Email: debi.roberts@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 16
Independent Study Hours: 134
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
By the completion of this module, the student will have full awareness of the range of implications of a proposed level 3 project and of the context and background of a planned programme of work and experimentation
Project management, scheduling and 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 CEng.
Project management, scheduling and 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 CEng.
Module Learning Strategies
12 x 1 hr key themes lectures
20 mins per week project supervisor meeting
20 mins per week project supervisor meeting
Module Resources
www.onlineethics.org, University e-journals portal, Refworks
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
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
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
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% coursework to comprise
A preparatory report for a proposed project, including Health and Safety based risk assessment, literature survey, ethical assessment, project plan and resources 'shopping list' 2500 words, 60%, Learning outcomes 1, 3 and 4.
A logbook detailing background work, sources and reflective comment on work undertaken & personal direction. 40%, Learning outcomes 1, 2.
A preparatory report for a proposed project, including Health and Safety based risk assessment, literature survey, ethical assessment, project plan and resources 'shopping list' 2500 words, 60%, Learning outcomes 1, 3 and 4.
A logbook detailing background work, sources and reflective comment on work undertaken & personal direction. 40%, Learning outcomes 1, 2.