A preparatory report for a proposed project, including health and safety based risk assessment, literature survey, ethical assessment, project plan and resource plan 2500 words, 60% Meeting Learning Outcomes 1, 3 and 4. (D1i, D2i, D6, EL3i, EL5, EL1, P4i, P6i, SM1i, G1)

A logbook detailing background work, sources and reflective comment on work undertaken & personal direction. 40% Learning Outcomes 1, 2. (D1i, D2i, EL3i, EL5, G2)

By the completion of this module, the student will have a 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.

None.

www.onlineethics.org
University e-journals portal
Refworks

McDonough W, Braungart M,. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Rodale Books, US; (2003) ISBN 0865475873
Channing J and Ridley J ‘Safety at Work’ 7th Edn Butterworth Heinemann 2016 ISBN 0750654937
Holt ADJ, ‘Principles of Health and Safety at Work’, 8th Edn, Routledge, 2015. ISBN 1138855154
Sharp JA, Peters J,Howard, K. The Management of a Student Research Project 3rd Ed. Gower 2012 ISBN 0566084904

This module will enable students to gain understanding, apply knowledge, analyse and evaluate problems and create solutions through a variety of activities, including lectures, blended learning, practical sessions, student centred learning activities, directed but independent student learning and small group tutorials.