ENG1203DA | 2024 | University of Exeter

MODULE TITLE	Professional Studies and Skills Development A	CREDIT VALUE	15
MODULE CODE	ENG1203DA	MODULE CONVENER	Mr Abdul Mannan Yousfani (Coordinator)

DURATION: TERM	1	2	3
DURATION: WEEKS	4	4	0

Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated)	25

DESCRIPTION - summary of the module content

Professional studies and skills development is a pair of linked modules designed for Civil Engineering Degree Apprentices. This is the first module, introducing you to design, health and safety, and reflective practice. During the module you will be required to keep a record of your activities and relate them to the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in your apprenticeship standard. Your log should include sketches capturing technical details of projects that you are involved with and you will develop and practice drawing as a design skill. Engineers have responsibility for health and safety from their own working environment through designing for safe construction to engaging with the global sustainable development goals. Using reflection on your own experience and published case studies you will develop an awareness of risk management for your academic studies, work placement and professional development. Your drawing skills and health and safety knowledge will be applied in a group project, designing a feasible concept to meet a technical brief, building a structural prototype and testing its performance. Each group will present their analysis and evaluate other groups’ proposals to select a preferred design for the cohort. The final exercise of the module will require you to research an engineering design precedent and prepare a case study explaining its structural behaviour and identifying lessons for future projects.

AIMS - intentions of the module

The purpose of this module is to develop a range of transferable professional and personal skills that will enhance your study experience at university and at work and hence improve your career prospects. These include written communication and oral presentation skills and teamwork ability. You will also gain experience in engineering design and get to grips with technical lab work.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) (see assessment section below for how ILOs will be assessed)

Discipline and Module Intended Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge

1 use standard projection techniques to accurately sketch engineering structures and processes

2 use engineering analysis techniques to analyse structures under load

3 understand the fundamental concepts of civil engineering design such as structural efficient and stability

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge

4 carry out basic engineering testing procedures safely

5 appreciate the necessity for a sound knowledge of fundamental engineering theory

6 show an awareness of principles of load transmission, load paths and structural stability and incorporate those principles through all stages, from concept to (model) construction

Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge

7 exemplify improved ability to work as part of a team, and to assess your own and others’ skills and performances

8 communicate effectively and accurately both orally and in writing, and have the ability to make technical oral presentations

9 work independently, using skills such as time management, monitoring your own progress, setting realistic targets, reflecting on the effectiveness of your learning strategies and modifying your targets and learning strategies appropriately

10 provide constructive feedback to teaching staff

11 carry out research using the Internet and technical literature

SYLLABUS PLAN - summary of the structure and academic content of the module

- Sketching for engineers

- record keeping;

- Reflective practice

- Health and safety risk assessment in the construction industry;

- Engineering ethics and sustainable development

- Oral and written communications skills;

- Group project: Design, build and test in a laboratory environment;

- Load paths and load transmission;

- Presentation skills;

- Heritage & forensic engineering case-studies

- Structural stability

- Professional development

LEARNING AND TEACHING

LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities	50	Guided Independent Study	50	Placement / Study Abroad	50

DETAILS OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	25	Lectures
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	25	Tutorials, laboratories & fieldwork
Guided independent study	50	Guided independent study
Placement	50	Learning at work

ASSESSMENT

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - for feedback and development purposes; does not count towards module grade

Feedback on progress and learning to be given during tutorials.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (% of credit)

Coursework	100	Written Exams	0	Practical Exams	0

DETAILS OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Form of Assessment	% of Credit	Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length)	ILOs Assessed	Feedback Method
Coursework 1	50	10 –15 pages report or portfolio	C17	Feedback provided on ELE
Coursework 2	50	10 –15 pages report or portfolio	C9, C16, C8,18	Feedback provided on ELE

DETAILS OF RE-ASSESSMENT (where required by referral or deferral)

Original Form of Assessment	Form of Re-assessment	ILOs Re-assessed	Time Scale for Re-assessment
Coursework 1	Coursework (50%)	C17	Completed over summer with a deadline in August
Coursework 2	Coursework (50%)	C18, C9, C16, C8	Completed over summer with a deadline in August

RE-ASSESSMENT NOTES

Deferral – if you have been deferred for any assessment you will be expected to submit the relevant assessment. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.

Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 4/50%) you will be expected to submit the relevant assessment. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of referral will be capped at 4/50%.

If your Referral or Deferral relates to

Coursework 1 – A similar assessment that assesses the Intended Learning Outcomes would be set
Coursework 2 – A similar assessment that assesses the Intended Learning Outcomes would be set

RESOURCES

INDICATIVE LEARNING RESOURCES - The following list is offered as an indication of the type & level of
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener

Module web page ELE: http://ele.exeter.ac.uk/

Author	Title	Edition	Publisher	Year	ISBN or URL
Mann, A.	Essential knowledge text no. 5: Lessons from failure		Institution of Structural Engineers	2016	https://www.istructe.org/resources/guidance/ekt-05-lessons-from-failures/ [Accessed 20-Aug-19]
UCL	Drawing Gym				https://www.ucl.ac.uk/drawing-gym/ [Accessed 06-May-20]

Other resources:

Reading list for this module:

Author	Title	Edition	Publisher	Year	Available from
Adamson, D. and Francis, A	Stabilisation of Combe Down stone mines, Somerset, UK.,	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering (Vol. 165, No. 3, pp. 129-137).	Thomas Telford Ltd.,	2012	http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/ [Accessed 31-Mar-20]
BSI	BS EN 1991-1-7:2006 Eurocode 1 — Actions on structures —Part 1-7: General actions — Accidental actions		British Standards Online	2006	https://bsol.bsigroup.com/ [Accessed 26-Mar-20]
Dias, W. P. S., and Blockley D, I.	Reflective practice in engineering design	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering (Vol. 108, No. 4, pp. 160-168)		1995	http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/ [Accessed 06-May-20]
Elms, D.G.	Achieving structural safety: theoretical considerations	Structural Safety, 21(4), pp.311-333.		1999	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-4730(99)00027-2 [Accessed 26-Mar-20]
Engineering Council	Statement of ethical principles		[online]	2017	https://www.engc.org.uk/standards-guidance/guidance/statement-of-ethical-principles/ [Accessed 02-Apr-20]
HSE	Sector plan for construction	Health and Safety Executive		2020	https://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/sector-plans/construction.htm [Accessed 26-Mar-20]
HSE	Summary of duties under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015),	Health and Safety Executive		2020	https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/summary.htm [Accessed 26-Mar-20]
ICE	Diversity and inclusivity action plan	Institution of Civil Engineers		2016	https://www.ice.org.uk/about-ice/governance/how-we-work#equality-and-diversity-policy [Accessed 01-Apr-20]
ICE	Code of Professional Conduct	Institution of Civil Engineers		2017	https://www.ice.org.uk/about-ice/governance/royal-charter [Accessed 01-Apr-20]
ICE	Our History	Institution of Civil Engineers	[online]	2020	https://www.ice.org.uk/about-ice/our-history [Accessed 01-Apr-20]
RAEng	Engineering ethics in practice: a guide for engineers	Engineering ethics in practice: a guide for engineers	Royal Academy of Engineering,	2011	https://www.raeng.org.uk/policy/engineering-ethics/ethics#ethicsinpractice [Accessed 02-Apr-20]

Reading list for this module:

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CREDIT VALUE	15	ECTS VALUE	7.5

PRE-REQUISITE MODULES	None
CO-REQUISITE MODULES	None

NQF LEVEL (FHEQ)	4	AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING	No
ORIGIN DATE	Friday 15th March 2024	LAST REVISION DATE	Friday 15th March 2024

KEY WORDS SEARCH	Design; Laboratory; Health and Safety; professional engineering

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