Module Catalogue 2025/26

Pre Requisite Comment

N/A

Co Requisite Comment

N/A

Aims

The aim of the module is to design and build an infrastructure project whilst also developing the students' teamwork, leadership and reflective reporting skills. This module will challenge students to apply their engineering skills, knowledge and teamwork using limited materials or other constraints. in challenging environments. Equally important to the design skills are the leadership, teamwork and communication skills the students will develop whilst interacting with professional engineers. The module will challenge their ability to self-manage and proactively interact with a variety of people.

Outline Of Syllabus

The module will enable students to make practical applications of theory learnt at University in the lecture theatre. Using the team working experience that they have gained throughout the group projects (Design modules) in Stages 1,2 and 3 students will take the next step in using their skills to carry out a project from design to completion. This module will test students’ ability to take experience from within the confines of academia and apply it to real life situations as a student would be expected to do by an engineering consultancy firm or similar employer.
The build phase of the module will expose the students to project management, leadership, teamworking and communication skills. Projects will be selected and introduced to the students during introductory sessions and they will work in teams to derive design built options for the problem. On completion, the students will present their design built drawings for their tasks and reflect on the engineering knowledge gained.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

At the end of this module students will be able to:
1.       Explain how a project is managed from initiation through the design phase to completion.(M17)
2.       To appraise engineering problems and design/develop appropriate solution options relevant to the insitu setting. (M4;M5;M6;M7;M10;M11;M13)

Intended Skill Outcomes

At the end of this module the student will be able to:
1.       Demonstrate application of the theory and skills learnt in the 'sustainable systems engineering design' thread of modules to a practical project.(M2;M5;M6;M8;M11;M13)
2.       Reflect on and accept accountability for managing own learning and development within a construction project setting.(M16;M17;M18)
3.       Evaluate and write dynamic risk assessment processes to manage health and safety issues anticipated with in the construction projects.(M9;M15)

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

A series of lectures and small group teaching sessions will support the project and work with the students on the development of a report. There are drop-in surgeries planned for specific staff consultation during this phase.
Lectures and small group teaching sessions will explore reflective theory, communication and personal development. The evaluation of the fieldwork element of the module will allow the realisation of a design into practise and the culmination of their work in this module technically, it will allow them to develop their leadership and team working strategies and provide an evidence based platform to discuss the transferable employability skills in a professional job interview.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Design report – this will be a group feasibility or a technical report and associated drawings which will be specific to the project to allow the students to appraise the solution in context of their discipline specific knowledge to practically solve a real civil engineering problem.(M5:M7:M8)

Communications Exercise - allows the students to demonstrate their ability to contextualise the module and communicate this to a wide ranging audience.(M16:M17)

Observation of professional practice - the students will be observed in all elements of the module and in all delivery as required by the project. The staff will assess the students on site against specified criteria provided to the students at the commencement of the module and in line with professional societies competency in project management and Health and Safety. (M6:M7:M8:M9:M11:M13:M16:M17)

Reflective Report – the students will be expected to maintain a detailed log book of their experience, throughout the module, that will build into a portfolio of evidence to accompany a short reflective summary of the learning experiences and evaluate their attribute development appropriate to a professional engineer.(M18)

General Notes

In line with the charity status of the project partner, participants will be expected to make a financial commitment to fund the overseas project cost in this module.