Core Module Information
Module title: Professional Engineering

SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10

Module code: MEC09135
Module leader: Adelaide Marzano
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Engineering and Mathematics
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Description of module content:

Health and safety management : Health and safety legislation, risk assessment and lossprevention, emergency procedures, occupational health, product and process designEnvironmental management : environmental law including IPPC requirements,conducting an environmental review, requirements and implementation of ISO14001 /EMAS, waste minimisation, environmental engineering - process design, wastetreatment Managing people in an engineering environment : recruitment andinterviewing, employment law, team management, goal setting and performancemanagement, delegation, training and development, redeployment, redundancy anddownsizing, health and safety, Professional Standards : CEng requirements, codes ofconduct, ethical behaviour, duty of care,Quality management: total quality, ISO 9001, quality costing, design for quality (inc. QFD and FMEA).

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Apply health, safety, environmental and commercial risk assessment techniques to engineering situations.

LO2: Integrate professional engineering standards to professional practice and comply with the requirements of society and professional institutions.

LO3: Analyse their continuous professional development needs and produce a personal CPD plan to ensure on-going competence and career progression.

LO4: Understand the professional standards expected of engineers with regard to managing staff an, recruitment and HR issues.

LO5: Understand the role of quality in achieving the organisation’s goals and objectives with regards to the development and delivery of products and services.

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2023/4, Trimester 2, In Person,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Adelaide Marzano
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)
Online Guided independent study 152
Face To Face Lecture 24
Face To Face Tutorial 24
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words
Class Test 40 1~2~5 13 HOURS= 2 hours
Report 50 1~4~5 12 , WORDS= 3000
Practical Skills Assessment 10 2~3 Not Yet Determi
Component 1 subtotal: 40
Component 2 subtotal: 60
Module subtotal: 100

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