Undergraduate Course: Infrastructure Management and Sustainability 3 (CIVE09018)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 09 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Civil |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://webdb.ucs.ed.ac.uk/see/VLE/index.cfm?discipline=2 |
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| Course description |
This course introduces students to the management of civil engineering from varying aspects. Four distinct areas are covered: construction safety management; construction, business and project management; sustainability management and transportation management, through four separate modules.
The course is structured to expose the students to modern professional practice and therefore benefit through lectures from practising engineers. The course further emphasises the importance of communication skills and provides the students an opportunity to improve their written and oral presentation skills. Health and safety management is an increasingly important aspect of civil engineering and this topic will be covered with industrial professionals. This course will also provide an opportunity for students to begin exploring sustainable development (SD) issues and to focus on the role and practices of engineers in creating a sustainable world. The course will provide an introduction to the field of transportation engineering, including mainly highway engineering with some railway engineering. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
Students MUST NOT also be taking
Management, Sustainability and Fluid Mechanics 3 (CIVE09019)
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
YES: This course involves a number of sites visits and students must purchase Safety Boots for these visits. These are available via the School of Engineering and Electronics for approximately £20. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 13:00 | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 2-11 | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 2-11 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 201, Grant Institute |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the student should be able to:
- describe the processes from the formulation of a concept through to construction on site;
- understand the behavioural aspects of safety and hazard management, including how people are aware of and respond to safety risks;
- be aware of the current UK legislation relating to health and safety in the workplace in general and within construction in particular;
- show the ability to carry out fundamental safety risk assessments, and appreciate how IT tools can be used to improve such tasks;
- understand the practices of health & safety management within contracting companies;
- appreciate the consequences of poor health and safety management;
- demonstrate an understanding of how a large contracting company operates;
- demonstrate an ability in communication skills through essays and presentations;
- explore the meaning of sustainability and the implications of SD practices at a variety of scales;
- identify the numerous stakeholders and recognize their often conflicting priorities for a variety of issues;
- create an awareness of the triple bottom line considerations in a global market economy; introduce Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) guidelines and their impact and value; investigate the requirements for effective solutions to unsustainable practices beyond only technical considerations; describe the structure of long term transportation planning and appropriate surveys; undertake some analyses relating transport planning; describe aspects of railway engineering; and describe NDT surveys of bridges and undertake some simple analyses. |
Assessment Information
| Coursework and Degree Examination |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Simon Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 7159
Email: Simon.Smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Nicola Marshall
Tel:
Email: Nicola.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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