Undergraduate Course: Professional Issues for Engineers 4 (ELEE10017)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Electronics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Professional engineers must be aware of the economic, social and environmental context of engineering. This course aims to give students an appreciation of some important issues that are complementary to the technical knowledge and skills necessary for a professional engineer. Lectures will be given by visiting experts as well as members of staff.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Only open to Honours students in the appropriate Engineering discipline. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
83 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On satisfactory completion of the course students should be able to:
* explain the importance of professionalism in engineering;
* demonstrate an awareness of the framework of relevant legal requirements governing engineering activities, including personnel, health, safety, and risk (including environmental risk) issues;
* understand the principles of and the use of patents;
* explain the basic principles of project management procedures;
* explain the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering;
* write and pitch a business plan to an invited panel with commercial spin out experience
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Assessment Information
| Assessment will be based on a coursework essay and a class test. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Lectures
L1 Copyright & Patent Law (John Jeffrey, Edinburgh Research & Innovation)
Covering all aspects of intellectual property.
L2 Data Protection (Susan Graham - Records Management, University of Edinburgh)
All aspects of Data Protection and Freedom of Information.
L3 Time Management (Dennis Beard - former head of Reading Business School)
Principles of time management in a large organisation.
L4 Enterprise Topics (Clive Reeves, Scottish Enterprise)
Routes to commercial exploitation of intellectual property.
L5 Procurement (Karen Bowmen, Head Of Procurement, Unversity of Edinburgh)
An overview of the procurement process.
L6 Design for Cost Part 1: Design What (Allan Colquhoun, Selex)
Quality and the product lifecycle, customer needs, quality function deployment
L7 Design for Cost Part 2: Design to Unit Production Cost (Allan Colquhoun, Selex)
Overview of processes involved in design to unit production cost.
L8 Safety Critical Hardware (John Hannah, Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh)
This lecture deals with the topic of "Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic (E/E/PE) Safety-Related Systems" as specified in International Standard IEC 615 8.
L9 Contract & Employment Law (Cecille Clegg ¿ Human Resources, University of Edinburgh)
Worker¿s rights, dismissal procedures, discrimination, retirement, overview of employment laws.
L10 Health & Safety (Andrew Bunting, University of Edinburgh)
Outlining health and safety legislation relevant to engineering.
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Markus Mueller
Tel: (0131 6)50 5602
Email: Markus.Mueller@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk |
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