Undergraduate Course: Engineering Principles 1 (SCEE08012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | All engineers make use of fundamental scientific principles to design and construct the future. They work in inter-disciplinary teams to solve complex problems within the ever-changing environmental, economic, societal and policy landscape.
In this context, EP1 provides the opportunity for a 'taster' of what it is to be an engineer and how engineering is done, and will help you become a successful engineer.
In particular, EP1 will (i) introduce core engineering principles; (ii) explore how these principles can be employed to solve problems within an inter-disciplinary engineering context; (iii) put the problems and solutions into a 'real-world' context by taking into account elements of ethics, sustainability and safety; and iv) develop critical thinking and self-learning skills for flexible and agile engineering practice.
EP1 will be delivered as a combination of lectures, practical case studies drawn from all disciplines, as well as individual and group activities to explore the range of different aspects of relevance in engineering
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| Course description |
Introduction, engineering in context within the real world, current and future engineering challenges;
Dimensional analysis and estimation as preliminary but powerful engineering tools within an inter-disciplinary context;
Industry and research perspective. Self-learning and study skills to develop reflective engineering judgement;
Elements of ethics and the society, safety in the workplace, sustainability and the environment.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Solve problems of general engineering relevance using deductive reasoning and mathematical manipulation, with a systems engineering perspective;
- Employ dimensional analysis and estimation tools as shortcut approaches to solve complex open-ended problems within an inter-disciplinary context;
- Discuss and reason about ethics, safety, environment and sustainability issues pertaining to engineering;
- Understand and explain the fundamentals of a range of industry and research applications of engineering and transfer these basics to tackle different problems with reflective engineering judgement;
- Communicate effectively with others and collaborate within a team to tackle cross-disciplinary problems.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
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