Undergraduate Course: Professional Issues for Mechanical Engineers (SCEE09001)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course covers a range of issues and activity associated with mechanical engineering practice. These include legal issues and knowledge of real world activity through engineering applications, guest lectures and study of engineering companies. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Undertake critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of ideas, concepts, information from different sources, s and issues in mechanical engineering practice.
- Understand different aspects of the practical application of engineering practice through hand-on activities and demonstrations.
- Understand the Personal Development Plan process and be able to apply the process to the current stage of professional development.
- Understand the different routes through their degree programme (e.g BEng or MEng) and the possibilities on graduation.
- Understand the strategic management, health and safety, ethical and environmental issues facing industry, in accordance with current professional codes of practice and social pressurees.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The following Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP4) learning outcomes are assessed as follows:
Career Development Planning (50%): M18 Lifelong learning
Engineering Companies in Action (50%): M7 Sustainability; M8 Ethics; M9 Risk; M10 Security; M11 Equality, diversity and inclusion; M14 Quality management; M15 Engineering and project management
Engineering Applications (0%, pass/fail): M4 Technical literature; M12 Practical and workshop skills; M16 Teamwork
The following Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP4) learning outcomes covered, but not assessed: M17 Communication
The following Skills for Success areas are covered: Critical thinking; Problem solving; Curiosity; Collaboration; Communication; Reflection; Inclusivity; Adaptivity; Data and Digital Literacy; Individuality |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Vasileios Koutsos
Tel: (0131 6)50 8704
Email: Vasileios.Koutsos@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Maryna Vlasova
Tel:
Email: mvlasova@ed.ac.uk |
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