2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

ELEC5032M Modern Industry Practice

15 creditsClass Size: 300

Module manager: Professor Ian Robertson
Email: I.D.Robertson@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Module replaces

ELEC5031M Industry Dissertation

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

In addition to technical skills and understanding, professional engineers need to have a sound knowledge of how industry operates, including the different roles within companies, the operation of supply chains, legal and contractual issues, and much more. This knowledge is also vital for individual career planning. ELEC5032M is designed to meet this need.

Objectives

This module aims to engage students in developing a detailed understanding of the global engineering industry and assist them with their career plans.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. Understand the gloval nature of the engineering industry and how products are taken from research and development through to the customer;
2. Understand different roles within typical companies;
3. Appreciate the wide range of career options upen to engineers;
4. Understand the importance of managing time and resources effectively;
5. Demonstrate the ability to express ideas clearly and concisely in writing.

Learning Outcomes 1..4 will be assessed through regular MCQ tests and group assignments. Learning Outcome 5 will be assessed by inclusion of an individual assignment.

Successful completion of this module will also contribute to the following UK-SPEC learning outcomes:

MEng Programmes

- Abillity to use fundamental knowledge to investigate new and emerging technologies (EA5m);
- Understand and evaluate business, customer and user needs, including considerations such as the wider engineering context, public perception and aesthetics (D1m);
- Understanding of the need for a high level of professional and ethical production in engineerin, a knowledge of professional codes of conduct, and how ethical dilemmas can arise (ET1m);
- Knowledge and understanding of the commercial, economic and social context of engineering processes (ET2m);
- Knowledge and understanding of management techniques, including project and change management, that may be used to achieve engineering objectives, their limitations, and how they may be applied appropriately (ET3m);
- Knowledge and understanding of risk issues, including health & safety, environmental and commercial risk, risk assessment and risk management techniques, and an ability to evaluate commerical risk (ET6m);
- Understanding of the key drivers for business success, including innovation, calculated commerical risks and customer satisfaction (ET7m).

MSc Programmes:

- Awareness of the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering (ET1fl);
- Awareness that engineers need to take account of the commerical and social contexts in which they operate (ET2fl);
- Knowledge and understanding of management and business practices, their limitations, and how these may be applied in the context of the particular specialisation (ET3fl);
- Awareness that engineering activities should promote sustainable development and ability to apply quantitative techniques where appropriate (ET4fl):
- Awareness of relevant regulatory requirements governing engineering activities in the context of the particular specialisation (ET5fl);
- Awareness and of ability to make general evaluations of risk issues in the context of the particular specialisation, including health & safety, environmental and commercial risk (ET6fl);
- A thorough understanding of current practice and its limitations, and some appreciation of likely new developments (Ep2fl);
- Understanding of different roles within an engineering team and the ability to exercise initiative and personal responsiblity, which may be as a team member or leader (EP4fl);
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Syllabus

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

- Overview of the global Engineering Industry;
- Company types and Industry Sectors;
- The Production Cycle: Systems, subsystems, components, assembly, quality, sales, distribution, supporting activities;
- Personality types and roles in the workplace;
- Personal development, writing a CV, the recruitment process;
- Entreprenurship in engineering;
- Working in Industry;
- Exemplar case studies; Company Profiles and practicing Engineers;
- Ethical codes and responsibility, professionalism and sustainability.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	3	1.00	3.00
Lecture	10	2.00	20.00
Private study hours			127.00
Total Contact hours			23.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Students are expected to use private study time to: read technical and learned society magazines and journals; attend Faculty of Engineering seminars; research and evaluate literature on agreed topics; explore a range of industry sectors relevant to Engineers.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will receive feedback on their progress through regular MCQs and by receiving feedback on the assignments.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1,000 words	30.00
In-course MCQ	On line MCQs	10.00
Assignment	Group Assignment 1	20.00
Assignment	Group Assignment 2	20.00
Assignment	Group Assignment 3	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

The re-sit policy for ELEC modules is described in the supplement to the Code of Practice on Assessment, available on Minerva. Students should be aware that, for some modules, a re-sit may only be conducted on an internal basis (with tuition) in the next academic session.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 30/04/2019

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