PhD, PGD Integrated Tribology

Year 1

(Award available for year: Postgraduate Diploma)

Learning outcomes

PG Certificate
On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able:
- to demonstrate specialist knowledge of techniques relevant to the discipline of Integrated Tribology and demonstrate an advanced understanding of concepts, information and techniques informed by knowledge across, the forefront of the discipline;
- to exhibit competence in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities;
- to demonstrate an advanced understanding of techniques applicable to their own research, advanced scholarship or area of specific interest within the broader discipline of Integrated Tribology;
- take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
- proactively to formulate ideas and hypotheses and to evaluate these;

PG Diploma
On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able:
- to demonstrate in-depth, extended and specialist knowledge of techniques relevant to Integrated Tribology and demonstrate an advanced understanding of concepts, information and techniques informed by knowledge at the forefront and the application to Tribological problems;
- to apply Tribological theories and solutions to industrial problems and use them to analyse performance, as well as proposing and evaluating Tribological improvements with regards to the performance of industrial components;
- to exhibit competence in the exercise of advanced generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities;
- to demonstrate an advanced understanding of techniques applicable to their own research and advanced scholarship in the area of Integrated Tribology;
- to take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others working in the field of Tribology through PDP and industrial placements;
- proactively to formulate ideas and hypotheses and to evaluate these;
- to evaluate critically current issues and research in the discipline.

Transferable (key) skills

Postgraduate Diploma students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice;
- evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
- self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
- independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
- critically to engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the Postgraduate Diploma will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
- demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;
- drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
- evaluating received opinion;
- make sound judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.

Learning context

For Postgraduate Diploma students the learning context will include the analysis of, and decision making in, complex and unpredictable situations. The structure of the programme will provide breadth and/or depth of study and opportunities for drawing upon appropriate resources and techniques. Opportunities will be provided for students to develop:
- interests and informed opinions
- their involvement in the design and management of their learning activities
- their communication of their conclusions.;
Students will be expected to progress to fully autonomous study and work.