MEng, BEng Civil Engineering with Construction Management(no longer recruiting)

Year 4

(Award available for year: Master of Engg & Bach of Engg)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

Knowledge and Understanding of:
- the mathematical principles necessary to underpin their education in civil engineering and construction management industry and to enable them to apply mathematical methods, tools and notations proficiently in the analysis and solution of multi-disciplinary engineering problems;
- properties, behaviour and use of relevant materials in civil engineering;
- construction management techniques which may be used to achieve civil engineering objectives within that context;
- the role of codes of practice in design;
- principles and implementation of advanced design techniques specific to civil engineering and construction management;
- mathematical and computer models relevant to civil engineering and construction management, and an appreciation of their limitations;
- the role of the professional civil engineer in society, including health, safety, environmental, sustainability and ethical issues and risk assessment;
- the wider multidisciplinary engineering context and its underlying principles (an awareness of);
- developing technologies related to civil engineering and construction management and the ability to develop critiques of them;
- the framework of relevant requirements governing civil engineering activities, including personnel, health, safety, and risk issues (an awareness of);
- advanced design processes and methodologies and the ability to adapt them in unfamiliar situations;
- complex management and business practices and their limitations, and how these may be applied appropriately to strategic and tactical issues.

The Cognitive Skills to:
- demonstrate self-learning and competence in identifying, defining and solving civil engineering problems;
- apply appropriate mathematical and computer-cased methods for modelling and analysing civil engineering problems and appreciate their limitations;
- extract data pertinent to an unfamiliar problem, and apply its solution using computer based engineering tools where appropriate;
- evaluate and integrate information and processes in project work;
- understand the use of technical literature and other information sources;
- critically evaluate current research or equivalent scholarship that may be relevant in design problem solving;
- comprehend the broad picture and thus work with an appropriate level of detail;
- use creativity to establish innovative management solutions;
- demonstrate creative and innovative ability in the synthesis of solutions and in formulating designs;
- extract data pertinent to an unfamiliar problem, and apply its solution using computer based engineering tools when appropriate.

The Practical Skills to:
- use laboratory and field equipment competently and safely;
- observe, record, process and analyse data from the laboratory and field;
- use computational tools and packages to optimise design solutions;
- prepare technical reports and give technical presentations to communicate information to both specialist and non-specialist audiences;
- prepare technical drawings, both manually and using CAD;
- generate innovative designs.

The Key Skills to:
- communicate effectively using written, oral and graphical skills and to be able to sustain arguments;
- use mathematical skills appropriate to a civil engineer;
- work independently and be capable of self-learning;
- work in a team environment;
- manage workloads and time effectively;
- work with limited or contradictory information and have an appreciation on the limits of knowledge;
- monitor, plan and reflect upon personal, educational and career development (Personal Development Planning);
- exercise initiative and personal responsibility;
- deploy decision making skills in complex and unpredictable situations;
- undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have the opportunity to accquire:

- the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice;
- the ability to evaluate 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;
- the ability to critically engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the degree of Master (taught programme) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:

- evidencing an ability to conduct independent in-depth enquiry within the discipline;
- 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 and criticising received opinion;
- making reasoned judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.