MEng, BEng Mechanical Engineering (Industrial)Year 4 Placement

Year 4

(Award available for year: Non Degree)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year, students may normally cover the following objectives:
• Identify and apply for jobs which are relevant to their degree programme and which are appropriate to their own abilities, achievements and aspirations.
• Present their skills and knowledge effectively to prospective employers (in CVs, letters, interviews etc).
• Manage themselves effectively in the planning and management of tasks (including time management).
• Communicate clearly in a work environment using a style appropriate to the situation and achieving intended outcomes.
• Interact effectively as an employee in an organisation with both peers and managers.
• Apply knowledge gained from their degree programme in work situations.
• Reflect on experiences and use experiences as a foundation for future improvement of skills and the identification of their own strengths and limitations.
• Demonstrated the ability to develop, and reflect on their skills development, in an industrial context; show a knowledge and understanding of the relevant industry; and interact effectively as an employee within an organisation, with both peers and managers.

Skills Learning Outcomes
• Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the year:
• the transferable/key/generic skills necessary for employment;
• the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;
• the deployment of decision making skills in complex and unpredictable situations;
• the communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in a variety of ways to a variety of audiences;
• the ability to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.

Assessment

• Students will be assessed with two pieces of coursework.