Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
4306CIV-JAN-CTY
Aims
To enable the student to develop the academic and digital literacy skills necessary to perform effectively in a Higher Education context.
To introduce students to their professional subject area whilst providing them with an early opportunity to engage in a collaborative environment.
To develop student's self-awareness skills and introduce them to CPD and personal development planning.
To introduce students to infrastructure and to explain the interlinking between the various forms of infrastructure improvement for zero carbon world and comply with the UNSDG’s.
To introduce the students to a systems approach to solving complex engineering problems to tackle the climate emergency, considering biodiversity and nature-based solutions.
To introduce the planning, design, construction and operational activities required for civil engineering infrastructure & associated works
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Theory and practice of group working. Introduction to construction programme planning. Academic Literacy, report writing, research skills, referencing, critical thinking Presentation skills. CPD and PDP, learning style, reflective practice, ICE membership requirements. What is infrastructure? Case studies of different forms of infrastructure, including road, rail, water, wastewater. Economic, ethical, legislative and social consideration to develop infrastructure technologies and processes that have reduced carbon and environmental impact. Evaluation planning tools such as PESTLE analysis and SWOT analysis. Knowledge and understanding of the issues and topics associated with sustainability and low carbon engineering. Sustainability UNSDG, definition and life cycle analysis of projects including embodied and operational carbon. Project definition, Client types; clients' requirements; briefing: time, cost, quality and functional objectives; external influences: environmental issues. Simple selection procedure. Construction methods, sequences and resources used in civil engineering projects. Use of suitable Health & Safety legislation, particularly CDM regulations, principal provisions; Safe systems of work; method statements and risk assessments. Knowledge of computer software relevant for civil engineers, such as construction programmes or BIM.
Theory and practice of group working. Introduction to construction programme planning. Academic Literacy, report writing, research skills, referencing, critical thinking Presentation skills. CPD and PDP, learning style, reflective practice, ICE membership requirements. What is infrastructure? Case studies of different forms of infrastructure, including road, rail, water, wastewater. Economic, ethical, legislative and social consideration to develop infrastructure technologies and processes that have reduced carbon and environmental impact. Evaluation planning tools such as PESTLE analysis and SWOT analysis. Knowledge and understanding of the issues and topics associated with sustainability and low carbon engineering. Sustainability UNSDG, definition and life cycle analysis of projects including embodied and operational carbon. Project definition, Client types; clients' requirements; briefing: time, cost, quality and functional objectives; external influences: environmental issues. Simple selection procedure. Construction methods, sequences and resources used in civil engineering projects. Use of suitable Health & Safety legislation, particularly CDM regulations, principal provisions; Safe systems of work; method statements and risk assessments. Knowledge of computer software relevant for civil engineers, such as construction programmes or BIM.
Module Overview:
This module will enable you to develop the academic and digital literacy skills necessary to perform effectively in a Higher Education context. It will introduce you to professional subject area whilst providing you with an early opportunity to engage in a collaborative environment. It will help develop your self-awareness skills and introduce you to CPD and personal development planning. It introduces infrastructure and explains the interlinking between the various forms of infrastructure improvement for zero carbon world and comply with the UNSDG’s. You will be introduced to a systems approach to solving complex engineering problems to tackle the climate emergency, considering biodiversity and nature-based solutions. You will also learn the planning, design, construction and operational activities required for civil engineering infrastructure & associated works,.
This module will enable you to develop the academic and digital literacy skills necessary to perform effectively in a Higher Education context. It will introduce you to professional subject area whilst providing you with an early opportunity to engage in a collaborative environment. It will help develop your self-awareness skills and introduce you to CPD and personal development planning. It introduces infrastructure and explains the interlinking between the various forms of infrastructure improvement for zero carbon world and comply with the UNSDG’s. You will be introduced to a systems approach to solving complex engineering problems to tackle the climate emergency, considering biodiversity and nature-based solutions. You will also learn the planning, design, construction and operational activities required for civil engineering infrastructure & associated works,.
Additional Information:
The module introduces the students to Civil Engineering through a variety of group work tasks, mostly working in groups but with elements of individual work including personal development planning. This module also introduces students to infrastructure, partly through the use of case studies both national and international ones. They are also introduced to sustainability, and the responsibilities of Civil engineers to drive towards net zero. Students must be aware of the UNSDG’s and relate their work to address them in their infrastructure projects. They are also introduced to the management of infrastructure projects.
The module introduces the students to Civil Engineering through a variety of group work tasks, mostly working in groups but with elements of individual work including personal development planning. This module also introduces students to infrastructure, partly through the use of case studies both national and international ones. They are also introduced to sustainability, and the responsibilities of Civil engineers to drive towards net zero. Students must be aware of the UNSDG’s and relate their work to address them in their infrastructure projects. They are also introduced to the management of infrastructure projects.
Assessments
Report
Centralised Exam