Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Engineering
Learning Methods
Lecture
Off Site
Online
Practical
Module Offerings
4306MECH-SEP-CTY
Aims
This module introduces students to a range of professional and practical engineering skills.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate the societal role of the professional engineer.
2.
Conduct a case study investigating the causes and potential mitigation factors for a chosen high profile engineering disaster.
3.
Safely conduct machining, fabrication and assembly operations in an appropriate workshop environment.
4.
Communicate the technical specification of individual machined components and assemblies.
5.
Communicate the findings of experimental work to a wide audience of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Professional standards: identifying hazards and managing risk; cyber security; project management; initiating professional development.
Academic standards: finding and using information; written and oral communication skills; referencing; plagiarism and appropriate use of generative AI.
Technical skills: laboratory based experimental work; workshop based machining and assembly skills; computer-aided design and technical drawings.
Professional standards: identifying hazards and managing risk; cyber security; project management; initiating professional development.
Academic standards: finding and using information; written and oral communication skills; referencing; plagiarism and appropriate use of generative AI.
Technical skills: laboratory based experimental work; workshop based machining and assembly skills; computer-aided design and technical drawings.
Module Overview:
This 20 credit module is delivered across both semesters 1 and 2. Semester 1 will focus on developing professional and academic standards. Semester 2 will focus on practical skills, design and manufacturing.
This 20 credit module is delivered across both semesters 1 and 2. Semester 1 will focus on developing professional and academic standards. Semester 2 will focus on practical skills, design and manufacturing.
Additional Information:
This module assesses the following Engineering Council's AHEP learning outcomes:
This module places great emphasis on the importance of innovation as applied to design and manufacturing, aligned with UN SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.
This module assesses the following Engineering Council's AHEP learning outcomes:
- C10/M10 - Adopt a holistic and proportionate approach to the mitigation of security risks.
- C18/M18 - Plan and record self-learning and development as the foundation for lifelong learning/CPD.
This module places great emphasis on the importance of innovation as applied to design and manufacturing, aligned with UN SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.