Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Control Systems (Top-up) - UH-000877

The candidates must have HND at Merit, or equivalent, in Engineering, Technology. Experience of work in the relevant field also serves as an added benefit towards the entry.
They must meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5.
All students must join the provision, ‘Pre-sessional English course’ provided by the University of Huddersfield.

UH-000877 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Control Systems (Top-up)

Honours Compulsory

Honours Core

Honours Optional

Honours Level

Structure

Be creative and innovative within a structured framework in problem solving with the ability to work with limited or contradictory information.

Name and outline the codes of practice used in industry and review the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineering.

Recount the variety of contexts in which engineering knowledge can be applied including fundamental mathematical methods and engineering principles in the analysis of engineering problems.

Apply engineering principles to enable engineering systems and their performance to be classified and described using analytical methods and modelling techniques.

Describe and illustrate the principles and techniques of engineering design with knowledge of engineering materials and components including recent developments in the field.

Integrate and apply wider learning from other disciplines to support the study of engineering.

Recall and state the framework of relevant legal requirements governing engineering activities, including personnel, health, safety, and risk issues and the need for engineering activities to promote sustainable development.

Apply and manage a systematic and evaluative approach to the creation of innovative solutions that recognize customer requirements and technical uncertainty and the constraints due to environmental, health and safety and risk assessment factors.

Identify and manage cost drivers for engineering activities whilst ensuring fitness for purpose for the entire product and process life cycle. This includes evaluation of appropriateness of different sources of technical literature (datasheets, journal publications etc) and different approaches to solving complex problems. 

Apply a range of practical computer-aided skills using industry-leading software packages to aid research and development; and critically identify and classify the performance of engineering problems, products and processes.

Be able to work effectively within a team environment, communicating in both written and oral form.

Manage their own time and resources and have both the desire and skills necessary for lifelong learning.

Manipulate, sort and evaluate data using scientific methods and present it in a range of formats using IT tools where appropriate.

Systematically state and explain the mathematical, scientific, and engineering principles that underpin the concepts and analysis of engineering problems.

Identify and outline the commercial and economic context of engineering processes and the management techniques which may be used to achieve engineering objectives within that context.

Use appropriate mathematical analysis, simulation techniques and IT tools to obtain solutions to models of engineering problems and processes.

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<li>The School Teaching and Learning Committee, a sub-committee of the University Teaching and Learning Committee, is tasked with implementing the University’s teaching and learning strategy and with fostering innovation in teaching and learning and the dissemination of good practice. </li>
<li>The School Board, via the School Teaching and Learning Committee has responsibility for implementing University policy through school-defined procedures. </li>
<li>Periodic school and subject reviews take place on a rolling quinquennial programme and focus inter alia on the arrangements for quality management and enhancement, teaching, learning and assessment, C&amp;IT strategies, the articulation and assurances of standards, external examiner reports and evaluation and links with professional bodies, employers and other external organisations. </li>
<li>The Course Committee is responsible for the monitoring and development of the course or programme, taking account of feedback from staff, students and external examiners. Feedback is sought as follows:</li>
<li>From students through annual course and module evaluation questionnaires. </li>
<li>From external examiners through annual reports, course assessment board minutes, assessment moderation reports and informal verbal communication during the year. </li>
<li>The annual evaluation of the course/programme is the responsibility of the School Board. The Course Committee prepares an annual evaluation report comprising reporting and evaluation, informed by feedback from staff, students and external examiners and by statistical data. </li>
<li>Amendments to course/programme and module documents are validated by the School Accreditation and Validation Panel. </li>
<li>A process for peer observation of teaching is in place with the object of enhancing teaching practice and sharing ideas between staff. </li>
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UH-000877

The latest subject review for the subject area that includes these courses took place in November 2020. The panel commended the subject area for its assessment strategy, strong research portfolio, industrial liaison panel and the strength of its placement system. The named courses in the area were last accredited by the IMechE in January 2020 and IET in March 2021. The panel commended the area for amongst other things, the Staffs’ enthusiasm toward the students, the enthusiasm and involvement of the Industrial Advisory Panel, the work of the Placement unit, plans for laboratories, innovative approaches to learning methods and the range of projects satisfying the learning outcomes.

At course level support is provided by: 
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<li>Supporting documentation is provided, online, in the form of Student Handbooks, Module Handbooks, Programme Specification Documents (PSD) and Module Specification Documents (MSD) </li>
<li>The Course Leader is available to provide guidance on academic progress. </li>
<li>Module tutors are available to help with academic problems during term time, either on campus or through electronic means such as Microsoft Teams, to facilitate support for distance learning students. </li>
<li>All modules and year groups are supported on the Virtual Learning Environment </li>
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Academic support for writing
Module leaders provide support throughout the academic year through weekly project meetings in which students are given guidance on the academic writing process. The DALO also provides additional support to students by meeting them every 2/3 weeks to collect feedback. The DALO ensures that feedback collected from students is given to the academic staff regularly, thereby helping them maintain the quality of teaching and learning.
In addition to this, ALBA students have access to UoH resources such as study skills and HudStudy that provide relevant academic support resources, such as writing and referencing skills.
Support for students to do independent research for project work
Students are supported by their employer (ALBA) by being given dedicated time to conduct academic research. Students may use this time to test projects outcomes or hold extra support meetings with academic staff. Where students have devised their own projects, based within the work environment, they can use this time to discuss project progress with their line managers, facilitating testing and project development.