The Professional Engineer  - XFX1074

Assessment 1: Other

Formative assessment will be by means of weekly observation of performance, with appropriate feedback from the tutor.  

Other 

Assessment 4: Presentation

Presentation

Assessment 3: Project Work

Project Work 

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Written Assignment

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

The aim of this module is to develop the student’s awareness on the career of Engineering. The module will cover the professional roles and responsibilities of an engineer in multi-disciplinary organizations. Students will be introduced to up to date techniques for managing projects and designing experimental work in an engineering context.

Huddersfield Business School

Barker, S. Cole, R. (2009) Brilliant Project Management: what the best project managers know, Prentice Hall 
Collins, S. Ghey, J. Mills, G. (1989) The Professional Engineer in Society,  Jessica Kingsley 
Davis, P. (1998) Thinking Like and Engineer: Studies in the Ethics of a Profession, OUP, USA 
Hobbs, P. (2009) Project Management (Essential Managers), Dorling Kindersley 
Thompson, M. A. (2000). The global resume and CV guide. New York;Chichester;: Wiley.

XFX1074 - The Professional Engineer 

The Professional Engineer 

Apply appropriate concepts and techniques for managing engineering projects

Appreciate the role of project management techniques in achieving commercial objectives.

Create their own career plan, perform job search and produce CV, covering letter and personal learning portfolio.

Use a range of IT skills such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint to produce reports and present results

Understand and evaluate the requirements of customers and propose solutions to fulfill the expectation using available technology and resources on the market.

Describe the varied roles and responsibilities of engineers and technologists with respect to industry, society and the environment.