| Unit name | Research and Communications 4 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MENGM0011 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Mr. Jon Sims Williams |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Research and Communications 2 |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Students are required to research and give a presentation both written and oral on two topics. One topic is taken from a list of questions on social, economic, legal and environmental issues relevant to the present time, The second topic is an understandings topic taken from a list of key understandings that the Engineering Design programme identifies as important for leader engineers or they choose to illustrate their skills in doing a Back-of-the Envelope Calculation (quick and dirty calculations that an expert engineer can make). To help students engage with their technical topics they are required to set questions to explore other students understanding. This Socratic approach to students doing Research and then teaching requires a high level of maturity in the student understanding of topics as well as a sophisticated approach to learning and matching their presentation to the other students level of understanding.
Students will learn the skills of researching topics and of making significant oral and written presentations. They will consolidate their understanding of Engineering Fundamentals.
Students learn by doing. They give presentations and learn what can go wrong and how to be more effective. They take tests on fundamentals and learn what they do not understand. There is a lot of feedback from other students on their presentations as well as from staff.
2 presentations, 2 tests on other students presentations, 1 10-page paper, Tests in Engineering Fundamentals
Changes each year and for each student.
