A Report - LEARNING OUTCOMES able to do on successful completion of the programme

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning outcomes indicate what a graduate should know and understand, and be able to do on successful completion of the programme. They have been developed with reference to the Engineering subject benchmark, published by the QAAHE and The UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence.

Knowledge and Understanding

The students on this MSc course will build on their undergraduate level to deepen and develop advanced knowledge and understanding of principles underpinning science and mathematics, engineering analysis and practice, design, and sustainability needed in civil and structural engineering, water engineering, geotechnics, and multi-disciplinary design. Students will integrate their technical and non-technical knowledge and understanding through the whole programme to solve a range of complex civil and structural engineering problems.

The teaching and learning methods implemented to engage students in developing their Knowledge and Understanding of the course include formal lectures, case studies, tutorial exercises, practical demonstrations, directed learning, and group and individual work. 

The method of assessment is by written examinations and both analytical and experimental coursework. 

Intellectual Abilities

The students will develop abilities to:

·           Apply engineering principles and inter-personal skills to the critical analysis of multi-disciplinary complex problems in order to create innovative solutions to these problems;

·           Integrate engineering understanding and apply insight to the solution of real problems;

·           Approach, construct, analyse and solve design problems;

·           Demonstrate intellectual capabilities of formulation, conceptualisation and reflection of complex non-routine problems;

·           Develop abilities to plan a research programme of work, conduct corresponding experimental and theoretical work and report findings in a critical thesis;

·           Demonstrate self direction and originality in problem solving.

Practical Skills

·           Exercise initiative and personal responsibility in professional practice;

·           Design or develop new skills or procedures for new situations;

·           Develop a range of laboratory skills from their individual research project;

·           Use software packages in the advanced analysis, design and evaluation of complex engineering systems.

General Transferable Skills

It is aimed that upon completion of the MSc programme, students will have developed transferable skills such as:

·           Use critical thinking; evaluation and integration of scientific and technological information from a variety of sources.

·          The ability to learn in a structured but broad programme and manage accordingly their time and effort and the resources available to them.

·         The ability to develop, monitor and update a research plan, taking into account changes that may affect the plan. 

·         Work effectively with a group as leader or member, make appropriate use of the capacity of group members, negotiate and handle conflict with confidence.