Portfolio of Civil Engineering Studies 1
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CIVE1018 | Department of Civil Engineering | 1 | 30 | Full year China |
- Code
- CIVE1018
- School
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 30
- Semesters
- Full year China
Summary
This course (module) is a collection of a student's work, accumulated over the year and presented as a portfolio demonstrating Professional Understanding, Skills and Personal Development. Teaching will be delivered through ‘workshops’, each normally timetabled for two half days per week for two weeks. There are six workshop themes:
A Drawing & Design
B Computational Methods
D Profession & Management
E Engineering Surveying
F Technical Communication
H Experimental Science
Through the workshops the students will learn basic engineering skills and gather awareness of the profession, to be demonstrated in assignments set for each workshop. Assignments may include group or individual reports, in class tests, computer aided or hand drawings, models, multimedia, computational scripts or surveying tasks. A student must attend 13 workshops to include within their portfolio. The following workshops must be included:
- Engineering Sketching; AutoCAD 2D
- Roles and Responsibilities of a Civil Engineer; Principles of Sustainability; Introduction to Contract Law & Economics
- Basic Principles of Engineering Surveying; Practice in Engineering Surveying; Surveying Field Course;
- Technical Writing; University Skills.
A Continuing Professional Development (CPD) process will be used to record and evaluate the development of workshop specific and wider engineering skills. Further regulations regarding this module can be found in the module briefing notes.
For students requiring reassessment, these will be in the same form as the original assessment, with students given the opportunity to resubmit any failed elements.
Target Students
Civil Engineering Qualifying Year students
Classes
- Five 3-hour-30-minute workshops each week for 2 weeks
- Four 3-hour workshops each week for 20 weeks
Assessment
- 10% Coursework 1: F1 Technical Writing Workshop.
- 40% Coursework 2: Six compulsory workshops: Engineering Sketching; AutoCAD 2D; Introduction to Contract Law & Economics; Roles and Responsibilities of a Civil Engineer; Principles of Sustainability; University Skills.
- 20% Coursework 3: Three optional workshops
- 23% Coursework 4: Basic Principles of Engineering Surveying; Practice in Engineering Surveying; Surveying Field Course.
- 7% Coursework 5: Record of Continuing Professional Development.
Educational Aims
To: (i) Introduce students to the civil engineering profession, including how construction contract law, ethics and equality, diversity & inclusion help shape the roles and responsibilities of a professional engineer; (ii) Provide engineering skills in drawing & design, computation, and management; (iii) Set out the basic principles of and provide an opportunity to undertake practice in engineering surveying; (iv) Stimulate personal reflection on development and needs relevant to becoming a professional, chartered civil engineer.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course (module), students will be able to:
1. Understand the importance of reviewing technical literature and its use within engineering practice.
2. Understand the role of contract law, ethics, EDI, codes & professional qualification in the practice of a professional chartered civil engineer.
3. Understand the importance of sustainability considerations in engineering design.
4. Demonstrate competency in the use of engineering survey equipment and appreciate associated practices.
5. Demonstrate their competence in drawing, design, computation and management skills, developed through workshop engagement.
6. Develop a record of their personal development based on a critical reflection of their abilities and skill requirements.
This will contribute to the following programme learning outcomes (see Programme (Plan) Specifications for details):
- Knowledge and Understanding: M1
- Intellectual Skills: M4, M5
- Professional/Practical Skills: M7, M8, M9, M10, M11
- Transferable/Key Skills: M16, M18
Conveners
- Dr Bo Li