Unit information: Year in Industry in 2020/21

Unit name	Year in Industry
Unit code	COMS30008
Credit points	120
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Dr. Drury
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	In order to transfer onto the Year in Industry programme students must achieve an average of 60% in their first year units, 50% in their second year and be successful at interview with industry.
Co-requisites	N/A
School/department	School of Computer Science
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

The Year in Industry Unit has been designed to provide students with professional engagement in a structured and supervised environment to build upon knowledge and skills gained during their first two years of study in an Industrial context.

The aims of this unit are to:

• Provide students with additional knowledge, skills and experience derived from spending a period in industry;
• Enable students to apply appropriate knowledge and skills within a professional setting;
• Allow students to develop and build evidence of UK-SPEC competencies that begin progression towards Chartership with one of the professional institutions relevant to their discipline;
• Provide an insight into the use of Engineering in a commercial environment and the constraints imposed on engineers by economic, environmental and social issues;
• Provide the opportunity for students to extend their knowledge and experience of the discipline through independent study.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the placement, students should have a(n):

1. Knowledge and understanding of the way in which engineering is used in an industrial or commercial context.
2. Ability to work effectively as part of a professional engineering team and to take independent initiative.
3. Ability to present complex issues to others through written reports and oral presentations.
4. Knowledge and understanding of the pressures of working within financial and time constraints, and the importance of effective planning to manage this.
5. Ability to consider and evaluate their own work in a reflective manner, with specific reference to UK-SPEC engineering competencies.
6. Ability to manage their own learning and professional development.

Teaching Information

1 hour “Welcome Back” seminar for entire cohort in addition to the week 0 activities for the cohort into which students return,

1100 plus hours industrial placement, this would typically equate to between 35-40 hours per week for a 9 month period – it is anticipated that while on placement student will undertake basic elements of CPD which will feed through to the Reflective professional development journal

Attendance at symposium day

2 x 3 hour meetings with academic supervisor, this would typically break down to:

• 1 hour of student, industrial supervisor and academic supervisor
• 1 hour of student and academic supervisor
• 1 hour of academic and industrial supervisor

Supervision during industrial placement by Industrial Mentor. It would be preferred (although not essential) that the Industrial Mentor either already be registered as Chartered by the relevant professional body or in the process of becoming registered.

Assessment Information

The assessment schedule below is designed to encourage students to reach the competency requirements for professional registration. It follows a similar structure to that required for CEng registration after graduation.

1. Initial industrial assessment 10%

• Initial industrial verbal presentation (between November-December, max 15 minutes) delivered to the academic and industrial supervisors covering:
  1. Company description, including aims and where relevant, vision/mission statements
  2. Your role within the company
  3. Mentoring and professional development
  4. Summary and future plans
• Project pro-forma to be completed by the student, industrial mentor and academic supervisor outlining the project definition (non-assessed piece of work)

2. Interim industrial assessment 30%

• Interim Industrial verbal presentation (between March-April, max 15 minutes) delivered to the academic and industrial supervisors, covering:
  1. Progress of placement to date
  2. Your role within the company
  3. Mentoring and professional development
  4. Summary and future plans for the remainder of the placement
• Report submission in April

• 2,000 word project initiation document - Outlining the process for which the industrial process/product report will be delivered, providing objectives, scope and purpose

3. Reflective professional development journal 20%

• 1,500 words per submission
• Three journal submissions throughout the placament, November/December, March/April and June
• Discuss elements of continued professional development (CPD) which have been undertaken on placement which have the potential to contribute towards the development of competencies, please refer to the Engineering Council’s UK-SPEC as a guide

4. Final industrial assessment 40%

• 5,000 word Industrial Process/Product Report, evaluating a process used within the placement company and providing recommendations for improvement
• Report submission June
• Verbal presentation delivered at Year in Industry Symposium - June to departmental cohort, academics and industrial partners

Reading and References

Engineering Council (2013) UK-SPEC, UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence, Third Edition

http://www.engc.org.uk/engcdocuments/internet/Website/UK-SPEC%20third%20edition%20(1).pdf

Nicholas, J.M. and Steyn, H. (2008) Project Management for Business, Engineering and Technology Principles and Practice, Elsevier, Oxford

Nathans-Kelly, T. and Nicometo, C.G. (2014) Slide Rules: Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields (IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series), John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey

Dearden, H.T. (2017) Professional Engineering Practice, Harriet Parkinson Publishing, Manchester

For reference please see Professional Engineering Unit reading materials:

Campbell, D. and Craig, T. (2005). Organisation and the Business Environment. 2nd Edition. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.

Chang, C. M. (2005). Engineering Management: Challenges in the New Millennium. Pearson Education Inc. USA.

Chelsom, J.V., Payne, C.P. and Reavill, L.R.P. (2005) Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists. 2^nd Edition. JohnWilley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex

Davis, M. (ed) (2005). 'Engineering ethics'. Ashgate.

Rice, A. (1999). 'Accounts Demystified'. Pitman. 2nd Edition. 1999. Stewart, D. M. (1999). 'Handbook of Management Skills'. 3rd Edition. Gowar.

Oakland, J. S. (1999). 'Total Quality Management', 2nd edition, Butterworth-Heinemann

Osterwalder, A. and Pigneur, Y. (2012) Business Model Generation, John Wiley and sons int, New Jersey

Warren, R. (1998). 'How to understand and use accounts', 4th edition, Hutchinson Business.