Unit name | Year in Industry |
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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 |
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:
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the placement, students should have a(n):
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:
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.
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%
2. Interim industrial assessment 30%
3. Reflective professional development journal 20%
4. Final industrial assessment 40%
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. 2nd 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.