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The course aims to provide engineering students with an understanding of some of the issues that they will face, as ‘real world engineers.’
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 10 credits (5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Students will examine sustainability from the perspective of ensuring resources are available to future generations and from the perspective of avoiding damage to the environment including but not limited to climate change. Students are encouraged to consider the impact on engineering and how they as engineers can make a difference. Students will also study risk management as a tool for decision making and will examine issues such as corporate social responsibility and ethics both generally and from the perspective of a practicing engineer.
Students will study, and be given an opportunity to discuss security and equality, equity, diversity and inclusion including, but not limited to, protected characteristics.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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Feedback will be provided to students in written and/or verbal format as follows; In response to questions and issues raised by students during lectures, As part of group activities which take place during lectures, During tutorials/Feedback sessions, Following submission of summative and formative coursework. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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Feedback will be provided to students in written and/or verbal format as follows; In response to questions and issues raised by students during lectures, As part of group activities which take place during lectures, During tutorials/Feedback sessions, Following submission of summative and formative coursework. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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