Robots among us

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Identify and analyse ethical concerns and make reasoned arguments about ethical choices informed by professional codes of conduct
• Analyse various inclusive approaches to engineering practice and recognise the responsibilities, benefits and importance of supporting equality, diversity and inclusion in a given sociotechnical context
• Communicate effectively on complex engineering matters with technical and non-technical audiences, evaluating the effectiveness of the various methods that are used
• Assess the use of risk management processes to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks (the effects of uncertainty) associated with a particular project or activity

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Develop a deep understanding of ethical and policy issues that arise in robot operation.
• Develop a deep understanding of the issues that govern safe robot operation.
• Develop a deep understanding of the issues that govern effective human-robot interactions.

Partial CEng Programme Level Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of information to address complex problems
• Adopt an inclusive approach to engineering practice and recognise the responsibilities, benefits and importance of supporting equality, diversity and inclusion
• Use a risk management process to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks (the effects of uncertainty) associated with a particular project or activity
• Design solutions for complex problems that meet a combination of societal, user, business and customer needs as appropriate. This will involve consideration of applicable health & safety, diversity, inclusion, cultural, societal, environmental and commercial matters, codes of practice and industry standards
• Communicate effectively on complex engineering matters with technical and non-technical audiences
• Identify and analyse ethical concerns and make reasoned ethical choices informed by professional codes of conduct
• Design solutions for complex problems that meet a combination of societal, user, business and customer needs as appropriate. This will involve consideration of applicable health & safety, diversity, inclusion, cultural, societal, environmental and commercial matters, codes of practice and industry standards
• Adopt a holistic and proportionate approach to the mitigation of security risks

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Evaluate the environmental and societal impact of robotic solutions to complex problems (to include the entire life-cycle of a product or process) and minimise adverse impacts
• Analyse various holistic approaches to the mitigation of security risks and assess their appropriateness given a sociotechnical context

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Navigate, search and critique the scientific literature, national and international standards and national and international guidelines that govern robot safety and legal operation
• Select and critically evaluate technical literature and other sources of information to solve complex problems

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.