Industrial Training

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

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

• A deeper understanding of technical issues from work-related projects.
• Undertaking and applying engineering knowledge to tasks and project work under supervision.
• The skills required to work within an organisational context.
• Current practice and new developments within the industry.
• Common organisational requirements, e.g. the ability to communicate effectively at the appropriate level, time management appreciation, the advantages and disadvantages of working in a team.
• The business practices of your host organisation.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Carry out engineering tasks to professional standards.
• Evidence continuous professional development by the use of a personal learning log.
• Understand the different roles within a team and have the ability to exercise leadership.
• Identify areas for personal and career development and how these can be addressed.
• Apply engineering techniques taking account of commercial and industrial constraints.
• Be aware of the new and developing technologies key to the future of your industry.
• Demonstrate effective understanding of time management and project management skills.
• Understand the importance of health and safety in an engineering environment.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Study and learn independently, solve problems systematically.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Evaluate information from projects.
• Apply appropriate theories, concepts, methods etc. in unfamiliar situations.
• Evaluate the development of your skills, attributes and behaviours over the course of the Industrial Training period.
• Exercise professional judgement in a working context.
• Analyse and interpret the findings.
• Review and synthesize professional and technical issues.

Within your work placement you will apply knowledge you have gained from the taught elements of the programme. The nature of your experience will depend on the company you are working for. For example, you will apply engineering concepts, develop some concepts further through project-based work, and develop your expertise as a reflective practitioner.

During your Industrial Training you will fulfil the role of a trainee engineer and work full-time for a period of 10 weeks. A university assigned staff will monitor your progress during the placement period. You will keep a logbook to note your objectives, tasks, training undertaken and achievements throughout the placement period. The logbook will then be used to complete a reflective report and presentation, related to projects in which you have played a significant role during your placement. Where appropriate, your supervisor/line manager will assign a mentor who will be responsible for your day to day learning experience. At the start of your placement you should formulate a learning plan in conjunction with your Personal Academic Tutor, Placement Tutor or your industrial supervisor/line manager, taking into account the expected learning outcomes. In accordance with this learning plan, you will show evidence in your report of the learning outcomes that were weighted high in your learning plan. This should align to the competencies outlined in the UK-SPEC. Outcomes weighted low and medium in your learning plan should also be covered, but to a lesser extent. You should describe the distinctive aspects of your placement and demonstrate your understanding of the technical aspects of your work. In addition, you should indicate your role in the work described and show where you have exercised independent engineering and professional judgement (e.g. by using the STAR method – Situation, Task, Action, Result). The reflective report and presentation should contain a reflection of how you think you have developed during the placement.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Presentation

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

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

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.