Based on your acquired initial knowledge of supply chains and operations, this module provides a deeper exposure to sustainable, ethical and responsible operations and global supply chains. It emphasizes the need for taking into account how supply chains affect the economy, society and environment in all involved countries when making decision, and equips you with the knowledge and tools to work towards a more sustainable way of operating.
If we are to address society’s waste problem we need to fully understand the environmental, occupational, public health, technical, fiscal, social, cultural, demographic and political influences on waste collection, reuse, recycling, minimisation and prevention. In this module, we will discuss all of these issues and draw upon real case studies to illustrate and illuminate the future challenges. Students will use their knowledge and skills to complete assignments that will test the learning outcomes for the module. This module does not have any pre-requisites. Students will be required to perform mathematical activities.
What can the voices and narratives of sex workers and asylum seekers depicted in world literature and visual culture tell us about the conditions and pressures of life in the contemporary world? How might considerations of narrative technique, genre, and imagery help us to make sense of these stories? And in what ways might these narratives enable us to map the profoundly unequal circulation of money, information, and people in the contemporary world system? This module seeks to address these questions through readings of a range of iconic literary and cultural narratives that tell stories about the postcolonial world. You will expand and develop your conceptual knowledge and close reading skills through an engagement with some cutting-edge novels and films about the pressures of the modern world. In doing so, you will also consider the extent to which these narratives can help us to imagine meaningful alternatives to predominant ideas about global culture and free trade.
This module will provide introduce you to the study of syntax within current linguistic theory.
Carbon-carbon bond forming reactions lie at the heart of organic synthesis. In this course we will cover methods for carbon-carbon bond formation using carbanions and radicals, and through thermally and photochemically induced pericyclic processes. The significance and importance of the reactions discussed will be illustrated by examples taken from the literature, including applications to synthetic and natural organic compounds possessing useful properties (e.g. pharmacological activity). An overarching theme will be selectivity (e.g. chemoselectivity, regioselectivity and stereoselectivity), and the factors controlling aspects of selectivity for reactions of anions, radicals and pericyclic reactions.
The goal of this module is to give students an overview of the theory and methods for designing and delivering large multi-component systems. There will be a particular emphasis on systems which combine requirements and functionality from learning, software, and hardware, and the ways in which the boundaries between them can be identified and managed. This module provides preparatory tools and techniques for the group project module in semester 2.
Systemic therapies approach people and their problems, not as isolated individual units, but as people in relationships who are influenced by the interactions and dynamics within the group be it a family or a larger organisation such as an employer. This module in combination with module 2, has been designed to offer teaching that is equivalent to the first year of the Systemic Psychotherapy Foundation training (AFT, 2007). Systemic theory and practice is the programmes second therapeutic model in line with guidance from the British Psychological Society that by the end of the programme Trainees will have the “ability to implement therapeutic interventions based on knowledge and practice in at least two evidence-based models of formal psychological interventions…” (BPS, 2015, p23 – 2.2.4 Psychological Intervention Core Competency, point 3).
This module builds on Systemic Theory and Practice Module 1 (PSYC6120) which is delivered in your first year of training. Together both modules have been designed to offer teaching that is equivalent to the first year of the Systemic Psychotherapy Foundation training (AFT, 2007). Systemic theory and practice is the programmes second therapeutic model, in line with guidance from the British Psychological Society that by the end of the programme Trainees will have the “ability to implement therapeutic interventions based on knowledge and practice in at least two evidence-based models of formal psychological interventions…” (BPS, 2015, p23 – 2.2.4 Psychological Intervention Core Competency, point 3).
This module follows on from FEEG1201 Introduction to Engineering Design where students are introduced to design processes supported by computing methods. In FEEG2001 students address the design of a system consisting of a number of interacting sub-systems which may include mechanical and electrical parts, sensors, actuators and real-time computational devices. Students work within a group to practically apply their knowledge to design, build and test an artefact in response to an engineering brief within a proactive environment. Particular focus is placed upon the ability to work as an effective team and realise a coordinated and well-resolved engineering system. In semester 1 computational and design skills are extended in preparation for a challenging design project in semester 2, in which student teams will respond to one of a number of design project briefs for a mechatronic system with computational control. The review of the design process as well as the demonstration of the performance of the final design are fundamental to the successful completion of the semester 2 project. The prototype development (built and testing) are supported by the use of various facilities. This module is linked to FEEG2006 Engineering Management and Law where the management of each group’s semester 2 design project is assessed. This supports the development of effective management and group working skills within the context of designing and delivering a challenging engineering project.
This module follows on from the Part 1 Design and Computing Module where students focus on the design of a functional part. In this Part 2 module students address the design of a ship’s steering system consisting of a number of interacting parts.
The aim of this module is to expose students to research level studies in a number of areas related to the function of the nervous system, necessary to understand the pathophysiology of neurological conditions. The course will describe CNS development, and the structure and functions of neural cell populations. Following this, research into the mechanisms underlying learning & memory will be discussed, as will analyses of neural circuits controlling behaviour.
This module seeks to expose students to research level studies in a number of areas related to the function of the nervous system, necessary to understand the pathophysiology of neurological conditions. The course will describe CNS development, and the structure and functions of neural cell populations; research into the mechanisms underlying learning & memory; and analyses of neural circuits controlling behaviour. Following this module, students will be expected to be able to integrate their understanding of cellular properties into coherent concepts of system level functions and be able to evaluate examples of current research in this field.
