EEEN40200 ME Prof. Work Exp. (Short)

Academic Year 2021/2022

This work placement module enables students to gain career related experience in a real working environment. Students will normally have already undergone 3.5 years of formal engineering education. The placement may involve summer or term-time work outside or inside UCD. Within UCD the work could be with an established UCD research group (e.g. with PhD researchers) on a part-time basis or it may involve participation in a supervised group design project during the teaching trimester(s). The work experience takes place in a professional engineering setting. Students make their own application for positions and may have to do interviews. Alternatively, students may make their own suggestions with regard to placements but these must be approved by the programme board. The student is jointly supervised by a member of academic staff and somebody from within the host organisation. On completion of the placement the student writes a report detailing their experiences. They may also be required to do an interview and make a presentation to their classmates. This module is assessed on a pass/fail basis and is grade neutral with regard to degree GPA.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module the student will be expected to achieve outcomes under three headings:
1. General Learning
• Understand the need for high ethical standards in the practice of engineering.
• Understand the health and safety issues and responsibilities of engineering practice.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of engineering in society
• Describe the business organisation and the functions and responsibilities of key elements of the organisation in which they worked.
2. Technical Learning
• Demonstrate the ability to apply classroom theory in the work situation.
• Be ready to apply insights gained in the work environment to future learning.
3. Personal learning
• Demonstrate an understanding of workplace culture.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and self-management skills such as independent working in unfamiliar situations and effective time management.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Placement/Work Experience

200
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This work placement module enables students to gain career related experience in a real working environment. Students will normally have already undergone 3.5 years of formal engineering education. The placement may involve summer or term-time work outside or inside UCD. Within UCD the work could be with an established UCD research group (e.g. with PhD researchers) on a part-time basis or it may involve participation in a supervised group design project during the teaching trimester(s). The work experience takes place in a professional engineering setting. Students make their own application for positions and may have to do interviews. Alternatively, students may make their own suggestions with regard to placements but these must be approved by the programme board. The student is jointly supervised by a member of academic staff and somebody from within the host organisation. On completion of the placement the student writes a report detailing their experiences. They may also be required to do an interview and make a presentation to their classmates. This module is assessed on a pass/fail basis and is grade neutral with regard to degree GPA. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Fieldwork: This is a pass/fail module Unspecified n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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