Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

AR20213 Management 1C

Credits: 3

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW50OR50

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take AR10014

Aims: To provide students with a basic knowledge of the civil engineering profession and its place in society and to prepare the students for successfully obtaining and completing their first placement experience.
Learning Outcomes:
After taking this unit students should be able to:
* demonstrate an understanding of the importance of the engineer's role in society and some of the broader issues affecting an engineer's work;
* demonstrate an understanding of the role of professional organisations and the ethical behavioural framework within which the engineer is expected to operate;
* demonstrate a knowledge of the routes to corporate membership of ICE and IStructE and the contribution to be made by the industrial placements;
* demonstrate an ability to find a job;
* demonstrate an understanding of what is needed for good written and verbal communication skills and an awareness of the requirements for the effective use of graphical communication;
* demonstrate an ability to assume responsibility for their personal safety on a construction site.
Skills:
Intellectual skills
* To understand taught material - taught
Professional/Practical skills
* To prepare students for their first placement experience - taught and facilitated
* To prepare students to be responsible for their personal safety on a construction site - taught and facilitated
Transferable/key skills
* To communicate ideas verbally and in writing - facilitated and assessed.
Content:
Organisation of the industry - sectors, clients, designer and contractors, the role of the engineer, professional institutions.
The basic principles of design and construction procurement - promoter's obligations, feasibility studies, options for procurement.
Preparation for placement - SATOR, employer's role, sandwich training, personal safety on construction sites, looking for a job.
Communication skills - written, verbal and graphic communication, applications [CVs and covering letters].

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