Module Details
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Title CIVIL AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING PROJECT
Code CIVE161
Coordinator Mr MJ Bather
Civil Engineering and Industrial Design
M.J.Bather@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 4 FHEQ Whole Session 22.5

Aims

The overall aim is to introduce students to the the role of the roles of professional engineer in the Built Environment. - The first aim is to help students (at the start of their academic journey) to link their studies at university to the wider world of civil engineering and the built environment. - The second aim of the module is to help the students begin their professional development to becoming practising engineers, through participating in a group-based design exercise. - The third aim is to introduce students to academic processes and requirements at university.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Understand the challenges faced by the civil engineering and built environment industry

(LO2) Understand the roles undertaken by civil engineers with regard to professionalism, health and safety and sustainability

(LO3) Understand the engineering project life cycle

(LO4) Ability to apply a creative design process

(LO5) Ability to communicate ideas clearly

(S1) 1. Problem Solving

(S2) 2. Creativity

(S3) 3. Critical Thinking

(S4) 5. Communication

(S5) 6. Team Working

Syllabus
 

- Introduction to the built environment and work in the various sectors of the civil engineering industry.  
- Introduction to the engineering project life cycle - Introduction to the creative design process
- Developing communication skills (including sketching, reports, presentation)
- Introduction to the responsibilities of the Professional Engineer including ethics, sustainability, health and safety, management and leadership 


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Recorded videos, PowerPoints and other teaching materials made available in CANVAS or similar
Live remote teaching/seminar sessions using Teams, Zoom, etc.

Teaching Method 2 - Small Group Learning
Description: Supervised group work
Attendance Recorded: Yes
These learning and teaching methods will be used for hybrid delivery, with social distancing on campus, as planned for 2020-21. If required in response to circumstances (e.g. if full lockdown is necessary), delivery and assessment may be fully online and the on-campus group work will be stopped and if possible, replaced by remote conferencing, group work and presenting

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 15

         45

 60
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 165
TOTAL HOURS 225

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
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CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
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final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
A portfolio of manual work, text and drawing submissions and presentations. Scanning and submitting work and presenting via video conferencing will be required for hybrid delivery. There is a resit o  54 Hours    100       

Recommended Texts
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