This module is intended to introduce and develop the concepts of transversal/durable skills and how these will apply to the evolving role of the ‘Professional Self’. The focus will be on communication, project management, ethics and team development/teamwork. The aim of the module is to assist the student in identifying, preparing and developing the skills that will be necessary for the workplace.
*Curricular information is subject to change
Academic Development and Key Skills:
Team Development
- Stages of team development
- Roles within the group
- Social cohesiveness
- Leadership
- Ethics in leadership and teamwork (responsibility/accountability, integrity, reasonableness and fairness)
Communication
- Presentation and public speaking skills
- Verbal and non-verbal communication
- Written communication
Project Management
- Planning and organising the life cycle of the project including the execution and the monitoring of the progress of the project.
- Goal setting
- Tools used in project management
Additional Durable/Transversal Skills
- Problem-solving skills, including reflection, critical thinking, and analytical skills
- Unconscious Bias
| Assessment: Continuous group, project-based assessment where each group will use the medium of video to create an experiment out of household items to demonstrate an engineering concept.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |