Course Catalogue

Engineering Career Skills 3 ENG3027

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
  • Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course covers important skills required for a career in engineering including CV writing, teamwork, extraction and distillation of pertinent information from different sources, communication and presentation of ideas, creativity and innovation, evaluation of intellectual property requirements and ethical considerations and impact.

Timetable

On average 1 lecture every 2 weeks with occasional workshops/tutorials/training sessions.

Requirements of Entry

Mandatory Entry Requirements

None

Recommended Entry Requirements

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

ENG3049 Team Design Project 3

Assessment

40% written

40% presentation

20% other

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to develop keys skills for students with a prospective career in engineering, including presentation and communication skills, the ability to access and assess various information sources, and the ability to evaluate both intellectual property and ethical considerations for new ideas, products and projects. Other core skills such as CV writing and teamworking are also developed.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Search for, retrieve and evaluate the validity of information from various resources.

■ Communicate complex ideas and deliver focussed presentations utilising appropriate language, style and citation of relevant sources.

■ Apply techniques to enhance their creative input to the development of individual and collective group ideas.

■ Produce concise and informative written documents that communicate core information at the appropriate level.

■ Understand and illustrate the value, use and legal implications of Intellectual Property in engineering and idea protection.

■ Demonstrate understanding of the importance and implications of ethical considerations in engineering disciplines and the individual's role and responsibility in this.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions