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EG40G7: WORK-BASED LEARNING 4 (2024-2025)

Last modified: 30 Oct 2024 14:16


Course Overview

This Work Based Learning course makes up 30 credits of the level 4 programme in the Graduate Apprenticeship in BEng in Civil Engineering, and is only available to students on that programme. It is focused on structural design and comprises aspects of EA3518 Mechanics of Structures and EA4013 Advanced Structural Design.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Mark Stewart

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course is a 30-credit course running over term 1. Which of the learning outcomes are to be the focus of this course, and how they are to be achieved and assessed will be agreed with the student and the Employer prior to the beginning of the course.

As well as Work Based Learning there will be six fortnightly scheduled online tutorial sessions with the University tutor to discuss the progress of the intended outcomes and the progress towards the submission of work for assessment.

The course will be assessed through continuous assessment, of whose aims and assessment deliverables will be agreed prior to the commencement of the course.


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Oral Presentation: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 21 Feedback Weeks 25

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Feedback

Topic 1 or 2

15 minutes for the presentation and 15 minutes for questioning

Whichever of the two topics is being followed on this course, a PowerPoint presentation on the achievements of the WBL will need to be delivered live over Collaborate Ultra, and the student will be submitted to an Oral Examination on it.

Feedback will be posted as agreed comments by two examiners on MyAberdeen.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualCreateAbility to carry out Civil Engineering Design
ProceduralCreatePractice at writing and presenting to a live audience in a professional manner

Choice of two assessment options

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 21 Feedback Weeks 25

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Feedback

Only ONE of the following two topics will be required for this course, but by the end of Work Based Learning 5, both of these Topics should have been submitted.  This course can be either Topic 1 or 2.

Topic 1: A Design Project (Group) in a Civil Engineering Design field relevant to the Employer’s business is required to be carried out.  

Feedback: will be provided within three weeks of submission as either written notes separate from the report or as annotations on the submitted design report.

Topic 2: Essay (5000 word max) on the application of the published literature to professional practice in the workplace is to be submitted online via MyAberdeen 

Feedback: textual feedback provided also via MyAberdeen

 

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandAbility to reflect on the development of a Civil Engineering topic in a variety of literature sources, and to draw conclusions about their relevance for and impact on professional practice
FactualEvaluateAbility to access and digest Published Literature relevant to a chosen Civil Engineering topic
ProceduralCreatePractice at writing and presenting to a live audience in a professional manner

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resubmission of failed element

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Resit involves a re-submission of whichever of the submitted pieces of work was failed, each with their original weighting (both are 50%), and the resit mark will incorporate the original grade for whichever assessment was achieved

Depending on the topic, if the report or essay was not achieved then it will need to be re-submitted.  It will have a 5000 word limit as before.

If the failed assessment was the Oral Examination (and PowerPoint presentation) then this will need to be carried out again.  It will be subject to the same time limits as before – 15 minutes of presenting and 15 minutes of questioning.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
Sorry, we don't have this information available just now. Please check the course guide on MyAberdeen or with the Course Coordinator

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualCreateAbility to carry out Civil Engineering Design
ProceduralCreatePractice at writing and presenting to a live audience in a professional manner
ProceduralRememberAbility to carry out in-depth investigation and research, with an appropriate evaluation of options, including recognising the limitations and benefits of those options
FactualEvaluateAbility to access and digest Published Literature relevant to a chosen Civil Engineering topic
ConceptualUnderstandAbility to reflect on the development of a Civil Engineering topic in a variety of literature sources, and to draw conclusions about their relevance for and impact on professional practice

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