The Department of EngineeringDesign and Mathematics

EngineeringCareer & CapabilityDevelopment Framework

Practical learning for the real world

A framework which can be tailored to the needs of thestudent, employer and accreditation bodies.A blend of work based, distance and taught learning.Providing professional development for students andenhanced capability for employers as required, whenrequired.Supporting customer supplier development promotingintegration and trust

Practical Learning for the real world 1

Contents 2

Introduction 3

Enhancing your career 4

Work based, part time or full time 5

A flexible learning framework 6

How the programme works 7

MSc Framework 8

A student friendly structure 9

Modules (What can I study?) 10

Student Learning Environment 11

About Bristol 12

Application process 13

Contents

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IntroductionProfessional Degrees for thereal world

Global Collaboration

The Learning FrameworkThe Engineering Career and CapabilityFramework has been developed to offerindustry f lexible delivery modes toenhance skills and knowledge, and theability to implement these in the workplace.

This framework moves away from thetraditional academic taught deliverymodel. Students and their employershave the opportunity to define their ownlearning path within their own businesscontext and environment.

By developing this framework in con-junction with industry and the profes-sional governing bodies we can be sureit enables both businesses and studentsto achieve professional recognition tosupport their development and longterm goals.

The framework concentrates on gradu-ate level learning and developmentthrough provision of post graduate activ-ities and awards.

Science and technology evolve atremarkable speed, and today’s technicalprofessionals need to stay well aheadof the curve. Perhaps you need to gainexpert ise in an emerging f ield l ikemachine vision. Maybe you need tobuild a foundation to take on new chal-lenges in engineering management.Possibly your company needs to evalu-ate current energy alternatives or toadopt Lean practices to optimize yourmanufacturing efficiency. How do youplan to meet these needs? By enrollingin a flexible professional degree deliv-ered in a format to fit your need andthose of your employer.

These Advanced Study Programmesprovide the framework that allows partic-ipants to access the best knowledge ofour time, with the flexibility to createcustom curricula from a spectrum of dis-ciplines or within one core area, to meetindividual or company objectives. As anAdvanced Study Program student, youwould be able to choose from manage-ment and technical post graduate mod-ules across UWE as you study in theworkplace, at home or on campus fulltime or part time, for a semester, a year,or longer. You have the ability to tailoryour program to fit your personal sched-ule and goals.

You will connect with a group of peoplecommitted to advancing new knowl-edge, ensuring technological and oper-ational excellence, and leading changein the world. You will be exposed toemerging technologies, theories, andpractices that address societal andindustry issues and needs. As a result,you will deepen your level of under-standing and markedly broaden yourperspective.

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These Post Graduate awards are designed to send you on the road towards senior man-agement. and will put you in a position to make a major impact on your organisation’s suc-cess. They will give you the skills you need to improve business and service performance,lead change, boost profitability and deliver long-term success through innovation.

We equip our students with the tools, skills, knowledge and confidence to ask the rightquestions. You will be trained to think more strategically about issues, reflecting on leadingedge research and applying these ideas to real global business problems. At the sametime you will develop your judgement and decisiveness, learning to make timely, as well asinformed decisions.

Enhancing your career

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Work Based, Part-time or Full-Time?

These awards can be undertaken as work based, part time or full time or amix of all three. The courses are delivered through a number of methodsincluding taught, distance learning and work based learning allowing stu-dents to elect to minimize time away from the workplace making the coursemore accessible to those outside the southwest area.

ExamplesA part-time MSc within the framework, which can typically be completed intwo to three years, designed for busy, experienced engineers or managerswho wish to continue working whilst studying.

A full-time MSc, which is a one year course, is ideal if you’re looking to buildon your business management skills and develop the expertise to take youinto a more senior management roles. On this challenging and intensivecourse you will be learning with a diverse range of students from across theworld.

A work based learning MSc offers the opportunity to base learning aroundcurrent business projects

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A Flexible Learning Framework leading torecognised professional statusFlexible work-based Masters degree programmes provide a new opportunityto learn while earning, making IEng or CEng status achievable for all practis-ing engineers.

These individually programmes tailored to individual requirements integratelearning in the workplace with supervised work-based professional develop-ment.

Experience has shown that work related projects under focussed academicsupervision have a very high completion rate, with major benefits to bothemployees and employers.

Employer Benefits- A flexible and cost effective way of meeting company and employee aspira-tions, without losing engineers from the workplace- A structured learning programme tailored to the needs of the employer.- Results in an increased number of in-company professional qualified engi-neers- Relationship with a university and the potential for knowledge exchangeand collaboration- Well qualified professional engineers provide a significant commercialadvantage. Increasingly, tendering or post tender contract compliancerequires key members of the project to be professional qualified.

Employee Benefits- A workplace pathway to achieving acedemic qualifications, leading to Incor-porated or Chartered status.- Learning and the development of professional competence linked to work-place activities- ‘Learning whilst earning; means no loss of income.- Support and mentoring- Better promotion prospects- Increased job satisfaction

Benefits of IEng or CEng- Internationally recognised qualifications- Enhanced professional status and recognition- Improved career prospects- Greater influence within their organisation and industry- The use of the post-nominals IEng or CEng

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Engineers enrolling on the programme agree a ‘learning contract’ with an academicsupervisor and their employer. This sets out an individual programme of learning,as well as development of professional competence. Based around the engineer’swork, it therefore meets the needs of the employer as well.

Industrial Support and Mentoring

Where learning and assessment is to be based around activities in the workplace itis expected that the employer will appoint a mentor to supervise and support thestudent in the workplace. The mentor will also witness the students work and assuch will be involved in the assessment process.

Industrial ProjectA significant part of the MSc is the completion of an industrial based project(nominally 600 hours of work). The project will integrate the taught material anddevelop your ability to engage in an in-depth study of a substantial technical ormanagement problem, relevant to you organisation.

The industrial project is a particularly attractive feature for employers as it providesthe opportunity to deal with a real issue or problem in a very cost effective way. Theproject will have both an industrial and an academic supervisor appointed. On com-pletion of the project, you will be required to attend a viva voice examination whichwill allow you to share your research within your company.

Prepared for Professional ReviewSuccessful completion of the programme results in the award of a Masters degree,while the structured programme means that each individual is well supported inpreparation for the professional review for IEng or CEng qualification. The learningcontract can be tailored to incorporate the requirements of UK Standard for Profes-sional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) and and additional requirements ofthe elected institute or accrediting body and/or employer can also be incorporated.

How the programme works

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Bespoke Training Pack

The MSc frame work is able to provide abespoke training package to providetraining to meet specific needs of boththe student and employer organisations.This can be anything from short coursesto accredited awards. The training isboth tailor made and flexible with theopportunity for both in-house and dis-tance learning delivery, depending onspecific needs.

In house training is often a a more costeffective option for organisations want-ing to put a group of employees on thesame module.

Current examples of this include deliv-ery of Avionic Systems and Aircraft Sys-tems Technology training to both BAESystems and Airbus UK. We run suc-cessful academically accredited pro-gramme for Rolls-Royce graduate train-ees, with over 60 students enrolled.

Each module can be taken as a stand-alone short course or as part of a qualifi-cation’.

The advantage to the company is thaton site training is usually more costeffective than sending employees awayfor training.

Networking OpportunitiesThe various MSc awards in the frame-work are built from a selection of mod-ules shared across the framework givingstudents the opportunity to network witha mix of students across internationalboundaries and industry sectors.

Professional Accreditation

The MSc in Aerospace is accredited bythe Aeronautical Society and the Insti-tute of Mechanical Engineers. We arecurrently working with the EngineeringCounci l , I Mech E, IET and otheraccreditation bodies to gain approval forthe Professional Engineering MSc andthe Engineering Management MSC.Successful completion of an MSc willcontribute to the academic requirementsfor a Chartered Engineer.

These courses will develop your profes-sional capabilities as an engineer ormanager within the context of your orga-niisation. They also seek to enhanceyour business and technical awareness,helping prepare you for key functionswithin industry.

MSc Framework

Award Structure

There are 3 post graduate qualifications available- Post Graduate Certificate (60 masters level credits)- Post Graduate Diploma (120 masters level credits)- MSc (120 masters level guided credits, 60 Final Project credits)

Each award has both key (core) modules and optional modules see page x.

Each module can be a stand alone short course with assessment attached ifrequired

FeesCurrent fees for awards and short courses are available from the University web-site www...

Paul MorrellMSc Student, Airbus UKI chose the MSc Aerospace Programmebecause the part time and modularnature of the course means I am able totailor my studies to both my personaland company needs. The time requiredto complete the modules is also, for themost part, able to be squeezed into myother commitments.The course has been beneficial to my career in that it has developed a betterunderstanding of the business, my role within it and how I interact with other col-leagues. I now feel more capable of supporting the business as it evolves within themarket place. I have a better understanding of the way the company functions and itslong-term goals. I feel I am more able to support these goal, by tailoring my personalobjectives with the targets of the company.

The mix of taught activities and project work is usually very good, with the taught activ-ities being suitably planned and delivered to provide the tools to then complete theproject work.

A student friendly structure

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Modules (What can I study?)C = Core Module, O = Optional Module, M = Mandatory Module

Innovative and dynamic waysto learn

First class facilities

Student Learning Environment

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These awards are reviewed on an annu-al basis internal ly, and external lythrough the Industrial Advisory Board toensure that they are up-to-date, meetindustry demands and have real worldapplication. They are taught by expertsin their fields, from diverse cultural andbusiness backgrounds which enhancesthe overall learning experience by bring-ing international relevance to your stud-ies.

You will also learn through group workand individual presentations, student ledseminar groups, case studies, experien-tial work based learning and businesssimulations. these innovative methodscreate an environment that is enjoyable,varied and hugely reflective.

Assessment is a mix of examinations,class work, case study analysis workbased projects and associated writtenreports. An award in this framework willpresent a challenge and will require a lotof commitment and dedication on yourpart. The more effort you put into it themore you will get out of it, whether youare relating this to your current job or acareer you are working towards.

As a student in the Faculty of Environ-ment and Technology, if required, you’llhave access to dedicated Post Gradu-ate facilities with wireless access PCLaboratories, specialised technicalequipment from across the engineeringspectrum, including Rapid Prototypingcapability, Materials and Machine toolfacilities. Study space for individual andgroup work including meeting rooms isalso provided.

The Faculty of Environment and Tech-nology is located on the main Universitycampus at Frenchay five miles north ofthe city centre. The campus is large andincludes accommodation and leisurefacilities. The University has one of thelargest university libraries in the UK, with24 hour access and is particularly wellequipped to serve the needs of students.

Most importantly of all you will be in atruly supportive environment. Whetheron-site face to face or remotely throughour extensive virtual learning environ-ment we will help you achieve yourgoals. We get to know you and give youthe support you need to ensure thatyour study is an invaluable investmentfor your career.

About Bristol

The city of ideas

The place to live, learn anddevelop

A prime location

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A European Centre of Culture, the city ofBristol has a long tradition of discovery inno-vation and creativity from Brunel to Con-corde and the Airbus A380 to the BBC andAardman Animations. The Bristol area isrecognised as having one of the most thriv-ing and creative business environments inthe UK

The region is a hotbed of creative indus-tries, Aardman Animations, creations ofthe Oscar winning Wallace and GromitFilms are based in Bristol as is the BBCNatural History Unit which is the pinnicalof wildlife programming.

The region leads the way in cutting-edgeaero-engine technology and is home toRolls-Royce and British Aerospace’scentre for design and manufacture of theAirbus.

Bristol is a central hub to major areas ofindustry and is regarded as the most pro-ductive and competitive economy in theUK outside of London (UK CompetitiveIndex 2010).

It has an overall high economic perfor-mance with Cities Outlook 2011 havingreported Bristol as the only major city inthe UK to have an employment rate abovethe Great Britain average.

It is classified as a Fair Trade city and isthe UK’s first Cycling City which was theonly UK city nominated for the EuropeanGreen Capital Award 2010/11.

Top 10 World City to Visit - DK Eye wit-ness Travel Guide 2009

Bristol is a creative, multi-cultural, thrivingcity surrounded by the beautiful countrysideof the South West region. This unique areaoffers something for everyone, 365 days ayear. It’s both lively and laid back. cutting-edge and historic. A place where you’ll neverbe short of new places, people and intereststo discover.

Two major railway stations, an internationalairport and prime location at the junction ofthe M4 and M5 motorways also to makeBristol a particular accessible city.

Entry requirementsNormally you should be a graduate withan honours degree relevant to theselected MSc from the framework(minimum 2.2 or equivalent) from a UKinstitution or a degree of a comparablestandard from an institution outside theUK.

This framework provides the opportunityfor candidates with non-standard ace-demic backgrounds to participate inpostgraduate learning to achieve profes-sional recognition. We welcome applica-tions from you if you fall into this catego-ry.

We are also very keen to consider expe-riential learning you may have.

Candidates may be interviewed individu-ally or in conjunction with a representa-tive of their employer.

English language requirements

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Application process

If English is not your first language, youwill be required to meet the UK BordersAgency and Universities minimum Eng-lish Language requirements such as:

The International English Language Test(IELTS) 6.5 overall with a minimum of5.5 in all components.

Further InformationFor further information or an applicationform please contact:CPDA OfficeFaculty of Environment and TechnologyUniversity of the West of EnglandFrenchay CampusColdharbour LaneBristol BS16 1QY

Telephone 0117 32 83030Email: cpda@uwe.ac.ukWebsite:www1.uwe.ac.uk/et/professional

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