Module XUE-1047:
Professional Practice 1
Professional Practice 1 2023-24
XUE-1047
2023-24
School Of Computer Science And Electronic Engineering
Module - Semester 1 & 2
30 credits
Module Organiser:
Aled Williams
Overview
Lectures include:
- Design Processes and Toolkits
- Effective Teams
- External Communication in Business
- Internal Communication in Business
- Design Management
- Sustainability
- Marketing
- Report writing
Assessment Strategy
-threshold -(D) See the learning outcomes.
-good -(B) A good overall grasp of all the learning outcomes and how they relate to one another.
-excellent -(A) A very good grasp of all the learning outcomes and the ability to reflect on their relationship to one another in an analytic way.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a basic knowledge and understanding in academic writing, including research methods, and academic conventions
- Develop a basic knowledge and understanding of design thinking, design process, innovation and their roles in creating successful business models
- Develop a basic knowledge and understanding of leadership, management, teams, including successful business strategies and marketing
- Develop a basic knowledge and understanding of quality control and quality assurance systems employed industrially
- Develop a basic knowledge and understanding of the three aspects of sustainability (People Profit Planet), including design related sustainability models and
toolkits
- Present and evaluate personal contribution and self-evaluation
- Present and evaluate team management, focus and direction
- Present and reflect on team task design decisions
- Present and reflect on team task prototype testing
Assessment method
Essay
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Yr1 first assignment
Weighting
25%
Due date
06/11/2023
Assessment method
Essay
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Yr1 second assignment
Weighting
25%
Due date
09/02/2024
Assessment method
Group Presentation
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Team Task Viva Presentation 1
Weighting
50%
Due date
15/05/2023