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School of Engineering and Informatics (for staff and students)

Professional Skills (G5120)

Professional Skills

Module G5120

Module details for 2021/22.

15 credits

FHEQ Level 4

Library

Communication skills: a guide for engineering and applied science students - Davies, John W., Davies, John W., 2001
Professional issues in information technology - Bott, Frank, 2005
IT law: an ISEB foundation - Fell, Jon, Antell, John, British Computer Society, 2007

Module Outline

This module will cover important professional skills in 4 categories: Technical and academic writing technical communication skills, professional conduct, and IT law.

Topics include:

Writing skills
. Technical writing
. Report writing
. Reviewing
. Correct attribution of credit and referencing

Technical communication skills
. Giving effective oral presentations
. Graphical aids for oral presentations

Professional conduct
. Codes of professional conduct
. Computers and society, including the workplace and education
. Ethical implications of the internet, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and emerging new technologies

IT law
. Computer crime
. Privacy and data protection
. Intellectual property and law in the IT sector

Module learning outcomes

Construct and deliver effective oral presentations

Adopt a problem solving approach to the process of writing

Be aware of rules of professional conduct and IT law, to act accordingly

Understand key commercial and economic concepts and respond accordingly

TypeTimingWeighting
Coursework100.00%
Coursework components. Weighted as shown below.
ReportT2 Week 3 10.00%
PresentationT2 Week 6 (5 minutes)20.00%
Computer Based ExamA2 Week 2 (1 hour)35.00%
ReportT2 Week 9 35.00%
Timing

Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.

Weighting

Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.

TermMethodDurationWeek pattern
Spring SemesterLecture1 hour11111122111
Spring SemesterSeminar1 hour01111100111

How to read the week pattern

The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.

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