Programme Title: HNC Engineering Partner Delivering Institution: Cornwall College Start Date: 2017-2018 First Award Date: July 2019 Date(s) of Revision(s) to this Document: 3 March 2016 / 21 March 2016/ 4 August 2016/ 22 August 2016/27 Sept 2016 This programme specification template aligns with recommendations within the UK Quality Code for Higher Education. The information provided, by the programme proposer, in each section is definitively agreed between the delivering institution and Plymouth University at approval. Therefore any requests for changes to content (post the conditions set at approval) must follow Plymouth University’s procedures for making changes to partnership programmes.
Examination on materials analysis and selection. (FENG 137) An explanation for embedding Key Transferable Skills through Teaching & Learning and Assessment at this level of the programme: At level 4 key transferable skills through learners taking responsibility for managing the process of developing solutions that require subsequent analysis and evaluation. The teaching focuses on presentations of case studies or group tasks that require learners to collectively engage with in order that complete solutions are delivered. During this process learners develop personal strategies for ensuring their decisions and actions have both currency and merit. Employment Related Skills: Learners will develop a range of employment related skills that enable them to analyse engineering problems and develop appropriate solutions and communicate to a non-technical audience. By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate for a threshold pass: Learners will be the able to demonstrate that they can evaluate solutions and make decisions on the basis of cost, sustainability and social value. Primary: Lectures, tutorials, work placements Secondary/Supplementary: Tutor, peer and employer feedback 4 & 5 2, 3 & 4 Formative case study analysis. Coursework report on product design and development (CORC 1243) Coursework report on materials analysis and testing (FENG 137) Personal reflection on performance within group task work (CORC 1013) (CORC 1243) (FENG 137)
PS14. Work Based/ Related Learning WBL is an essential element of Foundation Degrees and therefore needs to be detailed here. However, for all types of HE Programmes there should be an element of employability focus through, at least, Work Related Learning, and therefore the following is applicable for all: All learners undertaking the PT HNC must be employed in an engineering role before commencing the course. If a learner ceases to be employed in an engineering positon they can either transfer to the FdSc Engineering, or seek further employment or a WBL placement. Further WRL will take place during the curriculum, detailed as follows: FHEQ level: 4 WBL/WRL Activity: Logistics Prog Aim Prog Intended LO Range of Assessments Related Core Module(s) Design, analysis and costing of an engineering component based upon a specification from industry. Provide a production plan and material specification of an engineering component. Students are briefed on the component specification during a visit from an industrial representative in the past this has been Teagles, an agricultural equipment manufacturing company. Students visit a manufacturing company and are introduced to the manufacturing process for a component, industrial links with Curver UK. 3,4 3,4 2,3 2,3 Formative tasks to produce CAD drawing. Coursework producing and analysing an engineering component. Presentation on product costing and investment appraisal. Coursework developing a production plan for an engineering component. Coursework on material selection and development to (CORC 1243) (FENG 137)