Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module the student should be able to...

• Identify and evaluate information, presenting the output in a well-structured and appropriately referenced literature survey.
• Critically evaluate data and present the information in a well-reasoned and presented report having a recognised technical structure.
• Evaluate and communicate complex information via an oral presentation.
• Work constructively as a team to address a public concern; to evaluate a complex issue and provide a sound, systematic and accessible presentation of that issue to a public audience; appraise and effectively respond to team and cultural issues.

Syllabus/Skillls

• Information skills: Use of word processors, spreadsheets, database software.
• Library skills: journals, patent specifications, abstracting and citation indexes. On-line computer search of databases: WoS, Engineering Village, etc. Preparing to search; Finding information; Evaluating information; Working with information; Staying legal.
• Writing skills: literature survey, technical reports
• Presentation skills: oral presentations; objectives, visual aids.
• Public engagement: public speaking, managing expectations and public relations.
• Team working skills: personal awareness, non-verbal communication, verbal communication, inter-personal skills, personal action plans. Effective teams: composition and operation. Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Management teams roles indicator (MTRi).
• Leadership skills.
• Cultural skills: understanding cultural diversity, effective communication across cultures.
• Career management skills: Career action plans, reactive & proactive job hunting, understanding the recruitment process.

Available on:

• MSc Humanitarian Engineering
• MSc Humanitarian Engineering - Management

 

"Humanitarian challenges require people trained with a broad perspective who can communicate with different parties of different backgrounds."

Programme Director
Dr Volkan Degirmenci