Unit 4: Managing a Professional Engineering Project Unit code A/615/1478 Unit type Core Unit level 4 Credit value 15 Introduction The responsibilities of the engineer go far beyond completing the task in hand Reflecting on their role in a wider ethical, environmental and sustainability context starts the process of becoming a professional engineer ~ a vial requirement for career progression. Engineers seldom work in isolation and most tasks they undertake require a range of expertise, designing, developing, manufacturing, constructing, operating and maintaining the physical infrastructure and content of our world. The bringing together of these skills, expertise and experience is often managed through the creation of a project. This unit introduces students to the techniques and best practices required to successfully create and manage an engineering project designed to identify a solution to an engineering need. While carrying out this project students will consider the role and function of engineering in our society, the professional duties and responsibilities expected of engineers together with the behaviours that accompany their actions. Among the topics covered in this unit are: roles, responsibilities and behaviours of a professional engineer, planning a project, project management stages, devising solutions, theories and calculations, management using a Gantt chart, evaluation techniques, communication skills, and the creation and presentation of a project report, On successful completion of this unit students will be able to conceive, plan, develop and execute a successful engineering project, and produce and present a project report outlining and reflecting on the outcomes of each of the project processes and stages. As a result, they will develop skills such as critical thinking, analysis, reasoning, interpretation, decision-making, information literacy, and information and communication technology, and skills in professional and confident self-presentation. This unit is assessed by a Pearson-set assignment. The project brief will be set by the centre, based on a theme provided by Pearson (this will change annually). The theme and chosen project within the theme will enable students to explore and examine a relevant and current topical aspect of professional engineering. *Please refer to the accompanying Pearson-set Assignment Guide and the Theme Release document for further support and guidance on the delivery of the Pearson-set uni 102 Pearson BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher Nationals in Engineering Specification ~Issue 5 - August 2018 © Pearson Education Limited 2018Learning Outcomes By the end of this unit students will be able to: 1, Formulate and plan a project that will provide a solution to an identified engineering problem. 2, Conduct planned project activities to generate outcomes which provide a solution to the identified engineering problem. 3. Produce a project report analysing the outcomes of each of the project processes and stages. 4. Present the project report drawing conclusions on the outcomes of the project. Pearson BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher Nationals in Engineering 103 Specfication —Issue 5 - August 2018 © Pearson Education Limited 2018,Essential Content Lot Formulate and plan a project that will pro identified engineering problem nto an Examples of realistic engineering based problems: Crucial considerations for the project How to identify the nature of the problem through vigorous research Feasibility study to identify constraints and produce an outline specification Develop an outline project brief and design specification: Knowledge theories, calculations and other relevant inform ation that can support the development of a potential solution Ethical frameworks: The Engineering Council and Royal Academy of Engineering's Statement of Ethical Principles The National Society for Professional Engineers’ Code of Ethics Regulatory bodies: Global, European and national influences on engineering and the role of the engineer, in particular: The Royal Academy of Engineering and the UK Engineering Council The role and responsibilities of the UK Engineering Council and the Professional Engineering Institutions (PEIs) The content of the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UKSPEC) Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer and Engineering Technician Intemational regulatory regimes and agreements associated with professional engineering: European Federation of International Engineering Institutions. European Engineer (Eur Eng) European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education European Society for Engineering Education Washington Accord Dublin Accord sydney Accord International Engineers Alliance Asia Pacific Econamic Cooperation (APEC) Engineers Agreement 104 Pearson BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher Nationals in Engineering Specification ~Issue 5 - August 2018 © Pearson Education Limited 2018