Course Content, Structure and Balance. To obtain full accreditation for CEng, it must be possible to show how MEng graduates could achieve:

Knowledge of -

• The engineering, physical and biological sciences which underpin a range of engineering disciplines. This breadth of knowledge will be a foundation for learning within the particular degree discipline and prepare graduates for work in inter-disciplinary teams.

• The in-depth requirements within the discipline of the particular degree.

• The methods of providing information for use by others within engineering.

• A wide range of tools, techniques and equipment, including the computer software pertinent to the engineering discipline.

An Understanding of -

• Mathematics as a method of communicating results, concepts, and ideas.

• The principles on which the discipline of the particular degree is based.

• Methods of applying engineering principles to create products, systems and services.

• Constraints in applying technology to create products, systems and services.

• Engineering design methods and their applications.

The Ability to -

• Be creative and innovative.

• Use mathematics as a tool for solving complex problems.

• Use laboratory and workshop equipment to generate valuable data.

• Evaluate and derive information from data to produce useful results.

• Communicate effectively with clients, colleagues and public.

• Use IT effectively.

• Manage projects, people, resources and time.

• Work in a multi-disciplinary team.

• Solve problems of a non-routine nature.

An Awareness of -

• Quality systems and management in engineering.

• Requirements and responsibilities of leadership

• Obligations to work safely and to apply safe systems of work

• Risk analysis.

• The financial, economic, social and environmental factors of significance to engineering.

• The relevant legal, statutory and contractual obligations.

• The broader obligations of engineers to society.

IEng: . Course Content, Structure and Balance. To prepare for the roles described in Section 2 and to obtain full accreditation, it must be possible to show how IEng graduates could achieve:

Knowledge of :

• The engineering, physical and biological sciences which underpin much of the technology currently applied in those industries and businesses for which the discipline of the degree is relevant.

• The in-depth requirements within the discipline of the particular degree. In the confines of its specialised subject area, the depth of knowledge may well be comparable with that of the related BEng (Hons) designed for Ceng, but the range would be more limited.

• The methods of providing information for use by others, both within the specialist discipline, and at the interface between that and other technologies.

• The industry-standard computer software in current use within the discipline.

Understanding of:

• Mathematics at the level appropriate to the range and depth of engineering and management science which it supports within the course.

• The key principles on which the discipline of the particular degree is based, to support a competent application of knowledge.

• The methods, constraints, techniques, and procedures applicable to the creation of products, systems and services within the discipline of the particular degree.

• Conventional engineering design methods and their applications

Ability to:

• Use mathematics as a tool for problem solving.

• Use laboratory, test and workshop equipment, appropriate to the discipline of the degree, to the standard required in a working environment.

• Acquire, manipulate and evaluate data using manual and IT based methods.

• Communicate effectively with clients, colleagues and public.

• Use IT effectively.

• Manage projects, people, resources and time.

• Work effectively within a team.

• Solve typical operational, production and service problems in a systematic way.

Awareness of:

• Quality systems and management in engineering.

• Obligations to work safely and apply safe systems of work.

• The financial, economic, social and environmental factors affecting engineers.

• The relevant legal, statutory and contractual obligations.

• The broader obligations of engineers to society

The better the quality of information provided in advance, the simpler the task of validation is through audit trials on the occasion of the Accreditation Panel visit.

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