Module manager: Dr Briony Thomas
Email: B.G.Thomas@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module will support students to develop their industry awareness and explore the value of design thinking, processes, and communication within engineering, the creative industries, and a corporate environment. The module aims to support students to maximise their potential in preparation for industrial placements and in their transition into a professional career.
1. To expand creative capacity and the understanding how creative tools and techniques can be applied to add value within industry.
2. To deliver an industry-focused professional practice experience and support students to develop skills as a reflective practitioner.
3. To introduce and engage students with the Careers Service and support students through placement applications and career planning.
4. To enable students to practice demonstrating a range of transferrable and subject-specific skills through a project-based portfolio.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject.
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Apply design and technical skills to address an industry-defined challenge.
2. Effectively communicate design process and technical solutions to both specialist and lay audiences.
3. Produce a professional portfolio of project-based work to demonstrate a range of subject-specific and transferrable skills.
4. Apply of decision making theories, to plan, record and reflect on self-learning and development of professional and employability skills.
UThese module learning outcomes contribute to the following AHEP4 learning outcomes:
5. Design solutions for complex problems that meet a combination of societal, user, business and customer needs as appropriate. This will involve consideration of applicable health and safety, diversity, inclusion, cultural, societal, environmental and commercial matters, codes of practice and industry standards (B5).
6. Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader of a team (B16).
7. Communicate effectively on complex engineering matters with technical and nontechnical audiences (B17).
8. Plan and record self-learning and development as the foundation for lifelong learning/CPD (B18).
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills:
a. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
b. Make connections across differing perspectives to explore ideas, identify problems, and provide evidenced solutions.
c. Demonstrate the ability to actively navigate career and networking opportunities.
d. Identify areas for personal and career development, setting realistic targets and producing an appropriate plan of action.
e. Critically reflect upon their role and others within both individual and team-based situations and identify areas of strength and opportunities to develop.
- Creative thinking: tools, and techniques
- Career planning and reflective practice
- Commercial awareness and organisational culture
- Group work: in theory and practice
- Presentation skills and visual storytelling
- Creative entrepreneurship
- Building a design portfolio
Methods of assessment
The assessment details for this module will be provided at the start of the academic year
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Supervision | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Practical | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Seminar | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Seminar | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Independent online learning hours | 30 | ||
| Private study hours | 128 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 42 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Regular seminars during semesters one and two will allow on-going progress towards assessed outputs to be monitored. Q&A sessions with industry contributors are scheduled after asynchronous learning activities, which enables the industry perspective and feedback to be embedded throughout the module. Tutorial sessions will be available in semester two to provide formative feedback to students on their individual portfolios. Several sessions will be available with industry. Students will also have access to advisory support on a self-directed basis through weekly office hours.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 02/05/2025
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