On completion of the module, you will have developed a broad understanding of energy resources, engineering technologies for energy conversion and have an appreciation of solutions available to meet the world's power demands. You will be able to formulate engineering solutions to specific energy and power problems, utilising either renewable energy systems or traditional power technologies. You will also appreciate the need for a broad mix of energy-generating technologies in a modern economy.
Often, the only thing that people experiencing homelessness have in common is that they lack housing. Those who work in homelessness need to have excellent interpersonal skills to effectively engage with such a diverse population with complex needs. Basic counselling skills are the foundation of effective interpersonal skills that allow us to engage with people and build strong therapeutic relationships.
PWPs assess and support people with common mental health problems in the self-management of their recovery. To do so they must be able to undertake a range of patient-centred assessments and be able to identify the main areas of concern relevant to the assessment undertaken. They need to have knowledge and competence to be able to apply these in a range of different assessment formats and settings. These different elements or types of assessment include screening/triage assessment; risk assessment; provisional diagnostic assessment; mental health clustering assessment; psychometric assessment (using the IAPT standardised symptoms measures); problem focused assessment; and intervention planning assessment. In all these assessments they need to be able to engage patients and establish an appropriate relationship whilst gathering information in a collaborative manner.
Solving complex medical research questions and refining clinical care works best when done in collaboration between diverse public (including patients), researchers and health care practitioners. This sort of partnership requires exchange of knowledge, trust and some special ways of working. This module tells you how it is done and helps you develop your own skills – ranging from research skills through to philosophy – which are considered as essential for the development of successful researchers. Collaboration with the public over research means understanding what is known about the relationship between research and society and learning from approaches taken in the social sciences, in science communication, and the arts and humanities. In this module, you will explore the core concepts of patient-public involvement and engagement (PPIE), hear from professionals and practitioners from an array of settings at the University, NHS and civic groups about the principles, ethics, challenges and solutions in this work, using examples from a range of health areas. You will develop skills in written and spoken communication of science to a lay audience - something that could help you in a clinical setting with patients or when interacting with the media, policy makers or engagement with general public. You will learn how clear, open and trusted conversations with people about your work can build a deeper involvement of patients and public with your research. In doing so, you will discover that high quality engagement and involvement tackles power dynamics, social injustice and inequalities. You will explore different engagement techniques including story-telling, arts-based methods, how to tailor your engagement to different audiences, and discover the power of listening to people. You’ll hear from University academics about what they did and how they knew it had worked for their research – in other words, the ‘impact’ it had. Finally, you will develop and present your own public engagement or involvement idea – along the way, you’ll be thinking about how to measure the impact of your creation and who to tell about it.
Students should gain a knowledge of how political ideas - such as freedom, equality, justice, or democracy - have been understood in different and incompatible ways, and how those different understandings have been the occasion for ideological or normative debates. Through an analysis of those concepts and the ways in which they are deployed, students will gain an insight into the nature of some of the most important historical and/or contemporary controversies within political theory.
This module will introduce you to the practice of mechanical engineering design as applied to one of a number of contrasting applications. It will also enable you to understand key management topics that are relevant to engineering practice, specifically Strategic Management, Marketing Management, and Operations Management.
This module provides students with an introduction to management, accounting and law applicable to the operations of an engineering-based organisation. Emphasis is placed upon introducing managerial knowledge and skills required to apply effective management techniques to engineering projects. This is set within the context of ethical and environmental concerns and the entrepreneurial, financial, team development and legal processes determining sustainable success in business. Students are taught and assessed within groups to address managerial decisions, accounting for engineering decision-making, law in engineering, marketing, human resource management, entrepreneurship, leadership, teamwork, project management and project risk management. This module is linked to FEEG2001 Systems Design and Computing and SESS2016 Ship Structural Design and Production where group design projects provide the basis for assessing Project Management, Project Risk Management, Leadership and Teamwork skills. This supports the development of effective management and group working skills within the context of designing and delivering a challenging engineering project. Guest lecturers from industry are invited to discuss their current industrial practice and project management experience. Case studies are used to illustrate key principles and to provide examples.
This course explores the use of mathematics as a toolbox for engineers need in order to calculate, model, visualise and design systems. The focus is on solving physical problems via equations, both analytically and numerically using computation, along with the development of representation and visualisation as a way of presenting solutions and designs.
These weekly workshops are designed to help engineering students with their Mathematics work. Although designed for engineering students, these workshops are open to all students who are studying a Mathematics MATH module, but who are not studying a degree within the Mathematical Sciences department. There is no summative assessment for this module
This module offers an introduction to the scientific principles and methods of energy conservation and energy transport.
Do you want to find out how stem cells are being used to help treat disease and allow us to live better, for longer? And are you interested in the controversy surrounding them? Do you want to find out what tissue engineering is, and how scientists are building replacement organs in the lab? Are you fascinated by how engineering can help those who have lost limbs walk, and allow those who are deaf to hear again? And also how these same technologies may lead to ethical and legal questions concerning their correct use in society? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you will enjoy learning about this fascinating subject in this innovative module. No prerequisite knowledge is necessary, so don't be daunted by the science, engineering, ethics or legal aspects of this module. The module explores the potential of stem cells, engineered tissues and implanted devices in medicine, and how these technological advances may have an impact on law and ethics of our societies. The module will use a number of learning methods, including traditional lectures, interactive seminars, facilitated group discussion, a mock 'trial', a field trip to a medical device manufacturer, laboratory masterclasses, and design project work. During the module, you will both learn about the science underlying the new technologies in question, and you will be encouraged to discuss the impact of these emerging technologies on our societies in the future. Particular emphasis will be placed on the ethics of some of the technologies and how the use can be encouraged and their misuse prevented. This is an interdisciplinary module. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/cip/information_for_students/interdisciplinary_and_other_modules/index.page?
This module explores the rise of English to its current dominant status.
This module explores sociolinguistic and pedagogical dimensions of English Medium Education and CLIL classrooms around the world. EME/I is an umbrella term for multilingual education programmes where English is used as a medium of instruction to teach and learn content subjects. While the focus is often on learning content through English, many educational institutions are resorting to EME/CLIL to promote English language learning too. EMI education is spreading at significant rates in Higher Education settings all across the world, including countries like China or Spain where English is not spoken as a first language or is known to have postcolonial ties. Drawing from cutting-edge research on the subject, the course investigates the explicit and hidden motivations behind the spread of EMI (e.g. language learning, student recruitment); it examines the promises, opportunities and challenges associated to EMI policy-making and its implementation; and it scrutinises situated language practices, beliefs and outcomes emerging across a wide range of international HE settings. The course invites you to reflect on your own learning experiences and consider what pedagogical and linguistic choices you would make as an EMI/CLIL educator, without losing sight of the need for context-dependent analyses when approaching EMI.
This module allows you to undertake independent research, with guidance from a supervisor, to produce an in-depth, scholarly study of an aspect or body of literature which particularly interests you. Every student will have a supervisor appointed for the dissertation; though it is important that students recognise that the dissertation is an independent research project and they must take responsibility for its progress and for the final dissertation text. Advice on dissertations given during the supervisory process cannot be taken to guarantee a particular outcome for the piece of work, as this is determined by a separate and independent examination process.
Undertaking independent research into an aspect of literature or creative writing which particularly interests you is a cornerstone of your degree. A dissertation gives you the opportunity to study a subject in much greater depth than usual and, with guidance from a supervisor, you will rigorously explore your literary or creative topic, formulate a research question and develop a distinctive argument or creative project. A dissertation can also form a good basis if you wish to go on to study at postgraduate level.
