| CODE | ENR4203 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Knowledge Transfer Methods for Engineers | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Electronic Systems Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit starts with a definition of technology and explores the diverse nature and levels of technological knowledge, together with the difficulties associated with the transfer of this type of knowledge. Qualitative and quantitative models of thinking about technology are then discussed with examples, together with styles of learning. Finally, the role played by different kinds of models used in engineering and how these may be made suitable for a specific target audience is made explicit. Example: Symbols of capacitors/inductors and circuits to achieve a function. Study-unit Aims: - To sensitize the student towards a modern definition of technology and inform him/her about different modes of thinking and communicating that may be possible in the practice of engineering. - To revise traditional methods of knowledge transfer in Electronics. i.e. Mathematical Model vs Electronic Model. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) Discuss a modern definition of technology. 2) Discuss the difficulties associated with the transfer of technological knowledge. 3) Mention and use at least one way of how styles of learning may be measured. 4) Discuss the different depths of understanding and methods of teaching and preparation to achieve the understanding of different depths. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) Recognize and use qualitative and quantitative modes of thinking and communicating. 2) Recognize and use different kinds of models to solve engineering problems. 3) Recognize and apply different communication styles suitable for different target audiences. 4) Empathise with a student's view of technology and hence be able to target and tailor the method of delivery of new knowledge in relation to the audience. 5) To innovate new methods of knowledge transfer. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Recommended Reading: - Vincenti Walter Guido, What Engineers know and how they know it: analytical studies from aeronautical history, Baltimore, London, Johns Hopkins University Press, c1990. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Please note that a pass in the Portfolio and Assignment components is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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