ECM418 - CIVIL ENGINEERING APPRECIATION AND INNOVATION

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

Course Name (English) CIVIL ENGINEERING APPRECIATION AND INNOVATION Course Code ECM418 MQF Credit 1 Course Description This introductory course provides an early start to the development of the essential skills such as team working, communication in both written and verbal forms, design thinking, critical and creative thinking, lifelong learning and problem solving in engineering practices using CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operation) engineering education framework and addressing Sustainable Development Goals; SDG4 (Quality Education), SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitization) and SDG11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). This course introduces students to the roles and responsibilities of civil engineers in the development and advancement of human civilization with respect to ethical principles, roles and responsibilities of professional civil engineers and norms of engineering practice and aims to stimulate students’ interest in civil engineering and strengthen their motivation. It also includes active and experiential learning through problem-based or project-based learning exercises. Transferable Skills cognitive skills problem-solving skills Teaching Methodologies Lectures, Blended Learning, Inquiry-based Learning, Demonstrations, Web Based Learning, Problem Based Learning (PBL), Discussion CLO CLO1 Explain the knowledge related to the development and advancement of human civilization with respect to ethical principles, roles and responsibilities of professional civil engineers and norms of engineering practice CLO2 Apply the knowledge to solve complex problems in engineering practices with respect to environmental and sustainability considerations using various types of personal and inter-personal attributes such as team working, communication, critical and creative thinking, lifelong learning and problem solving CLO3 Evaluate the sustainability and impact of professional engineering work in the solution of complex engineering problems in societal and environmental contexts using CDIO concept, design thinking and problem-solving methods, individually and in team Pre-Requisite Courses No course recommendations Reading List Recommended Text David Muir Wood 2012, Civil Engineering: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press Oxford, UK Hansen, K. L., Zenobia, K. E., 2012, Civil Engineer’s Handbook of Professional Practice, ASCE Press United States of America Che Maznah Mat Isa, Hamidah Mohd Saman & Mazidah Mukri 2018, CDIO Guidelines, First Ed., Faculty of Civil Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam. Shah Alam Article/Paper List Recommended Article/Paper Resources Dym, Clive L. and Brown, David C. 2012, Engineering Design: Representation and Reasoning,, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 1, 9 Other References website 5. Adair, J. (2012). 2012, Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies. , 3nd Edition, Vol. 9. Kogan Page Publishers, London.