Professionalism for Engineers, part 5, 1 credits
Ingenjörsprofessionalism, del 5, 1 hp
TDDD91
Main field of study
No Main Field of StudyCourse level
First cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Aseel BerglundDirector of studies or equivalent
Ahmed RezineEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 8 hRecommended self-study hours: 19 h
Course offered for | Semester | Period | Timetable module | Language | Campus | ECV | |
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6CDDD | Computer Science and Engineering, M Sc in Engineering | 5 (Autumn 2017) | 1, 2 | -, - | Swedish | Linköping, Valla | C |
6CMJU | Computer Science and Software Engineering, M Sc in Engineering | 5 (Autumn 2017) | 1, 2 | -, - | Swedish | Linköping, Valla | C |
Main field of study
No Main Field of StudyCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G1XCourse offered for
- Computer Science and Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
- Computer Science and Software Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
The course requires experience and knowledge from studies in the lower grades in the degree program in Computer Science and Engineering or Computer Science and Software Engineering acquired in parallel with this course.Intended learning outcomes
After completing the course, all six modules, a student shall be able to:
- Plan, prioritize, perform within the stipulated time, follow upp, and reflect on their own work
- Reflect on their own skills and approaches
- Reflect on their education and their own learning
- Structure and present information both orally and written
- Communicate with others in roles as a colleague, mentee, coach, and mentor
- Reflect on what leads to effective team work and personal effort in interaction with other
- Reflect on the engineer's professional role
- Analyse ethical issues in software development and in organisations
Course content
The course covers four areas: personal effectiveness, personal development, social skills and the engineer's professional role. These areas will be addressed during the lectures, classes, and seminars. Each area consists of a number of elements as follows:
Personal effectiveness:
- Personal management: planning, prioritization, monitoring, time-study
- Personal leadership: vision, goals, Johari window, the power of thoughts and feelings
- Coaching: own coach, coaching others, and encouragement
Personal development:
- Self awareness: bad and good habits, thoughts, feelings, behaviour, and initiative step model
- Self motivation: positive thinking, mental attitude, reward, and procrastination
- Presentation Skills: oral presentation techniques
- Mentoring: reflection, seek first to understand then to be understood
- Coaching: own coach, coaching others, and encouragement
Social skills:
- Team work: group processes and dynamics, team development, and changes
- Interpersonal leadership: dependencies, win/win perspective, dysfunctional teams, empathy, and creative collaboration
- The art of communication: constructive feedback, active listening, and the experience cube
Engineer's professional role:
Teaching and working methods
The course consists of 6 modules for grades 1-3, 1-6 semesters, each with 1 ECTS credits and is based on lectures and active participation in dialogue seminars with preparatory tasks. The seminars will be held in groups with students from grades 1-3. In support of the preparatory work lectures will be given dealing with the course's four areas: personal effectiveness, personal development, social skills and the engineer's professional role.
Examination
UPG1 | Assignment | 1 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Department
Institutionen för datavetenskapDirector of Studies or equivalent
Ahmed RezineExaminer
Aseel BerglundCourse website and other links
Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 8 hRecommended self-study hours: 19 h
Course literature
Additional literature
Websites
Literature will be listed on the course website.
Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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UPG1 | Assignment | 1 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Additional literature
Websites
Literature will be listed on the course website.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
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1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING | ||||||
1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level) |
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1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level) |
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1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level) |
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1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level) |
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1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES | ||||||
2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving |
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UPG1
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2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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UPG1
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2.3 System thinking |
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2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning |
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UPG1
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2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities |
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UPG1
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3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION | ||||||
3.1 Teamwork |
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UPG1
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3.2 Communications |
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UPG1
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3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
4.1 External, societal, and environmental context |
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UPG1
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4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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4.4 Designing |
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4.5 Implementing |
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4.6 Operating |
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5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development |
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5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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