Professionalism for Engineers, part 5, 1 credits

Ingenjörsprofessionalism, del 5, 1 hp

TDDD91

Course starting semester

Main field of study

No Main Field of Study

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Aseel Berglund

Director of studies or equivalent

Ahmed Rezine

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 8 h
Recommended self-study hours: 19 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
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 Study

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Course 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:

Engineering: technical and interpersonal skills, values, overall perspective, and business sense

Ethics: essential ethics applicable to data ethics, integrity and developing company culture

Life career: I corporation, lifelong learning, continuous quality improvement, stress, and sleep

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

The course runs over three years and examined by each module. Examination by data presented both orally and in writing. Examination by also actively participation in mandatory dialogue seminars addressing specific tasks. Absence managed with a written analysis and reflection of the texts discussed.

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för datavetenskap

Director of Studies or equivalent

Ahmed Rezine

Examiner

Aseel Berglund

Course website and other links

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 8 h
Recommended self-study hours: 19 h

Course literature

Additional literature

Websites

Literature will be listed on the course website.

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
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.

Student rights and obligations (login required)
Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Additional literature

Websites

Literature will be listed on the course website.

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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U	A	Modules
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving	X	X	X	UPG1
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery	X	X	X	UPG1
	2.3 System thinking
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning	X	X	X	UPG1
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities	X	X	X	UPG1
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork	X	X	X	UPG1
	3.2 Communications	X	X	X	UPG1
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context	X	X		UPG1
	4.2 Enterprise and business context	X	X	X	UPG1
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management
	4.4 Designing
	4.5 Implementing
	4.6 Operating
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
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

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