Master of Engineering (Civil: Railway Infrastructure)

Integrated Specification / Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) [Contextual Graduate Attributes]

PLO 1: Communication

Graduates will have communication (oral and written) skills to investigate, analyse and present technical ideas, information and solutions [A1] on Railway Infrastructure problems and projects in a professional, independent and organised manner, across international cultures, individually and in teams, within the professional engineering domain [A2].

Graduates will also demonstrate professional conduct and accountability befitting Professional Engineers via industry exposure practice [A2] – integrated and consolidated within the various Railway Infrastructure topics.

(EA Stage 1: 2.2, 3.2, 2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6)

 

PLO 2: Knowledge, Analysis and Judgement

Graduates of this program will be able to identify, critically analyse and creatively solve intellectually complex, specialised professional engineering problems [B1] in railway operations, construction and project management; ballast sleepers, fasteners, track structures and railway assets; track design, geometry and train interaction; safety, sustainability and standards relevant to Railway Infrastructure, individually or in groups, underpinned by critical analysis, innovation, self-reflection, research, evaluation, synthesis, accountability, [B1, B2] and sound engineering judgement of solutions relevant to the Professional engineering domain.

(EA Stage 1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 3.3, 3.4)

 

PLO 3: Design and Problem Solving

Graduates will use skills in established systematic design and project management methodologies, to source, analyse, synthesise, design and communicate projects and information [C1, C2] individually or in collaboration with others as team members and leaders.

Graduates will also apply complex problem solving methods [C1] to track structure and formation design, geometry, train-track interaction, railway operations, safety, standards and management as Professional Civil Railway Infrastructure engineers in a practical, independent, sustainable and ethical manner with a socially, environmentally and economically accountable ethos [C3].

(EA Stage 1: 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1)

 

PLO 4: Professional Conduct, Knowledge and Ethics

Graduates of this program will have an in-depth understanding of synthesis and design in specialist bodies of knowledge [D1] at the Professional Engineering level across the Civil Railway Infrastructure disciplines including: planning railway operations and management; producing track composition, related structures, and maintenance operations; evaluating track structure, formation, and geometry; critiquing sustainability, environmental safety, and standards; recommending construction, capital works and asset management; and systematic project management [D2].

Graduates will also demonstrate scientific, mathematical, design and international standards perspectives [D3] as ethical Professional Civil Railway Infrastructure Engineers.

(EA Stage 1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5)

 

PLO 5: Research

Graduates will execute applied research projects with independent scholarship, advanced research, planning, and leadership [E1] with accountability and sound research ethos; with research principles and methods relevant to the Civil Railway Infrastructure domain [E2] via professional and industry exposure to practice.

(EA Stage 1: 1.4, 1.6, 2.4, 3.6)

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Attributes

Graduate Attributes

(Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Professional and Personal Development)

EA Stage 1

(PLO 1) | A.  Effective Communication

 

A1.  Cognitive and technical skills to investigate, analyse and organise information and ideas and to communicate those ideas clearly and fluently, in both written and spoken forms appropriate to the audience.

2.2, 3.2

A2. Ability to professionally manage oneself, teams, information and projects and engage effectively and appropriately across a diverse range of international cultures in leadership, team and individual roles.

2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6

(PLO 2) | B.  Critical  Analysis and Judgement

 

B1. Ability to critically analyse and evaluate complex information and theoretical concepts.

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1

B2. Ability to creatively, proactively and innovatively apply theoretical concepts, knowledge and approaches with a high level of accountability, in an engineering context.

1.5, 2.1, 3.3, 3.4

(PLO 3) | C.  Design and Problem Solving Skills

 

C1.  Cognitive skills to synthesise, evaluate and use information from a broad range of sources to effectively identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.

1.5, 2.1, 2.3

C2. Technical and communication skills to design complex systems and solutions in line with developments in engineering professional practice.

2.2, 2.3

C3. Comprehension of the role of technology in society and identified issues in applying engineering technology ethics and impacts; economic; social; environmental and sustainability.

1.5, 1.6, 3.1

(PLO 4) | D.  Science, Ethics and Professional Engineering

 

D1.  Apply systematic synthesis and design processes within the technology domain

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

D2.  Apply systematic approaches to the conduct and management of projects within the technology domain

1.6, 3.1, 3.5

D3.  Knowledge of international perspectives in engineering and ability to apply various national and International Standards

1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 3.4

(PLO 5) | E.  Information and Research Skills

 

E1.  Application of advanced research and planning skills to engineering projects

1.4, 2.4, 3.6

E2.  Knowledge of research principles and methods in an engineering context

1.4, 1.6