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Teaching and learning

Small class (up to 30 students per class) teaching blocks, supported with case readings, discussions, short exercises and extended case studies. We will provide you with pre- and post-class reading, together with a subject-specific bibliography for each module. You will acquire intellectual skills primarily by participation in discussion groups and syndicate exercises, which will form a major component of each teaching block.

Vocational activities will provide the mechanism for you to build on the underpinning academic knowledge and skills and develop and refine them through applying them on real work problems and projects. These activities will involve undertaking various aspects of the systems engineering role on real projects, applying and reflecting on concepts introduced in the MSc element. It is this experience and application that will develop you into a practitioner-level systems engineer.

The student’s grasp of the principal points covered in taught modules will be assessed by a combination of coursework and unseen examinations. In addition, the student’s understanding of systems engineering is expected to be demonstrated in the research activities, which are assessed through reports and presentations.

It is expected that reflective and progressive learning and understanding is captured and recorded throughout the apprenticeship in the apprentice’s ‘logbook’ or development record. Within this record, each apprentice will collate evidence of activities undertaken, what they have achieved and a reflection of the knowledge and competencies they have gained.

While on programme, the apprentice will prepare a portfolio of evidence, which in conjunction with the apprentice’s logbook/development record, will provide an input for the end point assessment, which will be used to confirm achievement of the apprenticeship Standard’s aims. The end point assessment will also include a presentation and an interview, and will be conducted by a qualified independent review.

Further information on all aspects of the assessment including roles and role requirements can be found here:

A taught module (15 credits) is assumed to require around 150 hours of study. This time is made up of formal learning and teaching events such as lectures, seminars and tutorials, as well as independent study.

Around 24 of these 150 hours will be taken with live teaching events and group work, but the significant proportion is independent study time. This includes working through the reading and recorded lectures, researching and responding to the assignment and, where applicable, revision for the exam.