Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology - Engineering and Related Design
Professional Engineering Career: Prepare students for a career as a professional engineer in both the private and public sectors.
Thorough Grounding in Mathematics and Engineering Sciences: Provide students with a solid foundation in mathematics and engineering sciences, enabling them to apply engineering modeling and design principles.
Facilitate Postgraduate Studies: Equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue postgraduate studies in engineering.
Meeting South Africa's Needs: Address South Africa's urgent requirement for professionals who can offer technical leadership to enhance the country's infrastructure and industries, making them globally competitive.
The student's ability to integrate knowledge is demonstrated by various design and research projects requiring, among other things, the synthesis of ideas and evaluation of alternatives. To demonstrate competence in outcome B, students must show the ability to work in teams to perform experiments and/or design projects.
The assessment used for the BEng ensures that the purpose of the qualification is achieved. A variety of formative and summative assessment methods, such as simulations, demonstration of implemented designs, laboratory assignments, written and oral examinations, is employed. The required range of modalities is used integratively to assess whether the specified outcomes have been achieved. Generalizing to a domain from the assessment of samples is done judiciously and planned to ensure reliability. The assessment used meets the standard and level of achievement for NQF level 7.
The criterion used to assess most outcomes is largely based on the accuracy and validity of the information and conceptual content of the student's work submitted for marking, demonstrating the indicated performances adequately. To demonstrate competence in outcome F, students must write logical and coherent reports in which appropriate use is made of graphical presentations using computer software.
In the capstone project in the final year, the student must demonstrate adequate integration of knowledge and the ability to pass engineering judgment. The programme is capped by an engineering project that requires an integration of acquired knowledge. The outcomes are assessed based on practical demonstrations of results achieved, a written report, and an oral presentation that must clearly show that a thorough scientific process was followed to arrive at results.
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