MAT3330   Industrial Placement: Part 1   (20 credits)

Description

An Industrial Placement, carried out in a sponsoring company, between May and September, towards the end of Year 3 of the MEng(Ind) course. The aims of the Industrial Placement are to provide an insight into the work of a Professional Engineer in industry and to enable the student to place into context the subject matter taught within the University-based parts of their course. The Industrial Placement (and its relevance to Materials Science as a discipline) is viewed as a key component of the MEng course by accrediting Professional Bodies (such as IoMMM) - and is particularly important if you plan in future to attain Chartered Engineer (CEng) professional status as part of your CPD in the Industrial Workplace, post-graduation. To meet these objectives, it is suggested that an ideal placement might involve the following:  Induction Period: Health and Safety, Management Structure, Company Products, Processing Sequence. Project Work: Ideally one or two substantive projects which would have the aim of achieving an improvement in processing route, product quality or materials selection. Works Organisation and Business Appreciation: During their period of employment, it is hoped that students would be given the opportunity to gain an awareness of some of the following aspects of the company's activities: Product Development and Design; Quality Assurance Control; Industrial Relations; Cost Control; Marketing; Customer Liaison; Use of Business and Industrial Software; Project Management.

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