Professionalism for Engineers, part 1, 1 credits (TDDD70)
Ingenjörsprofessionalism, del 1, 1 hp
Main field of study
No Main Field of StudyLevel
First cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Aseel BerglundDirector of studies or equivalent
Ahmed RezineCourse offered for | Semester | Period | Timetable module | Language | Campus | VOF | |
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6CDDD | Computer Science and Engineering, M Sc in Engineering | 1 (Autumn 2017) | 1, 2 | -, - | Swedish | Linköping | o |
6CMJU | Computer Science and Software Engineering, M Sc in Engineering | 1 (Autumn 2017) | 1, 2 | -, - | Swedish | Linköping | o |
Main field of study
No Main Field of StudyCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G1XCourse 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 up, 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
Literature will be listed on the course website.
Teaching and working methods
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:
Examination
UPG1 | Assignment | U, 3, 4, 5 | 1 credits |
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Department
Institutionen för datavetenskapDirector of Studies or equivalent
Ahmed RezineExaminer
Aseel BerglundCourse website and other links
http://www.ida.liu.se/~TDDD70/Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 23 hRecommended self-study hours: 4 h
Course literature
Litteratur anges på kursens hemsida.UPG1 | Assignment | U, 3, 4, 5 | 1 credits |
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