Miss Xiaojun Yin

Research Highlights

1. Xavier, P., Yin, X., & Peters, K. (2021). Sustainable Engineering Management for International Development: lessons learned from a new and interdisciplinary MSc programme. In Engineering Education for Sustainable Development, CorkUniversity College Cork.

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All Research

• EG-234 Civil Engineering Management

  This module is based around the attributes (set out by the Institution of Civil Engineers) which are required to become an Incorporated or Chartered Civil Engineer. It will set out the framework of the construction industry and go some way to prepare students for what they are likely to face when they work in the civil, structural or building construction sector. It will give them an insight of the modern construction industry and the direction of travel of the industry. As well as the application of Civil Engineering and general engineering management, this module will develop knowledge and skills specific to Civil Engineering management, including (but not limited) risk management, sustainability and digital engineering. Students will be introduced to the types of Civil Engineering projects and the project management processes required to build them. This part of the course will develop knowledge and understanding of considerations for Health and Safety, Sustainability, and Engineering Contracts for projects as well as how these are managed. It will particularly focus on the commercial / contractual management, and the different types of contracts in common use in the industry. Students will also be encouraged to look at their own management style and the importance of good communication. They will develop their own CV's to gain an understanding of the aspects of professional behavior and development required by professional institutions. The programme consists of lectures, industry-delivered talks, individual and groupwork assignments on the various aspects that will be encountered in Civil Engineering and the wider construction industry.

• EG-258 Civil Engineering Design and Practice 1

  A project based learning design module spanning TB1 and TB2. Learning is based upon real-world building design scenarios to develop Steel and Reinforced Concrete detailed design skills, whilst also aiming to provide students with understanding of the whole building design process and real-life design experience. Stages of group work project include: 1. Concept development 2. Preliminary design 3. Health and Safety CDM Risk Assessment and Ethics 4. Detailed design in steel and reinforced concrete and 5. Sustainability

• EG-3065 Civil Engineering Design Practice and Management II

  Civil Engineering projects can be amongst the most complex projects you can find in any sphere of work. An understanding of the different elements of a project from conceptual design through to construction requires consideration of design efficiency, buildability and effective risk management. This module will cover a number of design design elements such as civils, superstructure, drainage and foundation design, together with consideration of the practicality of project delivery. The design work is linked with typical construction activities such as programming, method and site logistics to provide students with a realistic experiences of the whole project.

• EG-328 Superstructure Design

  This module develops a range of design techniques, understanding of structural behaviour for steel and concrete structural building frames from low rise to tall building applications, forms of bridges, as well as concepts of sustainability design for buildings and bridges and approaches to net zero carbon.

• EG-D10 Team Project & Individual Dissertation

  The module is where this program ultimately culminates with the final development stages and realisation of a team based project (as defined at the recruitment stage) with individual aspects considered and assessed as a final dissertation submission. The nature of the dissertation will be dependent on the nature of the specialisation of the participant. During the period of this module, a preparatory period will be followed by participants spending (or utilising remote engineering techniques) a period of circa. 3 weeks in-country delivering the project, with support from academic team leads and other supporting staff, stakeholders or collaborators. This will be concluded with a debrief and final dissertation writing period.

• EG-D11 Team Project & Individual Dissertation (Engineers)

  The module is where this program culminates with the final development stages and realisation of a team based project with individual aspects considered and assessed as a final dissertation submission. The nature of the dissertation will be dependent on the nature of the specialisation of the participant. During this module, a preparatory period will be followed by participants spending (or utilising remote engineering techniques) a period of circa. 3 weeks in-country delivering the project, with support from academic team leads and other supporting staff, stakeholders or collaborators. This will be concluded with a debrief and final dissertation writing period, a group presentation and an individual viva voce.

• EG-M24 Advanced Structural Design

  This module aims to equip students with advanced structural design concepts from first principles, such as prestressed beams, combined torsion, bending and shear, strut and tie, composite sections, fire engineering. Sustainability design considerations will be embedded in the design philosophy. How these translates into applications for projects will be explored. The module is taught in accordance with structural Eurocodes.

• EG-M52 Strategic Engineering Management

  Module Aims: This module will set out the framework of the construction industry and go some way to prepare students for what they are likely to face when they work with a contractor/consultant after leaving university. It will give them an insight of the modern construction industry and the direction of travel of the industry. They will learn what is behind the full project process, including how to identify risk, follow a brief, price work, programme work, and general good practice for effective project management. The module will allow them to see how a project is structured, as well as identifying the essential skills that are required in the workplace to become a valuable employee and project team member. The students will consider the future direction of the construction industry, including investigating the development of information management and sustainability. They will also consider the required continual personal development to keep pace with the changes. The programme consists a series of lecture/tutorial classes, group/individual work, and presentation with feedback.

• EG-R01 Study Abroad (Engineering)

  Study at a partner institution abroad.

• EGA200 Civil Engineering Design Practice I

  A practical group design project based on a real-life building design scenario, aimed to provide students with understanding of the whole building design process and real-life design experience utilising the theory taught in modules EG-222 Reinforced Concrete Design, EG-224 Steel Design and EG-234 Civil Engineering Management.

• EGSM13 Engineering in Development Practice

  This module will give introduction on how engineering fits within the development context. The module aims to develop students¿ understanding of the important factors which will play a role in the success of an engineering solution in a given context, and the myriad of the interdisciplinary skills required for effective delivery.

• EGSM14 Community Engagement

  In the last 50 years community groups have demanded and increasingly been offered an important role in planning and designing new developments and large scale engineering projects. Today, in an environment of localism and nimbyism, with local residents increasingly seen as `experts¿ in their own right, community engagement has become a crucial part of any development process. The module will introduce the role and importance of engaging communities, teaching various techniques of consultation and engagement, placed in a framework from top-down to bottom-up. These techniques will be placed against a range of critiques of engagement that have emerged in recent years, from the accusation that engagement silences, co-opts or manipulates local people. The module will include evolving examples of engagement such as the `charrette¿, `Enquiry by Design¿ and others, and will include a practical project in which students take part in engagement exercises.