The Centre for Educational Development and Innovation team launched their brand-new upskilling course for postgraduate students and professionals in engineering - "Technology and Skills for Engineering the Future" - this week. Professor Kelum Gamage leads on the course, which also includes contributions from Glasgow College, UESTC academics Dr Hasan Abbas, Dr Wasim Ahmad, Dr Guodong Zhao, Dr Ahmed Zoha, Dr Sajjad Hussain and Dr Imran Ansari.

The 10-credit course is delivered entirely via Moodle, the popular interactive online learning platform favoured by the University of Glasgow. It covers a range of essential and cutting-edge topics including Programming for Engineering, Embedded Systems, Robotics & Autonomous Systems, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Engineering Project Management, and Professional & Ethical Standards in the Workplace. To quote from its dedicated webpage:

This course aims to help engineers to become more valuable assets to their organisations, and more capable of driving innovation, efficiency, and progress in the industry. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Write computer programs to control embedded processors in realistic engineering scenarios;
  • Compare current machine learning approaches and design and test code for a simple machine learning algorithm;
  • Apply a systematic design process to the development of a robotic or autonomous system;
  • Evaluate the worth of AR/VR techniques in solving specific real-world engineering problems;
  • Understand the key aspects of modern engineering project management standards and use these in projects;
  • Use various technologies to produce cutting-edge solutions to next-generation engineering projects;
  • Comply with professional and ethical industry workplace standards.

More details about the course, including how to register, can be found at https://www.gla.ac.uk/study/microcredentials/technology-and-skills-for-engineering-the-future/

Places are limited and will go fast. Full funding is available to Scottish-domiciled students. 

Technology and Skills for Engineering the Future is one of a number of exciting courses running within the university's 'SFC Upskilling Project'.

First published: 5 May 2023

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