Hi guys, I've officially started my course at UCL. I'm enrolled with my student card and everything. I attended a meeting to meet key staff members and my coursemates. They all seemed really nice people to work with but the most important thing is that I gained a lot of information. This really put my apprehension to bed because knowing things helps me relax more.
I learned that I had to choose some option modules and that I had to select an Advanced Design Project as I hadn't done one before because I come from a non-engineering background. This is a key criterion that I need to gain chartered status further down the line as I gain experience in the area. The list of option modules was pretty uncommunicative and it was hard to discern what each module contains. A quick look on the UCL website and the module synopses was available. I had a look at each of them and also had a talk with a fellow course mate who has experience in the department. She said a little about each of the choices and that seemed consistent with what the UCL website had to say.
After some careful deliberation and bearing in mind what my tutor had said before, I decided to go with Advanced process engineering, process dynamics and control and chemical reaction engineering.
The first, because it has a good portion of computer software use and I feel that if I am to work in a professional capacity as an engineer, I'll need to understand the various softwares and their limitations in an industrial setting. The second I chose because, like the first one, modelling and understanding how systems can react to unintentional and intended changes is important in industry. Also, control is the reverse of the safety coin and I'll need to be able to exercise control when handling a process. The third is a personal choice because it has a high degree of kinetics and stoichiometry. I've had experience with this as a chemist and I can do these things well. This made that option easier to select.
I've got the first meeting to start the advanced design project tomorrow and I'm really excited. Wish me luck.
I learned that I had to choose some option modules and that I had to select an Advanced Design Project as I hadn't done one before because I come from a non-engineering background. This is a key criterion that I need to gain chartered status further down the line as I gain experience in the area. The list of option modules was pretty uncommunicative and it was hard to discern what each module contains. A quick look on the UCL website and the module synopses was available. I had a look at each of them and also had a talk with a fellow course mate who has experience in the department. She said a little about each of the choices and that seemed consistent with what the UCL website had to say.
After some careful deliberation and bearing in mind what my tutor had said before, I decided to go with Advanced process engineering, process dynamics and control and chemical reaction engineering.
The first, because it has a good portion of computer software use and I feel that if I am to work in a professional capacity as an engineer, I'll need to understand the various softwares and their limitations in an industrial setting. The second I chose because, like the first one, modelling and understanding how systems can react to unintentional and intended changes is important in industry. Also, control is the reverse of the safety coin and I'll need to be able to exercise control when handling a process. The third is a personal choice because it has a high degree of kinetics and stoichiometry. I've had experience with this as a chemist and I can do these things well. This made that option easier to select.
I've got the first meeting to start the advanced design project tomorrow and I'm really excited. Wish me luck.
