Charlson, J (2014) Law for engineering undergraduates on accredited courses 1. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 167(4), pp. 201-206. ISSN 17514304
Abstract
To achieve economies of scale, engineering departments in UK universities may choose to develop common modules. Law is a candidate for such shared delivery. However, professional institution accreditation for undergraduate degree programmes is important. Therefore engineering professional institutions' accreditation documentation was analysed and the relevant law requirements were extracted and summarised. The accreditation role of the Engineering Council and Joint Board of Moderators is explained. In addition, in recognition of the close relationship between civil engineering and construction the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Institute of Building's requirements were scrutinised. This paper then critiques the engineering and construction professional institutions' law requirements. Some overlap between the legal topics required by engineering and construction professional institutions is identified; for example, the legal framework, contract, environmental and health and safety law. They differ in that engineering bodies additionally require intellectual property awareness and construction institutions include dispute resolution and land law. It can be argued that both professional bodies should recognise the importance of European law. Who was consulted about the content and who could teach law to engineering and construction undergraduates is questioned. There is some commonality between the requirements of the engineering and construction professional institutions facilitating the delivery of shared law modules.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | codes of practice; law/ education; standards/contracts; training |
| Index terms: | module, documentation, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, programme, resolution, critique, codes of practice, health and safety, construction professional, land, dispute, undergraduate, European law, intellectual property |
| Subjects: | professional development, intellectual property, real estate economics, regulatory law, health safety and environment, professional institution, evaluation and assessment methods, dispute resolution, legal systems, architectural elements, curriculum development, project controls, conflict resolution |
| Topics: | Information Management, Education, Time Control, Roles and Professions, Legal Issues, Research Practice, Design Practice, Health and Safety, Urban Studies, Stakeholder Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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