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Future Developments: Scanning the Horizon in EOE

This is a capstone module for the EOE course, integrating learning from the taught phase into a critical evaluation of new trends and technologies in EOE.

At a Glance

• Dates: Please enquire for course dates
• Duration: 5 days
• Location: Cranfield University at Shrivenham

Course Structure

Taught, group workshops, team work supported by staff mentors and Mahara e-portfolio.

What You Will Learn

On successful completion of this module, a student should be able to:

• Apply anticipatory, back-casting, simulation, and visioning techniques to anticipate the continually changing needs of the military
• Conceptually demonstrate and understand the meaning of 'scanning the horizon' in an EOE context
• Outline the procedures and challenges associated with peer review and grading and prioritisation of presented work against a clear assessment framework

Skills

• Critically appraise the facts, principles, concepts, and theories relating to a specific area of EOE
• Present scientific ideas in a clear and concise manner
• Evaluate the value of funding / non-funding of research
• Work effectively in teams and manage their own

Core Content

• Part-time students should only undertake this module when they have completed 50% of the taught phase unless agreed with the EOE Course Director
• The group work consists of a mix of part-time and full-time students
• The launch of the module is one full day
• The assessments require one day in January for a poster session and two days in March/April for Oral vivas
• There will be additional tutorials throughout the academic year
• The compulsory taught modules from the EOE MSc
• Current 'Hot Topics in EOE', including nanotechnology, insensitive munitions, analysis and detection, environmental initiatives

Speakers

• Dr Philip Gill
• Dr Tracey Temple

Location and Travel

Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS) is a Cranfield School based at the Ministry of Defence establishment on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire borders. Shrivenham itself lies in the picturesque Vale of the White Horse, close to the M4 motorway.