This course aims to:

• To assist students who are in their transition year to graduate employment to become engaged, enterprising and enquiring through their participation in a self-directed learning (SDL) project.
• To allow students to study their chosen subject(s) in depth and enhance their capacity for demonstrating curiosity, creativity and critical reflection.
• To assist students to prepare for their initial professional development (IPD) through developing habits of mind consistent with a life-long learning perspective.
• To enable students to develop their academic, personal and professional potential.
• To provide students with an appreciation of the construction industry client (demand side) and their requirements for services provided by civil engineering consultant engineers and contracting organisations (supply side).