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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures certification course is taught by professors and lecturers from the Delft University of Technology. This course will introduce the concept of forensic engineering as a means to prevent future incidents of unwanted events by identifying the causes of similar past events and help students investigate the cause of events so that the knowledge can be applied to prevent any future mishaps.
The introductory course is for students interested in building a secure future by engineering and designing products that ensure the safety of people from accidents. With this course, students will understand the role of forensics in civil engineering and society at large through learning from prior engineering and design failures.
Upon completing the course, students will get an understanding of the failures and the investigative processes thereof to identify their causes. They will also learn to apply these lessons gained from investigative processes to previous failures and apply them to new designs and procedures. The self-paced course gives two different modes to enrol; verified and free audit. In the free mode, the learners can audit the programme for a limited duration.
The Highlights
- Course duration is 6 weeks for 6 modules
- Online course
- Self-paced course
- Certificate of completion
- Video transcript in English
Programme Offerings
- Case Studies
- discussion forum
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| USD 139 | yes | Delft University of Technology |
Forensic Engineering: Learning from failures Certification Fee is as follows:
- The course can be bought for $139
- Purchasing the course ensures a certificate to the candidate upon completion of the course
- You can also access the course for free by choosing the 'audit the course' option. However, you will not receive any certification in this case.
Course | Fee in INR |
Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures (without certificate) | Nil |
Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures (with certificate) | $139 |
Eligibility Criteria
Work experience
Previous work experience is not required for taking Forensic Engineering: Learning from failures certification course by edX.
Education
Secondary School (High School)
Certification Qualifying details
Candidates who complete Forensic Engineering: Learning from failures will receive a shareable certificate in Forensic Engineering.
What you will learn
By taking the course on Forensic Engineering: Learning from failures, candidates can expect to learn the following:
- The basic steps for forensic investigations
- Essential methods, techniques, and processes of forensic engineering
- Applying TU Delft forensic engineering approach in fields like aeronautical engineering, building engineering, and Biomechanical engineering
- Developing a positive mindset and attitude to learn from failures and apply the learnings in future engineering and design works
Who it is for
Forensic Engineering: Learning from failures Certification Course is ideal for the following candidates:
- Civil, aeronautical, biomechanical engineers, and designers
- Forensic investigators, police, legal and insurance professionals
- Municipality, government agency personnel
- Students wanting to learn forensic engineering
- Anyone asked to perform a forensic investigations
Admission Details
Candidates can easily register for the Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures certification course by edX in a few simple steps. They can create an account or login using their social media accounts and can upgrade or gain audit access to the program. Interested individuals can follow these steps below to enroll in the program:
Step 1: Visit edX's website by clicking on https://www.edx.org/course/forensic-engineering-learning-from-failures and click 'enrol now'.
Step 2: You can either use your edX account to log in or login via your accounts on Facebook, Gmail, Microsoft or create a new account.
Step 3: Once you are logged in, you can either upgrade to buy the Forensic Engineering: Learning from failures Certification Course or audit the course for free of cost. However, upon auditing the course, you will not receive certification for the course.
Step 4: Candidates can also explore the course by taking a free trial of 7 days if they have not decided whether to just audit or purchase the course.
Step 5: You can purchase the course by clicking on the 'pursue the verified track' button and making the payment using any one of the options listed.
Step 6: After buying or enrolling for auditing the course, candidates can start watching videos of the Forensic Engineering: Learning from failures Certification Course and access the forums, study materials, etc.
Step 7: You can access all the study files as they progress and learn at your own sweet pace.
The Syllabus
- Welcome to Forensic Engineering?
- What is forensic engineering?
- Lifecycle of technical systems
- The Tree house of failures
- Details of the Tree house of failures
- Failure exploration routine
- Investigation steps: Theory
- Investigation steps: applied
- Delft mind-set
- Delft forensic engineering approach
- Case- Bike
- Choose your cases
- Introduction
- Structural failure
- Temporary structure and precast composite floor
- Case orientation and data collection
- Case-hypothesis generation
- Case-hypothesis testing
- Closure
- Introduction
- Knowledge on failure, damage and fatigue
- Aviation tools and method
- Case- Aircraft landing accident
- Closure
- Introduction
- Gathering knowledge
- Failure exploration
- (In)conclusions
- Closure
- Debriefing per case
- Learning from failures
- Civil Engineering
- Aerospace engineering
- Biomechanical engineering
Instructors
Delft University of Technology Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
This course will be presented by Michiel Schuurman (Asst. Prof. Aerospace Engineering), Karel C. Terwel (Asst. Prof. Structural design and safety of the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences), and Arjo Loeve (Lect. of Biomechanical Engineering from the faculty of Mechanical Engineering) from the Delft University of Technology.
edX has an online forum that will be accessible by all candidates pursuing this certification course. You can clear your doubts from your peers and discuss the subject there based on community interaction.
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No. Modules 3-5 of Forensic Engineering: Learning from failures would be presented to the candidates together, so they can choose as per their area of interest or requisites. The rest of the modules 1-2 and 6 would be followed in the same order.
The duration of Forensic Engineering: Learning from failures Certification Course is 6 weeks. For candidates with audit access to the program, they have to finish their course before their audit access expires.
Candidates can get instant access to the course material and videos by purchasing the course and becoming a verified learner. However, graded elements in the course will only be available to verified learners, and not to candidates who choose to audit access to the course.
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