Module Aims: 

To gain insight into self, and to appreciate the expectations regarding professional ethics and behaviour within an inter-professional context.  

To support students to become reflective practitioners.

Develop practice of continuing personal and professional development and lifelong learning.

In the "Questioning" module, the objectives centre on refining your studio painting practice by embedding it within dynamic philosophical debates and cultural discussions on the nature of painting. Through conceptual risk-taking and material experiments that push the boundaries of conventional techniques, it aims to challenge habitual technical approaches and aesthetic assumptions. Additionally, the module seeks to cultivate a language for dissecting painting's connection to personal and cultural identities, history, politics, environments, and current societal issues. As part of this exploration, we will place a particular emphasis on strengthening your analytical writing, verbal articulation, and critical discussion skills. These skills will serve as a robust foundation for engaging in painting, fostering a nuanced and informed approach to your evolving artistic practice. 

These sessions are designed to strengthen your understanding of Quantity Surveying, and you’ll be able to apply what you learn to assignments and real-world scenarios. Alongside this, virtual site visits and case studies will help you build practical skills and insights, supporting your success in assessments and meeting the learning goals of the module.

I'm Simon, I'm a Building Services Engineer with over 20 years in industry, over half of which spent as an engineer and leader in NHS Estates and Facilities in both Wales and England. I've worked in various roles in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Wrexham Maelor), The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (Oswestry), Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (STWICB) and Wirral University Teaching Hospitals.

I'm an Incorporated Engineer registered with the Engineering Council, a Member of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Management, and Associate of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers.

I hope you find this module a rewarding part of your academic and professional journey, and that you are able to maximise the opportunities in the module to enhance not only your employability but your skills, knowledge and behaviours in the context of your place in the industry as a built environment practitioner.

If you have any questions, you can contact me simon.everett@wrexham.ac.uk, or find me in C06 at the Plas Coch Campus.