| | Standard / Competency | | 1. | Engineers Australia - Stage 1 (Professional): 2017 accreditation & AQF |
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| Attribute | Assessed | Level | | 1 Knowledge and Skill Base | | 1.1 Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. | | | 1.1.1 Engages with the engineering discipline at a phenomenological level, applying sciences and engineering fundamentals to systematic investigation, interpretation, analysis and innovative solution of complex problems and broader aspects of engineering practice. | | Yes | Intermediate | | 1.2 Conceptual understanding of the, mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline. | | | 1.2.1 Develops and fluently applies relevant investigation analysis, interpretation, assessment, characterisation, prediction, evaluation, modelling, decision making, measurement, knowledge management and communication tools and techniques pertinent to the engineering discipline. | | Yes | Intermediate | | 1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. | | | 1.3.1 Proficiently applies advanced technical knowledge and skills in at least one specialist practice domain of the engineering discipline. | | Yes | Intermediate | | 2 Engineering Application Ability | | 2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving. | | | 2.1.1 Identifies, discerns and characterises salient issues, determines and analyses causes and effects, justifies and applies appropriate simplifying assumptions, predicts performance and behaviour, synthesises solution strategies and develops substantiated conclusions. | | Yes | Intermediate | | | 2.1.2 Ensures that all aspects of an engineering activity are soundly based on fundamental principles - by diagnosing, and taking appropriate action with data, calculations, results, proposals, processes, practices, and documented information that may be ill-founded, illogical, erroneous, unreliable or unrealistic. | | Yes | Intermediate | | | 2.1.3 Competently addresses engineering problems involving uncertainty, ambiguity, imprecise information and wide-ranging and sometimes conflicting technical and non-technical factors. | | Yes | Intermediate | | | 2.1.4 Partitions problems, processes or systems into manageable elements for the purposes of analysis, modelling or design and then re-combines to form a whole, with the integrity and performance of the overall system as the paramount consideration. | | Yes | Intermediate | | | 2.1.6 Critically reviews and applies relevant standards and codes of practice underpinning the engineering discipline and nominated specialisations. | | Yes | Intermediate | | 2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. | | | 2.2.4 Applies a wide range of engineering tools for analysis, simulation, visualisation, synthesis and design, including assessing the accuracy and limitations of such tools, and validation of their results. | | Yes | Intermediate | | 2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes. | | | 2.3.3 Executes and leads a whole systems design cycle approach including tasks such as:
a) determining client requirements and identifying the impact of relevant contextual factors, including business planning and costing targets;
b) systematically addressing sustainability criteria;
c) working within projected development, production and implementation constraints;
d) eliciting, scoping and documenting the required outcomes of the design task and defining acceptance criteria;
e) identifying assessing and managing technical, health and safety risks integral to the design process;
f) writing engineering specifications, that fully satisfy the formal requirements;
g) ensuring compliance with essential engineering standards and codes of practice;
h) partitioning the design task into appropriate modular, functional elements; that can be separately addressed and subsequently integrated through defined interfaces;
i) identifying and analysing possible design approaches and justifying an optimal approach;
j) developing and completing the design using appropriate engineering principles, tools, and processes;
k) integrating functional elements to form a coherent design solution;
l) quantifying the materials, components, systems, equipment, facilities, engineering resources and operating arrangements needed for implementation of the solution;
m) checking the design solution for each element and the integrated system against the engineering specifications;
n) devising and documenting tests that will verify performance of the elements and the integrated realisation;
o) prototyping/implementing the design solution and verifying performance against specification;
p) documenting, commissioning and reporting the design outcome. | | Yes | Intermediate | | 3 Professional and Personal Attributes | | 3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. | | | 3.2.1 Is proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing English, including:
a) comprehending critically and fairly the viewpoints of others;
b) expressing information effectively and succinctly, issuing instruction, engaging in discussion, presenting arguments and justification, debating and negotiating to technical and non-technical audiences and using textual, diagrammatic, pictorial and graphical media best suited to the context;
c) representing an engineering position, or the engineering profession at large to the broader community;
d) appreciating the impact of body language, personal behaviour and other non-verbal communication processes, as well as the fundamentals of human social behaviour and their cross-cultural differences. | | Yes | Intermediate |
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