| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Professional Engineering |
| Unit ID: | GPENG1001 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 039999 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
Professional engineers must to be able to convey ideas to a diverse audience, manage their and others time and collaborate with other disciplines.This course provides an introduction to the techniques that engineers use in the work environment to manage a project and develop ideas for a more sustainable future. The course develops a basic understanding of how engineers analyse a problem and find an appropriate solution, taking into account all constraints, such as environmental, financial, technical and social. It introduces students to the need to clearly communicate and to the process of working in teams to yield an appropriate solution to an engineering problem. The course learning outcomes will be integrated through a major team challenge that forms the core of the assessment. In this course you will start your journey to becoming a competent communicator and effective team contributor and team leader. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory |  | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | List and describe the skills which an engineer should be equipped with. |
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| K2. | Define the profession of engineering and its various disciplines. |
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| K3. | Recognise where engineers can contribute to society. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Communicate in a professional environment and at an appropriate level. |
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| S2. | Outline the principles and importance of occupational health and safety in the context of the engineering profession. |
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| S3. | Collaborate effectively with team members to solve a real engineering problem. |
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| S4. | Develop the appropriate English language and academic skills to successfully study at an undergraduate level. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply theory to solve engineering problems. |
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| A2. | Employ teamwork to solve engineering problems. |
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| Unit Content: |
This may include:
•Understanding the engineering profession and systems
•Technical report writing in the engineering profession
•Information retrieval and management
•Introduction to engineering economics
•Cost-Benefit analysis in engineering projects
•Engineering design for sustainable development
•Life cycle analysis and assessment
•Basic workshop safety |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1 - K3, S1 - S4, A1, A2 | Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practise in the technology domain. | Class test/report/presentation | 40 - 60% | | 2. | K1 - K3, S1 - S4, A1, A2 | Team-based project that will be tasked with deriving a solution to an engineering problem. | Report and presentation | 40 - 60% |
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