CQUniversity Unit Profile.

Individually prepare a Reflective Paper by studying the topics and resources provided for this assignment on Moodle. You will need to become familiar with the Reflective Writing Guide to ensure your paper articulates reflective thoughts rather than just restating information from the resources provided. There is no strict word limit, either minimum or maximum, but you should be able to prepare approximately one page for each topic. Prepare your paper by writing succinctly.

Moodle contains a marking rubric that includes indicators of attainment at the ‘Sound’, ‘Good’ and ‘Excellent’ levels for each assignment topic.

Moodle includes set activities for sketching and visualisation that will build confidence and skills to express engineering thoughts and designs visually. Sketching activities develop free-hand pencil drawing techniques. Visualisation activities involve developing isometric views and orthographic projections of solid objects which follows specifications in AS1100 – Australian Standards for Technical Drawing. This standard is accessible through the CQU library website. You will also interpret information from an engineering drawing.

Moodle contains a marking rubric that states the expectations for each activity. Sketches and drawings should be neat, with one activity per page and of a reasonable scale. The correct line types and shading should be used. Marks will be deducted if sketches and drawings do not meet these criteria.

In your project team, prepare a Technical Report using the Microsoft Word Report Template provided on Moodle. Resources for this assignment are provided on Moodle, in lectures and workshops. You will need to seek feedback from your lecturer at the draft stage of your report. There is no strict word limit, either minimum or maximum. Your team should aim to prepare a report which adequately explains the decision-making processes, designs and results of your project. Write succinctly and avoid padding your report with discussions that are unnecessary.

A Marking Rubric is provided on Moodle that includes indicators of attainment at the ‘Sound’, ‘Good’ and ‘Excellent’ levels for each element of the report.

Individually prepare an electronic portfolio as evidence of your achievements towards the unit learning outcomes while simultaneously working on your team project and report. The Portfolio must be prepared using the Microsoft Word template provided on Moodle, and it must contain only your work. The Portfolio must contain the following compulsory sections.

Grade Nomination: A self-assessment of your level of achievement (‘Sound’, ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’) that you believe should be awarded for each task listed in the Portfolio marking rubric on Moodle. For each task, you will need to substantiate your claim by including the active document links and page numbers to entries in your portfolio that contain evidence of meeting the associated indicators of attainment from the marking rubric. Evidence of your learning achievements will come from subsequent sections of your Portfolio including entries in your Workbook, and Reflective Journal. An example of a Grade Nomination is provided on Moodle.

Workbook: Can be typed, handwritten (then scanned) or a combination of both but must be neat, chronological and legible. The workbook contains all your work for the team project and the weekly challenge activities. It should contain separate entries with headings and the date, such as: ‘April 20 – Project Risk Assessment’. These entries will show when you worked on each element of the project and how your ideas and capabilities have developed through the unit. You should not go back and edit old entries as this may prohibit demonstrating skills development. The workbook will principally contain the weekly challenge activities and your posts to Moodle forums that will help your team to collaborate on your project tasks. You cannot complete these tasks retrospectively so you must be prepared to add entries to your workbook each week during the term. Entries should demonstrate a variety of technical skills like researching, brainstorming, creating mind maps, flowcharts, methodologies, schedules, obtaining experimental data, undertaking data analysis, producing results, figures, charts, conclusions, or any other work done for your team project and the challenge activities. It is good practice to add entries to your Workbook first and then post a copy to the relevant team forum to ensure you retain the original work.

Reflective Journal: As with your workbook, it can be typed, handwritten (then scanned) or a combination of both but must be neat, chronological and legible. The Reflective Journal contains your thoughts about how you and your team are progressing throughout the term and what you have learnt and experienced either directly by doing the work or indirectly through observing others. Again, like the Workbook, It should contain entries each week. Entries must have headings with the date and a title, such as: ‘April 20 – Why I think Risk Assessment is important for engineers’. Reflective entries can demonstrate a variety of achievements like understanding how and when you learnt something, identifying effective ways to communicate and work with your peers, and comprehending the relevance of what you have learnt and experienced towards your future engineering career. You should not go back and edit old entries as this may prohibit demonstrating your development. Thus, the Reflective Journal cannot be completed retrospectively. Refer to the Reflective Writing Guide on Moodle.

You should expect that your lecturer will ask to see your Workbook and Reflective Journal at any time during the term to ensure that you are progressing suitably towards achieving the associated unit learning outcomes.

A Marking Rubric is provided on Moodle that includes indicators of attainment at the ‘Sound’, ‘Good’ and ‘Excellent’ levels for all Portfolio tasks.