Overview
In this unit, you will explore the critical role of engineers in community solutions, focusing on the relationship between engineering and the social and natural world, stakeholder collaboration, and sustainable solutions with safety practices. You will learn how to conduct a community needs assessment, apply human-centred design methods, and develop community-empowered solutions. You will develop skills to strategically engage community groups and individuals and manage their involvement as stakeholders in engineering projects. Emphasis is placed on understanding the social, cultural, and environmental contexts in which engineering solutions are applied. The unit prepares engineers to create positive and lasting impacts, fostering social innovation and betterment that supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.