Overview
In this unit, you will be introduced to the roles of professional engineers in the Australian context. You will explore the Engineers Australia Stage 1 competencies and the place of the professional engineer in the engineering team. You will see that the engineer's role is to facilitate the integration of technical, business, social, cultural, environmental, economic and political issues that arise within engineering projects and programs. You will apply information literacy skills and information technology skills to engineering projects and present project outcomes. You will work in teams and develop team skills, develop communication skills appropriate for the professional environment, apply risk assessment and workplace health and safety assessment to engineering activities and explore the complex nature of engineering activities and the need to deal with uncertainty and conflicting information. You will prepare a portfolio to demonstrate development of a professional attitude, problem-solving skills, technical knowledge and productive work practices, and provide evidence of a professional capacity to communicate, work and learn productively, both individually and in teams.
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 - 2019
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and 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.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
The unit taught students real world engineering practice and has helped students to become better engineers.
Continue to maintain this level of satisfaction at least.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
The lecture class was very noisy.
The face-to-face lecturer should be in the class.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Portfolio marking was not consistent among the teaching team.
Develop a common and consistent understanding of portfolio marking within the teaching team.
- Explain the historical impact of engineering on society
- Explain engineering professionalism and ethics in the Australian context
- Discuss engineers' roles, responsibilities and the need to employ principles of sustainable development
- Manage information and documentation
- Communicate effectively across a range of contexts
- Lead or participate collaboratively in teams
- Demonstrate critical self-review, self-management and lifelong learning
The learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 100% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||||
| 4 - Research | |||||||
| 5 - Self-management | |||||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||||
| 7 - Leadership | |||||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 100% | ||||||||
Textbooks
The Making of an Expert Engineer
(2014)
Authors: Trevelyan , J
CRC Press ( Taylor and Francis )
London London , UK
ISBN: 9781138026926
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Copies can be ordered in on request from the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.rasul@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Why engineer?
Chapter
Read Trevelyan Chapters;
1 Why engineer?
2 What type of engineer? and
3 Flying start, no wings, wrong direction.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students to brainstorm project ideas and think about forming your project team.
Read chapters 1 to 3 from your texts book, and practice writing short writing tasks mentioned in those chapters. Short writing tasks are only for your practice and understanding of writing reflective paper.
Module/Topic
Becoming an expert: What engineers need to know?
Chapter
Read Trevelyan Chapters;
4 Becoming an expert, and
5 What engineers know?
Events and Submissions/Topic
Students to finalise project ideas and decide the topic. Project will be done in a team of 4 to 6. Team formation will be done this week.
Reflective paper 1: Think about how to write reflective paper on your learning outcomes 1 and 2. Reflective paper 1 is due next week (week 3).
Learning outcome 1: Explain the historical impact of engineering on society
Learning outcome 2: Explain engineering professionalism and ethics in the Australian context.
Full description of reflective paper 1 including its assessment criteria will be made available into unit moodle.
Module/Topic
Listening, seeing,reading; Collaboration
Chapter
Read Trevelyan Chapters;
6 Three neglected skills: Listening, seeing and reading and
7 Collaboration in engineering
Events and Submissions/Topic
Teams continue to work on Project proposal. Understand the problems, prepare project objective and plan, identify research question and develop methodology.
You will need to submit reflective paper 1 on learning outcomes 1 and 2 this week.
Reflective paper 1 due: Friday of this week (29 March 2019), 23.59 pm (mid-night).
Module/Topic
Teaching and technical coordination
Chapter
Read Trevelyan Chapters:
8 Informal teaching: More than an interpreter and
9 Technical coordination: Informal leadership
Events and Submissions/Topic
Teams continue to work on Project proposal. Understand the scopes of the project, finalise research question, do literature review and develop and finalise methodology.
Project presentation (Presentation 1) this week.
Presentation time and schedule will be provided in due course.
Read chapters 8 and 9, and practice writing short writing tasks mentioned in those chapters for preparation for writing reflective paper 2.
Module/Topic
Managing a project
Chapter
Read Trevelyan Chapter:
10 Managing a project
Events and Submissions/Topic
Reflective paper 2: It's time to think about writing reflective paper 2 on learning outcomes 3-5.
Learning outcome 3: Discuss engineer's roles,responsibilities, and the need to employ principles of sustainable development.
Learning outcome 4: Manage information and documentation.
Learning outcome 5:Communicate effectively across a range of contexts.
Full description of reflective paper 2 including its assessment criteria will be made available into unit moodle.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Understand investment decision
Chapter
Read Trevelyan Chapter:
11 Understanding investment decisions
Events and Submissions/Topic
Teams continue to work on the project. Target to develop full methodology and generate project solutions.
You will need to submit reflective paper 2 on learning outcomes 3 to 5 this week.
Reflective paper 2 due: Friday of this week (26 April 2019), 11.59 pm, mid-night
Module/Topic
Negotiating sustainability
Chapter
Read Trevelyan chapter:
12 Negotiating sustainability
Events and Submissions/Topic
Teams continue to work on the project. Target to develop full methodology and generate project solutions.
Module/Topic
Great expectations
Chapter
Read Trevelyan chapter:
13 Great expectation
Events and Submissions/Topic
Team continue to work on project and generate potential solutions. Begin to generate a framework for evaluating solutions. Start preparing draft report due next week (week 9).
Your draft report. Prepare a complete outline of final report. This is an important opportunity for you to receive feedback so try to ensure your draft is as complete as possible.
It's time to think about writing reflective paper 3 on learning outcomes 6 and 7.Reflective paper 3 is due in week 9.
Learning outcome 6: Lead or participate collaboratively in teams.
Learning outcome 7: Demonstrate critical self-review, self-management and life-long learning.
Full description of reflective paper 3 and its assessment criteria will be made available into unit moodle site.
Module/Topic
Seeking work
Chapter
Read Trevelyan chapter:
14 Seeking work
Events and Submissions/Topic
Team continue to work on project and generate potential solutions. Be ready for submitting draft project report this week. Try to include an outline of final report as much as possible.
You will need to submit reflective paper 3 on learning outcomes 6 and 7 this week.
Reflective paper 3 due: Friday of this week (17 May 2019), 11.59 pm, mid-night
Project draft report due: Week 9 Friday (17 May 2019), 11.59 pm, mid-night
Module/Topic
Conclusion
Chapter
Read Trevelyan chapter:
15 Conclusion
Events and Submissions/Topic
Feedback on draft report will be provided this week. Team revise the project report based on the comments and feedback provided by your project supervisor. Read chapter 15 - Conclusions.
Project presentation 2 (Final presentation). Students' will need to present their project findings and results. About 10-15 minutes presentation. The date and time of presentation will be supplied in due course.
Module/Topic
Project final presentation.
Team project report due this week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
You need to submit your project report this week. Include all the comments and feedback received from draft report and project presentation. Do the proof reading of your report before you submit.
Project report due: Week 11 Friday (31 May 2019), 11.59 pm, mid-night.
Module/Topic
Review class.
Individual Portfolio due this week.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Portfolio Due: Week 12 Friday (7 Jun 2019), 11:59 pm, mid-night.
The portfolio includes addressing all the assessment criteria. The detailed criteria will be supplied in unit moodle. The portfolio description is given under assessment.
Portfolio Due: Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 11:59 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Portfolio
Your portfolio will demonstrate how you have met the learning outcomes for the unit and to what level. It should be presented in the form of a technical report including a table of contents. You must include evidence from your project work, reflective paper, team work, class activities and readings to demonstrate your achievement of the learning outcomes. There are minimum requirements for the Portfolio and you must provide evidence of the minimum requirements in order to be eligible for a passing grade for this unit.
At the beginning of the term, it is important that you familiarise yourself with the evidence you need to collect so that you can collect the required evidence as you work through the term.
During the term you will complete a project as part of a team. You will use your personal contributions to the team project report and team presentation as part of the evidence of your achievement of the learning outcomes. Throughout the term, you will be writing some reflective paper that directly relate to the set readings and the learning outcomes. These will form part of the evidence of your achievement of the learning outcomes.
Individual viva voce. Following the submission of the Portfolio, you may be asked to defend the claims made in your Portfolio against each learning outcome. During the viva voce, you will be asked questions directly related to the portfolio assessment criteria and the evidence you have provided. This may include evidence related to your team work. Your mark for particular portfolio criteria may be affected by your viva voce responses.
Further information on the Portfolio submission is available on the Unit moodle site.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 11:59 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (21 June 2019)
Feedback will be provided
You must provide evidence of your achievement of each of the Learning Outcomes.
There is an Assessment Criteria sheet for this unit available on the Unit Website. The Assessment Criteria sheet gives guidance regarding the type of evidence required for each level of achievement. It is important that you review the Criteria sheet at the beginning of the term so you are familiar with the evidence you need to collect throughout the term.
You must provide evidence of the minimum requirements in order to be eligible for a passing grade for this unit.
- Explain the historical impact of engineering on society
- Explain engineering professionalism and ethics in the Australian context
- Discuss engineers' roles, responsibilities and the need to employ principles of sustainable development
- Manage information and documentation
- Communicate effectively across a range of contexts
- Lead or participate collaboratively in teams
- Demonstrate critical self-review, self-management and lifelong learning
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
