Overview
This unit introduces the context of Australian engineering practice, including the competency standards and codes of practice. You will study Australian engineering projects by summarising and reviewing the literature with emphasis on the technical methods and standards adopted, ethical practice, and professional responsibility. This unit will develop your communication skills, including technical writing and presentations based on effective research, paraphrasing, referencing, and reviewing published information. As a small team, you will also prepare a scope for an investigation to demonstrate an understanding of the tasks involved in an Australian engineering feasibility investigation.
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 2 - 2022
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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.
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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 "Have your say" in Moodle
The unit coordinator did his best for the unit. However, because of COVID-19, there are challenging times for all of the students to receive the best education online.
Hopefully, everything, including all classes and tutorials/workshops will be face-to-face from the next offering.
Feedback from "Have your say" in Moodle
The unit covers the real aspects of Australian Industry which is so helpful for international students.
The same practice with many updated resources will be continued in the next offering.
- Summarise technical publications using paraphrasing and references
- Deconstruct a project into Engineers Australia’s graduate competencies
- Review Australian practice in a specialised field of engineering
- Generate a scope for a feasibility study of an engineering project
- Work collaboratively based on critical self-review of graduate competencies
- Communicate effectively through technical writing and presentations.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 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 | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||
Textbooks
The Making of an Expert Engineer
(2014)
Authors: James P. Trevelyan
CRC Press
ISBN: 9781315742281
Binding: eBook
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.nabi@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Unit ENEG20001.
What is an engineering practice? What is engineering practice in the Australian context (knowledge, engineering application and personal development)?
Chapter
The making of an expert engineer. Chapter: Preface, practice concept, 1-2.
Additional resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
View videos or texts related to famous engineering projects and discuss.
Module/Topic
Chapter
The making of an expert engineer. Chapter: 10.
Additional resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on academic misconduct by the Academic Learning Centre (ALC)
Module/Topic
Engineers roles and case studies of typical Australian engineering firms.
Chapter
The making of an expert engineer. Chapter: 3, 5.
Additional resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Writing exercises based on selected discipline-based case studies in the Australian context.
Module/Topic
Australian standards, risk assessment, work health, safety and associated acts.
Chapter
The making of an expert engineer. Chapter: 9, 10.
Additional resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exercises on risk assessment, the responsibilities of an engineer, review of code of ethics.
Module/Topic
Engineering communication.
Chapter
The making of an expert engineer. Chapter: 3, 6, 7.
Additional resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
The First Assessment (Individual) Item is due this week.
Individual annotative bibliography and competency deconstruction Due: Week 5 Thursday (11 Aug 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
No classes and workshops are scheduled during vacation week.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Engineering supervision and leadership.
Chapter
The making of an expert engineer. Chapter: 9, 14.
Additional resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
A tutorial on research tools and processes will be conducted by an ALC academic.
Module/Topic
Engineering teams and team project formation.
Chapter
The making of an expert engineer. Chapter: 7, 10.
Additional resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exercises in team formation, team charter, keeping minutes of meetings.
Module/Topic
Scoping out feasibility investigations.
Chapter
The making of an expert engineer. Chapter: 10.
Additional resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
The Second Assessment (Individual) Item is due this week.
Individual literature review and discipline summary Due: Week 8 Thursday (8 Sept 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Technical report (The content, including summary, table of contents, introduction, body, conclusions and recommendations, references and appendices).
Chapter
Resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
An ALC academic will discuss how to write a technical report.
Exercises in team formation, team charter, keeping minutes of meetings.
Module/Topic
Project management.
Chapter
The making of an expert engineer. Chapter: 10, 12.
Additional resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exercises on planning and executing a project.
Module/Topic
Reflective writing.
Chapter
Resources will be available in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
How to reflect on job/project performance.
Module/Topic
Review of the term.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
The Third Assessment (Team/Group) Item is due this Week.
Team feasibility study and competency evaluation Due: Week 12 Thursday (6 Oct 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
The textbook is available online via the CQUni library subscription.
Below is the proxy ink to the textbook.
https://cqu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1rb43gr/TN_cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781315742281
1 Written Assessment
This task consists of two parts. In Part A, you will choose one technical paper from a list of resources provided and summarise that paper by creating an annotated bibliography. To achieve this, you will need to demonstrated skills in reading, understanding and explaining the details of a technical paper; paraphrasing information to avoid plagiarism; and referencing to correctly acknowledge your sources of information.
In Part B, you will complete a table based on the 16 elements of the Engineers Australia’s Stage 1 Competencies. For each element, you will describe how this competency is demonstrated specifically through the engineering practice described in the technical paper you have chosen. If any elements are not directly addressed, you will articulate assumptions for how they could or should be demonstrated.
Week 5 Thursday (11 Aug 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
Individual submission
Week 7 Thursday (1 Sept 2022)
It is expected that the assessment item will be returned in 2 weeks after the due date.
A Marking Rubric is provided on Moodle that includes indicators of attainment at the 'Poor', 'Sound', 'Good', 'Excellent', etc., levels for each element of the assignment.
- Summarise technical publications using paraphrasing and references
- Deconstruct a project into Engineers Australia’s graduate competencies
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
2 Written Assessment
This task also consists of two parts. In Part A, you will expand your annotated bibliography produced in Assignment 1 by completing a small literature review which incorporates published results from at least three other technical papers based on Australian projects in this area of practice. To achieve this, you will need to demonstrate referencing skills and the ability to synthesise information into a convincing and factual review. Your review should articulate points of agreement and disagreement and any gaps in the knowledge which have potential for future projects.
In Part B, you will prepare a description of Australian engineering practice after watching lectures that introduce various disciplines of engineering. You will need to understand the main organisations and technical societies operating in this discipline, what software is frequently used and what are some of the major projects being undertaken.
Week 8 Thursday (8 Sept 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
Individual submission
Week 10 Thursday (22 Sept 2022)
It is expected that the assessment item will be returned in 2 weeks after the due date.
A Marking Rubric is provided on Moodle that includes indicators of attainment at the 'Poor', 'Sound', 'Good', 'Excellent', etc., levels for each element of the assignment.
- Summarise technical publications using paraphrasing and references
- Review Australian practice in a specialised field of engineering
- Communicate effectively through technical writing and presentations.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
3 Written Assessment
Assessment 3 has two parts. In Part A, you will form a team with other students who completed the previous task(s) on similar topics. Your team will then combine your individual reviews to generate a comprehensive list of potential future projects. Your team will then choose one of these projects and develop a scope of investigation for a hypothetical feasibility study. To achieve this, your team will need to create a persuasive narrative based on background research that justifies why the project should proceed. You will also need to create a single aim statement which is dissolved into a series of objectives that describe the main aspects of the study and how they might be undertaken. Also, your team will need to list inclusions, exclusions, assumptions and limitations to further define the scope of the hypothetical investigation.
In Part B, your team will return to the stage 1 competencies and create a table that describes how each of the 16 elements are demonstrated through completing the feasibility study. Additionally, you will complete a self-review and allocate components of the study to team members based on their competencies.
Week 12 Thursday (6 Oct 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
Team submission (Only one submission from Each Team)
Exam Week Friday (21 Oct 2022)
It is expected that the assessment item will be returned in 2 weeks after the due date.
A Marking Rubric is provided on Moodle that includes indicators of attainment at the 'Poor', 'Sound', 'Good', 'Excellent', etc., levels for each element of the assignment.
- Deconstruct a project into Engineers Australia’s graduate competencies
- Generate a scope for a feasibility study of an engineering project
- Work collaboratively based on critical self-review of graduate competencies
- Communicate effectively through technical writing and presentations.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
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?
