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Unit Synopsis
This unit prepares you to effectively transition into higher education by investigating study support services and developing good study practices. You will explore the fundamental skills and knowledge that characterise contemporary engineering practice: stakeholder engagement, problem-solving, sustainable development, systems engineering, ethical conduct, risk assessment, information literacy, Australian Standards, social innovation and technical communications. Your capacity to work productively in a small team and apply these fundamental aspects is developed and tested through undertaking a complex authentic engineering project. You will also learn to showcase your scholarly achievements by creating a student Portfolio. Successful completion of this unit will equip you with productive study habits; enlighten you with engineering practice insights; award you with practical communication skills in technical reporting, presentations and sketching; and prepare you for the following series of Project-Based Learning units and associated opportunities to interact with the engineering profession. Students enrolled in online mode must attend a compulsory residential school to facilitate peer collaboration and attainment of the unit learning outcomes.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the 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). |
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| Residential School |
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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 Undergraduate 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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 15% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 15% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 4. Portfolio | 40% |
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%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
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.
Source: SUTE Data
More detail is needed for assignment expectations. A past exemplar will be useful
Should provide detailed instructions specifying the requirements for each section of the assignment items, including an exemplar where appropriate.
Developed detailed assignment guidelines and marking criteria outlining the specific requirements for each section. Provided exemplars to illustrate high-quality work for all assessment items.
Source: SUTE Data
Students reported inconsistencies in tutorial guidance, with conflicting instructor directions causing confusion and impacting their ability to complete assignments effectively.
A more structured approach should be adopted in tutorials to minimise conflicting directions and improve clarity.
Tutorial slides and instructional materials were provided for all tutorial sessions, ensuring consistency for both online and on-campus students.
Source: SUTE Data
Improvement needed in Standard Australia portal access instruction
A more detailed instruction should be provided to address portal access issues to ensure a seamless learning experience for students.
An instruction sheet was provided with assistance from the library team
Source: SUTE data
A few students indicated that the time commitment required for the unit was significantly higher than anticipated.
This is a 12-credit (double-weighted) unit, and as such, students are required to provide a realistic time commitment for the unit. The expectation should be better communicated at the start of the term.
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
There is a need to update some of the learning resources related to the team project
The project-related resource materials should be updated.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Reflect on the skills, knowledge and support services that promote effective study at university
- Produce freehand sketches and 2D engineering drawings that follow Australian Standards
- Develop and apply skills, knowledge and values that align with contemporary engineering practice
- Demonstrate professional communication skills in oral and written domains
- Formulate evidence-based opinions by locating, evaluating, and synthesising information from reputable sources
- Work and learn individually and in small teams.
Learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies and also discipline capabilities.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 2 - Practical Assessment | • | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | ||
| 4 - Portfolio | • | • | • | • | ||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | ||
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | |||||
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| 4 - Portfolio | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||