Unit Synopsis
The rapid development of technology continually influences and challenges how engineers practice. In this unit, you will learn about cutting-edge engineering projects incorporating multi-disciplinary teams, innovative methods to advance the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, and the application of big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. The unit will also present future expectations for practicing engineers such as becoming a Registered Professional Engineer, understanding risk management in a changing world, complying with legislation, and promoting safety in engineering design and workplace operations.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: ENEG11007 Industry Project Investigation OR ENEG12007 Creative Engineering. 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
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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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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 43.75% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 16.33% response rate.
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: In-class feedback
Students appreciated the clear and detailed assessment requirements provided on Moodle, as well as the extensive guidance and support offered for each assessment task.
This good practice should be continued.
This good practice was maintained.
Source: Unit evaluation dashboard
Students have reported that the useful knowledge and skills gained from this unit require improvement.
In the next offering, additional information and resources should be integrated into the unit to enhance the students' learning experience and better utilise their knowledge and skills.
Additional resources and contemporary examples were integrated into weekly topics, and the unit schedule was refined to better align activities with practical skill development. Industry guest lecturers were also invited to strengthen real-world relevance.
Source: Unit evaluation dashboard
Students suggested improvements in the feedback provided on their assessment tasks to help them better learn from their performance and enhance their understanding.
In the next offering, online quiz questions should include feedback on student's answers. Additionally, more specific feedback should be provided on the Discussion Forums and Project (report) assessments to help students understand their mistakes and learn from them.
More comprehensive and timely feedback was provided in Assignment 2 (Discussion Forums) and the team project report, including clearer comments on performance and areas for improvement.
Source: Student Evaluation
Students valued the exposure to industry perspectives and practical examples during lectures and the team project assessment.
Recommend continuing to use industry guest speakers and applied project activities while ensuring their content remains clearly aligned with weekly learning outcomes.
In Progress
Source: Student Evaluation
Students indicated that learning materials and weekly topics were sometimes difficult to prioritise or did not clearly link to the group project or their specific discipline.
Recommend reorganising Moodle resources into clearly prioritised core and supplementary sections and strengthening explicit links between weekly topics, project tasks, and discipline-specific examples to improve perceived usefulness and relevance.
In Progress
Source: Student Evaluation
Students reported limited learning value from assessments and requested clearer and more timely feedback.
Recommend enhancing assessment feedback clarity by refining marking rubrics, providing brief in-class review of common assessment outcomes, and improving quiz and discussion forum feedback explanations to support learning from assessment tasks.
In Progress
To see Learning Outcomes from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.