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Unit Synopsis
As a student in the final year of your Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) course, you will work independently to plan a project that allows you to demonstrate technical and professional capabilities (Engineers Australia's Stage One Competencies) expected of graduating professional engineers. You will conduct research, demonstrate critical thinking and document sound analysis, decision-making and judgement to support your project. You will work and learn autonomously, prepare and adhere to work and reporting schedules, communicate progress and prepare formal and informal project documents. You will define and scope your project, apply technical knowledge, assess safety and risks and prepare a proposal and plan for implementing the project in the following implementation unit. Note: Before enrolment can be accepted, you must confirm with the Unit Coordinator that you have identified a suitable project, obtained an academic adviser and have successfully completed all nominal prior units in the course.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 4 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
COND: Completion of all prior units in the nominal course structure - to be checked by Head of Course or Unit Coordinator during facilitation of the enrolment process. 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 |
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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 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
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 10% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 10% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 10% |
| 4. Written Assessment | 70% |
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 and Self-Reflection
Clear unit requirements were lacking.
The Unit Coordinator should conduct structured weekly sessions to ensure clear communication of unit requirements. They should also publish a simple one-page project expectation guide that includes expectations on meetings, academic standards, use of feedback, time allocation, independent work, etc.
In Progress
Source: studnet email
The students reported that additional learning materials were needed to improve their understanding.
The action should be followed in the next offering.
The learning resources will be revised in 2026.
Source: Students
Great satisfaction among students with the Moodle website and the delivery of technical content.
The same practice will be continued in the next offering.
Weekly zoom session will be continued.
Source: SUTE and Self-Reflection
Learning materials were not useful or easy to apply.
Learning resources should be revised in 2026.
In Progress
Source: SUTE and Self-Reflection
Feedback received was not sufficiently helpful or consistent.
Students should be encouraged to seek feedback during their weekly meetings.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply and reflect on Engineers Australia's Stage One Competencies for Professional Engineers with respect to the planning and implementation phases of engineering projects
- Prepare a project scope that includes a project definition, identification of project stakeholders and expected milestones and deliverables
- Research critical areas of your project by evaluating and extracting information from key reputable sources and relevant authorities
- Identify the tasks required for the implementation phases, including the application of appropriate technical capability developed in preceding units of study, and integration with new capabilities necessary to form a comprehensive project plan
- Prepare a project proposal that justifies the continuation of the project into the implementation phases.
By undertaking this unit and the follow-on Implementation unit students will demonstrate Engineers Australia's Stage One Competencies for Professional Engineers to a substantial degree.
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| 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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