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ENEG20001 - Australian Engineering Practice

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band HECS 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 No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2019

Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2019 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2020 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2021 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2022 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2023 Profile
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Portfolio 100%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 87.50% 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: "Have your say" in Moodle
Feedback
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.
Recommendation
Hopefully, everything, including all classes and tutorials/workshops will be face-to-face from the next offering.
Action Taken
Besides classes and tutorials, students were taken care of their assignments and projects via zoom and telephone consultations. This was reflected by the overall student's feedback which was impressive.
Source: "Have your say" in Moodle
Feedback
The unit covers the real aspects of Australian Industry which is so helpful for international students.
Recommendation
The same practice with many updated resources will be continued in the next offering.
Action Taken
In consultation with the CQU Civil academic, an industry guest lecturer talked about the different engineering projects in Australia. Also, real-life civil engineering projects were discussed in the classes. Moreover, a guest lecture was conducted and delivered by Professor Fae Martin (Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching), who discussed 'Ethics and academic integrity' which was really helpful for the international students.
Source: Students Feedback from evaluation team
Feedback
Link content to real world applications
Recommendation
We appreciate the constructive feedback. The next offering will add more relevant materials for real-world applications linked to the content.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Students Feedback from evaluation team
Feedback
This unit is well designed for professional engineering skills in terms of speaking and writing.
Recommendation
This good practice will continue.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the historical impact of engineering on society
  2. Explain engineering professionalism and ethics in the Australian context
  3. Discuss engineers' roles, responsibilities and the need to employ principles of sustainable development
  4. Manage information and documentation
  5. Communicate effectively across a range of contexts
  6. Lead or participate collaboratively in teams
  7. 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
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
4 - Research
5 - Self-management
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7 - Leadership
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Portfolio