ENEP11007 - Engineering Employment Preparation

General Information

Unit Synopsis

You will identify industries and associated engineering roles you would like to experience as an engineering practitioner and meet the requirements of the employment process for that industry. You will reflect on different forms of engineering industry employment conditions and discuss critical engineering industry workplace issues.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

48 credit points.

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 2 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
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 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 20%
2. Written Assessment 10%
3. Written Assessment 35%
4. Written Assessment 35%

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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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 41.18% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 44.74% 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: Moodle Survey
Feedback
The unit resources including informative guest lectures and engaging class discussions were helpful in preparing for the first co-op placement.
Recommendation
Continue offering high-quality resources, informative guest lectures and engaging discussions in the class
Action Taken
Students were supported with high-quality resources, guest lectures and engaging discussions in the classes.
Source: Moodle Survey
Feedback
Students' appreciation for in-person lectures and committed teaching staff.
Recommendation
The active learning approach should be maintained during the teaching sessions
Action Taken
The active learning approach continued during the teaching sessions.
Source: Moodle Survey
Feedback
Students received valuable insight into engineering industry job expectations.
Recommendation
The practice should continue in future offering
Action Taken
Students received valuable insight into engineering industry job expectations in the relevant sessions.
Source: Moodle Survey
Feedback
Reduce confusion around assessment requirements and enhance assessment feedback details.
Recommendation
Enhance feedback processes to provide more detailed guidance for improvement and ensure timely returns.
Action Taken
Students were provided on-time feedback on all the assessment items.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Issues with the OPUS/SONIA system caused delays in job applications and placement processes.
Recommendation
There were some issues as the transition happen from the OPUS system to SONIA platform. The issues should be addressed in the next offering.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Students perceived the feedback on assessment as subjective and lacking constructive criticism.
Recommendation
Students received feedback based on the marking rubric. The marker should provide more specific comments on what was done well and what needs improvement.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Delays in releasing placement processes made it difficult to balance other units and applications.
Recommendation
Students should receive the placement details within the first quarter of the term.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Identify and document industries and associated engineering roles they would like to experience as an engineering practitioner
  2. Undertake the employment process for an engineering work placement in terms of application and interview requirements
  3. Document and reflect on different forms of engineering industry employment conditions including the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees
  4. Discuss critical engineering industry workplace issues including ethics/codes of conduct and Occupational Health and Safety.

The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:

Introductory
1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1N 2N )
1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. (LO: 1N 3N 4N )
3.4 Professional use and management of information. (LO: 1N 3N )

Intermediate
1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. (LO: 3N 4I )
3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability. (LO: 1N 2I 4N )
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 1N 2I 3I 4I )
3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. (LO: 1N 2I 3N 4N )

Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) which link to the competency and the levels: N – Introductory, I – Intermediate and A - Advanced.

Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information
https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1511

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment •
2 - Written Assessment •
3 - Written Assessment • •
4 - Written Assessment •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10