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ENEP12007 - Engineering Business Fundamentals

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides you with an overview of business and commercial aspects of professional engineering and assists you to develop a specific skill relevant to your intended career. You will be able to evaluate workplace experiences in terms of the Engineers Australia, Stage 2 Competencies for Professional Engineers.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
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 - 2021

Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2024 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 60%
2. Presentation 10%
3. Portfolio 30%

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 1 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 3.2 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 16.67% 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 Feedback and self reflection
Feedback
Review assessment tasks and requirements.
Recommendation
The assessment task and requirements will be reviewed.
Action Taken
Amendments in assessment activities and requirements were implemented, which also assisted students to perform better in the assessment item.
Source: Moodle Feedback
Feedback
Students liked the entrepreneurial aspect involved in the assessment item.
Recommendation
This practice will be maintained in the unit's future offerings.
Action Taken
The entrepreneurial aspect of business case development was focused in the assessment.
Source: Informal comments and email from students
Feedback
Guest lectures were highly rated by the students.
Recommendation
The practice will continue in future offerings.
Action Taken
Multiple guest lectures organised for the students in this term.
Source: Moodle Feedback
Feedback
Assessments were returned late and feedback was not sufficient
Recommendation
Efforts will be taken to return the assessment within 2 weeks of the submission. A more structured assessment feedback sheet will be developed.
Action Taken
Assessment return improved compared to the previous offering, which also improved students' satisfaction score.
Source: Moodle Survey
Feedback
Students expressed satisfaction with the resources and support provided for completing assessments.
Recommendation
Continue providing valuable resources to support students in their assessments.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Moodle Survey and self reflection
Feedback
Ordering and focusing on the elevated pitch of the business plans.
Recommendation
Reorder the sequence and focus of the presentation as an elevated pitch for project funding and business plan assessments for better coherence and relevance.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Moodle Survey
Feedback
Unclear task requirements in contract management section of the assessment
Recommendation
Clearly outline task requirements in the task sheets for the contract management section of the assessment
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Moodle Survey
Feedback
Improve content related to business finance and capital raising with a more current real-world example
Recommendation
Enhance the course content related to business finance and capital raising by incorporating up-to-date, real-world examples to engage students better and demonstrate the relevance of the concepts in practice.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe and reflect on commercial and business aspects of professional engineering practice
  2. Generate professional business documentation suitable for engineering enterprises
  3. Provide evidence of the continuing development of skills relevant to professional engineering career
  4. Map and self-evaluate workplace activities in terms of the Engineers Australia Stage 2 Competencies for Professional Engineers.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Presentation
3 - Portfolio
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
6 - Information Technology Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
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
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Presentation
3 - Portfolio