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ENTG13002 - Technology Project Planning

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Students in the final year of their Bachelor of Engineering Technology course work independently to find and plan a project that allows them to demonstrate professional capabilities expected of graduating engineering technologists. Formal and informal project reporting articulates the analysis of project planning issues and critical thinking behind project choices and decisions made. Students report to and work with guidance from a supervisor to scope and define the project, undertake research into project issues, incorporate safety and risk issues, produce a plan and schedule for implementation of the project in the subsequent project implementation unit, and produce informal and formal projects reports and presentations. Note: Students must identify a project, obtain an academic project supervisor and supply the unit coordinator with a project proposal prior to commencement of term, before enrolment can be accepted.

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

COND: Completion of all prior units in the nominal course structure

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 - 2015

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Distance
Term 2 - 2017 Profile
Distance
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Distance
Term 2 - 2018 Profile
Distance
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 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. Presentation and Written Assessment 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

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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: Unit Coordinator Reflection
Feedback
Encouraged projects that work towards industry priorities.
Recommendation
Students should be encouraged to align their projects with significant industry priorities and promote sustainable development.
Action Taken
Also considering the Honours students, more than 70% of projects have industry partners. Also, over 90% were aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Students appreciate having a regular unstructured session to attend and openly discuss progress or any issues with their project
Recommendation
Weekly zoom sessions should be maintained to allow students to discuss their projects and seek constructive feedback and guidance.
Action Taken
Also considering the honours students, Zoom sessions were maintained and well-attended.
Source: Class feedback and UC reflections
Feedback
Students appreciate the evening weekly Zoom open discussion sessions.
Recommendation
Continue to offer weekly evening Zoom sessions combined with thesis planning and implementation students to create a supportive environment for delivering the honours projects.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: UC Reflections
Feedback
Strengthen student self-assessment of project alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Recommendation
Revise the marking rubric to encourage students to align their project to specific targets within the UN Sustainable Development Goals Framework.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate the capability to apply to a substantial degree the Engineers Australia generic attributes for engineering technologist professionals to an engineering project. [1 to 10]
  2. Think critically, demonstrate sound analysis and make sound judgements in all stages of the project and articulate decisions and supporting thinking in project documentation. [3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  3. Evaluate progress, maintain and justify project development strategies and take initiative to resolve problems and adhere to work and reporting schedules. [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9]
  4. Develop and justify a problem definition and a scope for the project. [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  5. Gather, evaluate and extract relevant information from key sources and relevant authorities and communicate information effectively to justify analysis, project choices and decisions. [1, 2, 3, 4,10]
  6. Develop and justify a strategy for project implementation, and produce and justify the plan and schedule for the project implementation. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8]
  7. Solve problems and issues that arise, explain judgements made based on technical knowledge and standard practice, and comply with safety, risk, sustainability and other professional requirements. [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9]
  8. Communicate effectively using formal and informal reports and professional presentations and project documentation. [2, 9]
  9. Write a formal dissertation describing and explaining the project planning process, the issues faced and the choices made in planning the project, the reasons for making choices, and what was learned from the process. [2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10]

Bracketed numbers show Graduate Attributes below aligned with by each Learning Outcome above
BEngTech GAs
1. science and engineering
2. communicate effectively
3. technical competence
4. problem resolution
5. technology and its applications
6. function in teams
7. social, cultural, global and environmental
8. sustainable design and development
9. professionalism and ethics
10. lifelong learning

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 - Presentation and Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
6 - Information Technology 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
1 - Presentation and Written Assessment