ENTG13002 - Engineering Technology Project Planning

General Information

Unit Synopsis

As a student in the final year of your Bachelor of Engineering Technology 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 engineering technologists. You will conduct research, demonstrate critical thinking, and document sound analysis, decision-making, and judgment 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. It is highly recommended that before enrolling in this unit, you identify a suitable academic adviser and a project and have successfully completed all nominal prior units in the course.

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
96 unit 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 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 2025 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

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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
In Progress
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
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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