Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Candace Lang
Contact via candace.lang@mq.edu.au
E6A 239
Lecturer
Daniel McGill
Contact via daniel.mcgill@mq.edu.au
E6B1.05
Nicholas Tse
Contact via email
E6B
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit involves a series of lectures, laboratory sessions, self-study, group work and other activities centred around a set of projects. Students learn about the process of engineering such as solving ill-defined problems, constrained design, and product development by working in groups on a sequence of projects. The unit also gives students an opportunity to develop and practise generic skills such as written and oral communication.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assessment requirements and submission methods are on iLearn.
Students must attend a minimum of 75% of workshops (/tutorials/pracs) to be eligible for the final exam.
Any student who misses 20 mins of a workshop will be deemed absent for that workshop.
Late assignments will incur at least a 50% mark penalty. Formal extensions will only be considered if a student documents a Disruption to Studies.
Only in-class assessments should be handwritten, in blue or black ink; all other assessments must be typed.
Diagrams should be drawn neatly and be presented in a legible manner. Any work that is deemed untidy may not be marked or marks may be deducted.
All numerical answers must have correct units and an appropriate number of trailing digits. A mark deduction will be made for answers without appropriate units and trailing digits.
All citations should be referenced appropriately.
Do not exceed the maximum word/length requirement. Any work that exceeds the specified word or page limit may not be marked or marks will be deducted.
Your name, your student number, your tutor’s name and your workshop class time should be clearly indicated on your assignment. Assignments without this information may not be marked or marks will be deducted.
All submitted assignments should have the Faculty coversheet attached. Assignments without coversheets will not be marked. (http://web.science.mq.edu.au/intranet/lt/barcode/coversheet.php)
All submitted assignments should be submitted on iLearn via Turnitin.
In order to pass this unit,a student must achieve an overall mark of 50%, including satisfactory performance in all aspects of the unit and in the examination.
Name | Weighting | Due |
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A1 Online diagnostic quiz | 2% | 6/3/2015 |
A2 Learning style evaluation | 5% | 13/3/2015 |
A3 Class Test | 10% | 02/04/2015 |
A4 First laboratory report | 5% | 10/04/2015 |
A5 Failure analysis report | 8% | 24/04/2015 |
A6 Report, group presentations | 15% | Week 9 |
A7 Report, group presentations | 15% | Week 13 |
A8 Participation | 10% | Session 1 |
Final examination | 30% | Exams period 9-26 June 2015 |
Due: 6/3/2015
Weighting: 2%
Quiz on mathematics, units, conversions and other assumed knowledge.
Due: 13/3/2015
Weighting: 5%
A 500 word short essay on your learning style. To be submitted on ilearn via Turnitin.
Due: 02/04/2015
Weighting: 10%
Written test in lecture.
Due: 10/04/2015
Weighting: 5%
Lab report on tensile testing.
Due: 24/04/2015
Weighting: 8%
Report on an engineering failure.
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 15%
Group report and presentation for week 6 - 9.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 15%
Group report and presentation for week 10-13.
Due: Session 1
Weighting: 10%
In class participation.
Due: Exams period 9-26 June 2015
Weighting: 30%
Students are encouraged to check the examination dates at www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
Access information on this unit on iLearn at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/
Some resources to start with;
Useful books
Engineering Your Future: An Australasian Guide; Dowling, Carew, Hadgraft; John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.; 2ndEd (2013).
To Engineer is Human, Henry Petroski; several publishers and editions starting 1985.
Useful urls
www.engineersaustralia.org.au
Google Scholar
This video provides a quick introduction to Google Scholar and how to search it effectively. It also shows how to access it to ensure you link to full text material Macquarie University Library already subscribe to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI5ixQmCXDU&feature=youtu.be
How to find a government report
This short video provides you with tips and tricks for finding government reports easily using Google
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vqS4P_Q2z8
Acknowledging the words and ideas of others
This video introduces Referencing the ideas and works of others, copyright and creative commons licencing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXlo98z_yFs
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Week |
Tuesday lecture |
Lecturer |
Thursday lecture |
Lecturer |
Workshop |
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Assessment |
MODULE 1 |
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Introduction. What is engineering? |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Transitions, learning styles, policies including MQ policy on plagiarism. |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Week1: NO WORKSHOP Online quiz: Unit guide/maths diagnostic |
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Your BE: the engineering degree program as a project. Studying different types of engineering. |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Invited lecture by professional engineer. |
Invited |
Introduction to Uni. Learning style. |
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A1 Diagnostic quiz. 2% |
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3 |
Researching information: how to identify reliable information, reference and cite sources. |
Library: Vanessa Todd/Andrew Spencer |
Failure analysis. |
Candace Lang |
Effective Group work. Flowcharting your degree. Design. |
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A2 Learning Style. 5% |
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Workplace Health and Safety. |
Sue Law |
Testing in the laboratory |
Candace Lang |
Tensile testing. Report writing. Library tour (for failure analysis assignment) |
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Professional Engineering and Engineers Australia. |
Candace Lang |
Personal ethics, professional ethics, corporate ethics. |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Engineering Method: Project planning; work flow;prototyping. |
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MODULE 2 |
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Engineering skills: project management |
Carl Svensson |
A3 In-class test |
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First project: Mouse trap car. |
A4 First lab report.
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7 |
Engineering skills: working in groups |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Engineering skills: conflict management |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Project cont. |
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A5 Failure analysis report |
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Engineering skills: designing and prototyping |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Engineering decision-making
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Candace Lang |
Project cont. |
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How to write an engineering report: writing skills |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Engineering skills: Presentations |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Project cont. |
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A5 Group report and presentation |
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MODULE 3 |
10 |
Critical thinking skills |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Systems thinking |
Candace Lang/Daniel McGill |
Second project: Launcher of plane or small car (indoor) |
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11 |
Innovation |
Candace Lang |
Entrepreneurship |
Candace Lang |
Project cont. |
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12 |
Engineering and the environment, Sustainability. |
Daniel McGill |
Life cycle analysis |
Daniel McGill |
Project cont. |
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Society/Engineering/Environment |
Daniel McGill/Candace Lang |
Examination preparation |
Daniel McGill |
Project cont. |
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A6 Group report and presentation A7 Final exam |
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