Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convener
Karu Esselle
Contact via Email
E6B
Monday (2pm - 4pm)
Lecturer
Daniel McGill
Contact via Email
E6B
9850-9130
Head tutor
Shahidul Islam
Contact via Email
E6C
9850-8437
Rachel Kyung
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
69cp including ENGG300(P) and admission to BE or BE(Hons) or BEBA or BE(Hons)BA or BEBBA or BEBCom or BE(Hons)BCom or BEBSc or BE(Hons)BSc
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
COMP436 or ELEC426 or ELEC436 or ELEC446 or ELEC466 or ELEC476 or ELEC486 or MECH401
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to develop communication and other skills relevant to practising engineers. It deals with engineering approaches to problem solving, highlighting the social context of engineering and considerations such as economics, ethics, environmental impacts, and sustainability. It also provides preparatory work for ENGG411.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assessment Preparation and Presentation
All assessments will be assessed for technical merits as well as content presentation and organization. The students are expected to demonstrate formality in preparation and presentation of the assessments. All assessments, except the final exam, logbooks, and presentation slides, should be prepared and submitted electronically through the links provided on iLearn. Manual submissions shall not be entertained.
Page/Word Limits
Students must not exceed the maximum page limit and ensure professional font sizes and formatting (e.g., the font of paragraph text on professional documents is expected to be 11-12pt.)
Electronic Assessment Submission
Submission links for assessments will be available on iLearn a week prior to their respective due dates.
Late Submissions
Late submissions will incur penalties as follows:
Late Submission (No of Days) | Penalty |
1 | 10% |
2 | 20% |
3 | 30% |
4 | 40% |
5 and onwards | Not Graded |
Since the students must score a minimum of 50% in each assessment to be deemed 'pass', submissions delayed more than 4 days cannot be graded.
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Project Application | 10% | 18/03/2016 (Week 3) |
Project Scope Document | 10% | 01/04/2016 (Week 5) |
Initial Literature Review | 10% | 29/04/2016 (Week 7) |
Draft Project Plan | 10% | 13/05/2016 (Week 9) |
Final Project Plan | 30% | 30/05/2016 (Week 12) |
Participation and Log Books | 10% | Week 13 |
Presentations | 10% | Week 13 |
Take Home Assignment | 10% | Exam Period |
Due: 18/03/2016 (Week 3)
Weighting: 10%
Approximately 1 page document to act as project application after discussion with prospective supervisors and understanding of the research question. The students are required to provide their resume and academic transcripts, along with the project application.
Due: 01/04/2016 (Week 5)
Weighting: 10%
Approximately a 2 page report describing the scope of the project. It should demonstrate planning of the project in order to explicitly determine goals, features, deliverables, and the steps necessary to achieve these milestones. The scope document identifies what needs to be achieved and what would be the way to achieve it, in order for the project to be successful.
Due: 29/04/2016 (Week 7)
Weighting: 10%
Approximately a 2-3 page report drafting the literature review necessary for the selected project. The literature review shall be assessed for technical merits as well as content management and presentation.
Due: 13/05/2016 (Week 9)
Weighting: 10%
A draft project plan aimed to identify the gaps in knowledge and skills that must be acquired by the students before proceeding ahead with the projects.
Due: 30/05/2016 (Week 12)
Weighting: 30%
A detailed project plan which describes the execution of the project, risk assessment, objectives and deliverables, etc. It should also include a timeline which identifies the flow of control in the project and demonstrates effective project planning.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
Logbooks must me maintained during this unit and should contain the followings:
• Date-wise log of work conducted while preparing for the project e.g., research, literature surveys, hardware/software trainings, etc.
• Date-wise log of meetings with prospective supervisors (academic/industry, whichever applicable) and any consultations with tutors.
The students must get their log books inspected and signed by their respective tutors EVERY WEEK. The log books shall be collected in Week 13, shall be graded, and then returned to the students for future use in ENGG411 during S2.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
Project preparation presentations shall be scheduled in Week 13. The schedules of allocated presentation time for students shall be posted on iLearn.
A key task in the presentations is to communicate effectively to a variety of audience.
Due: Exam Period
Weighting: 10%
Students shall be given a take home assessment given in week 13 due during exam period.
What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily
Pass mark in each assignment component AND a pass mark in the final examination.
Extension requests
Must be supported by evidence of medical conditions or misadventure.
Supplementary examination
Applications for a supplementary examination (based on medical reasons or misadventure) will only be considered if students have gained passes in pre-examination assessments.
Text book
There is no set textbook for this unit. Reference book(s) Books or other publications for reference will be recommended.
Notes
Lecture notes/reading materials will be provided as required.
Required unit materials and/or recommended readings
Recommended readings listed below are available in MQ Library Reserve Collection. Appropriate sections from these books where applicable shall be referred to in the lectures. Selected sections from the followings shall also be provided through iLearn
Management for Engineers, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition, ed: Danny Samson, 2001
S. Robbins, R. Bergman, I. Stgg, M. Coulter, "Management 5", Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2009. [PMP] E. Paul, F. Miller, J. Paul, "Scientific Innovation, Philosophy, and Public Policy", Cambridge University Press, 1996.
J. Welch, “Jack. What I’ve Learned Leading a Great Company and Great People”, Headline, 2001.
Other background reading material may be provided before or during lectures on a case-by-case basis.
In addition students are expected to seek out additional material from sources such as books, journals, trade and industry magazines, professional society publications, newspapers, broadcast media, Internet.
Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions.
Unit Web Page
https://ilearn.mq.edu.au
The above webpage will be used for all electronic communications with students in this unit.
Changes made to previous offering of the unit
The unit has been redesigned to prepare the students for their thesis project and at the same time make the students aware of their responsibilities as professional practising engineers in the society. The assessment tasks and the learning outcomes of the unit have been redefined and the students are expected to strictly meet the specified deadlines.
The details and topics of the lectures shall be updated on iLearn in advance.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
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Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
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