Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Eryk Dutkiewicz
Contact via eryk.dutkiewicz@mq.edu.au
Instructor
Michael Heimlich
Contact via michael.heimlich@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
69cp including ENGG300(P) and ISYS360(P) and admission to BE or BEBA or BEBBA or BEBCom or BEBSc
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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 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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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Assignment 1 | 5% | 23/03/2014 |
Assignment 2 | 30% | 4/5/2014 |
Assignment 3 | 5% | 1/6/2014 |
Assignment 4 | 15% | 8/6/2014 |
Presentation | 5% | Week 12/13 |
Final Exam | 40% | University Examination Period |
Due: 23/03/2014
Weighting: 5%
Due: 4/5/2014
Weighting: 30%
Due: 1/6/2014
Weighting: 5%
Due: 8/6/2014
Weighting: 15%
Due: Week 12/13
Weighting: 5%
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 40%
3-hour, closed book
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/tutorial notes 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 have been referred to in the week-by-week breakdown on the next page.
[DS] Management for Engineers, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition, ed: Danny Samson, 2001
[RBSC] 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.
[JW] 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 prepare for the class and actively participate in class discussions.
Unit Web Page
The above webpage will be used for all electroniccommunications with students in this unit.
Changes made to previous offering of the unit
None.
Week | Topics | Resources | Assignments Due |
Week 1 |
What is Engineering? |
DS ch 1 | |
Week 2 |
Conducting Research Projects |
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Week 3 | Business Modela and Plans | Medical Implant Technology Report RFP Response due. | |
Week 4 |
Intellectual Property and Industrial Relations and Employment Contracts |
IP Australia website
Fair Work Act 2009, APESMA website |
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Week 5 | Engineers and Communications | DS ch 16 | |
Week 6 |
Professional Engineering Associations |
Engineers Australia website
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Week 7 | Project Management | DS ch 14 | Medical Implant Technology Report due |
Week 8 | Engineering Innovation and Technology Transfer | DS ch 15 | |
Week 9 | Engineering Social Responsibility |
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Week 10 | Ethics and Morality |
RBSC pp 186-198 PMP pp 47-62 |
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Week 11 | Leadership | DS ch 6 |
Unit Portfoilio Assignment due |
Week 12 | Thesis Preparation Asignment Presentations | Thesis Project Report due | |
Week 13 | Thesis Preparation Asignment Presentations |
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14/01/2014 | The Prerequisites was updated. |