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ENGG2050 – Engineering Systems and Design Thinking
2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Rex Di Bona
Contact via email
50 Waterloo Road, Level 1
Tuesday 9am to 11am
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(ENGG1050 or ENGG150) and (COMP1000 or COMP115) and (MATH1010 or MATH1015 or MATH135 or MATH132 or MATH1007 or DMTH137)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
The 3rd SPINE unit aimed to develop professional, transferable and employability skills. The unit deals with the design of complex systems from a top-down perspective. Students will be exposed to different engineering management approaches (waterfall and Agile) and other tools involved in the field of systems engineering. Students will be able to apply Design Thinking processes and apply problem-solving heuristics to solve complex engineering systems. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Evaluate a complex engineering problem from a range of perspectives, such as technological, social, environmental, financial, professional and ethical.
- ULO2: Analyse and describe large engineering problems and related systems and subsystems.
- ULO3: Apply appropriate engineering modelling and management tools in analysing a large engineering system.
- ULO4: Apply design thinking and associated thinking techniques in generating a variety of solutions.
- ULO5: Explain and integrate human and non-technical elements in an engineering project and its associated systems.
Assessment Tasks
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Unit Schedule
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