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ENGG3000 – Engineering Project Practice
2020 – Session 2, Special circumstance
Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Nicholas Tse
Contact via via email
50 Waterloo Road
Appointment via email or Tue/Wed
Convenor
Rex Di Bona
Contact via via email
50 Waterloo Road
Appointment via email or Tue/Wed
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
((ENGG2000 or ENGG200) and (ENGG450 or ENGG2050)) or admission to MEngElecEng or MEngEnvSafetyEng or MEngMechEng or MEngNetTeleEng
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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 6th SPINE unit aimed to develop professional, transferable and employability skills.The Unit consists of a series of online modules and integrated project-based learning activities. Students will be able to demonstrate structured problem-solving skills and learnt technical knowledge from preceding units. Students will be expected to apply systems thinking in a real-world inspired engineering project. The students will be expected to apply appropriate management and leadership skills to ensure project success is achieved. Students will demonstrate proficiency in technical communication for their engineering design and solution. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate systems thinking and holistic thinking with an emphasis on trade-off analysis in all decision-making process.
- ULO2: Demonstrate effective communication skill of technical and non-technical knowledge through a range of mediums such as technical documents and elevator pitch.
- ULO3: Provide analysis and simulation to optimise the system based on enumerated parameters.
- ULO4: Demonstrate leadership and management skills to achieve team deliverables.
- ULO5: Ensure project continuation through the synthesis of project documentation and handover documents.
- ULO6: Explain and discuss the social and technical impact of engineering and demonstrate continual professional development.
General Assessment Information
Grading and passing requirement for unit
In order to pass this unit, a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P/ CR/ D/ HD).
For further details about grading, please refer to the policies and procedures section.
Hurdle Requirements
There will be a "Fitness to Practice (FTP)" hurdle requirement that students must meet in order to pass this unit. Any students who do not meet the professionalism required of the Unit will first be warned formally via email and an in-person meeting. For further details please refer to the policies and procedures section, specifically the Fitness to Practice Procedure.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| A1 Online materials | 15% | No | Week 2, 5 and 12 |
| A2. Reflective writing | 10% | No | Week 7 and 13 |
| A3. Portfolio | 5% | No | Week 13 |
| A4. Sociotechnical Perspective Essay | 10% | No | Week 9 |
| A5. Vertically Integrated Project | 60% | No | Refer to iLearn |
A1 Online materials
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 2, 5 and 12
Weighting: 15%
A range of topics delivered via podcasts, video recordings and other reading materials. Periodic online assessment around these topics. Material content will include but not limited to project management, team management, project organisation.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate systems thinking and holistic thinking with an emphasis on trade-off analysis in all decision-making process.
- Provide analysis and simulation to optimise the system based on enumerated parameters.
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills to achieve team deliverables.
- Ensure project continuation through the synthesis of project documentation and handover documents.
- Explain and discuss the social and technical impact of engineering and demonstrate continual professional development.
A2. Reflective writing
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 7 and 13
Weighting: 10%
Reflective writing on transferable skills learnt. There will be two required submission at two-time points in the semester. Refer to iLearn for more information.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills to achieve team deliverables.
- Explain and discuss the social and technical impact of engineering and demonstrate continual professional development.
A3. Portfolio
Assessment Type 1: Portfolio
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 5%
Continue professional development. A core part of the SPINE unit where students are to continually improve on their Portfolio development.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain and discuss the social and technical impact of engineering and demonstrate continual professional development.
A4. Sociotechnical Perspective Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 10%
A sociotechnical Perspective Essayessay on a chosen engineering topic. More information on iLearn.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain and discuss the social and technical impact of engineering and demonstrate continual professional development.
A5. Vertically Integrated Project
Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Refer to iLearn
Weighting: 60%
Working collectively as a team of engineers (different disciplines and years), students are to design, conceive, document, implement and communicate a detailed plan to a multi-disciplinary real-world inspired engineering problem. The work will have multiple subcomponents and milestone and will required teams to peer evaluate. More information on iLearn.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate systems thinking and holistic thinking with an emphasis on trade-off analysis in all decision-making process.
- Demonstrate effective communication skill of technical and non-technical knowledge through a range of mediums such as technical documents and elevator pitch.
- Provide analysis and simulation to optimise the system based on enumerated parameters.
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills to achieve team deliverables.
- Ensure project continuation through the synthesis of project documentation and handover documents.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Refer to iLearn for more details.
Unit Schedule
Refer to iLearn and lecture notes for the unit schedule.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results
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