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.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Nicholas Tse
Appointment via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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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
The 1st SPINE unit aimed to develop professional, transferable and employability skills. The unit will be hands-on from day 1 with engineering skills workshops supported by a series of online modules. Students will develop insight into how engineers solve problems and improve society throughout the built world. You will be exposed to the various fields of engineering and an appreciation of design elements. Students will develop self-efficacy and skills that will help you transition into University study.
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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:
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 below in the policies and procedures section.
Hurdle Requirements
"You must attend and participate in at least 8 of the 10 hands-on skills development workshop classes to pass this unit. This is a hurdle requirement.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Professional portfolio on professional development | 20% | No | Week 13 |
Prototyping skill development 1 | 20% | No | Week 6-7 |
Weekly Quiz | 30% | No | Week 3,5,7,9,11,13 |
Prototyping skill development 2 | 20% | No | Week 12-13 |
Participation of scheduled activities | 10% | Yes | Weekly |
Assessment Type 1: Portfolio
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 20%
Curate a professional portfolio that demonstrates the development of professional identity, self-improvement and learning artifacts.
Assessment Type 1: Design Implementation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 6-7
Weighting: 20%
Developing the required hands on competency relating to a chosen engineering field. The activities emphasis on competency skills development that are translatable across other engineering domains. E.g. Technical drawing skill is an underpinning skill in both mechanical and civil engineering design communication.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 3,5,7,9,11,13
Weighting: 30%
Weekly Quiz on audio podcasts and other professional development topics
Assessment Type 1: Design Implementation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 12-13
Weighting: 20%
Developing the required hands on competency relating to a chosen engineering field. The activities emphasis on competency skills development that are translatable across other engineering domains. E.g. Technical drawing skill is an underpinning skill in both mechanical and civil engineering design communication.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Engagment of scheduled activties which includes workshop attendence, mentorship program etc. More information will be provided on iLearn.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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This is very similar to 20S1 ENGG1000. With the only difference in assessment weighting and delivery modes.
The workshop may be in the form or physical workshop and/or online Zoom sessions. More information on iLearn