Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Lecturer Rex Di Bona rex.dibona@mq.edu.au Contact via via email 50 Waterloo Road, Level 1 Friday 3pm-5pm
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites ENGG3000 or ENGG300
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	Unit description In this professional practice capstone unit students will work as teams of consulting engineers to provide an engineering solution to a real societal need or problem, and which addresses a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The teams may be multidisciplinary, as required by the nature of the project, and will source a valuable exposure to an in-depth understanding of the problem, the relevant industry, and the socio-technical and other contexts in which the need or problem arose, and the engineered system or solution required. The teams will be expected to organise, plan, and perform all other tasks associated with good engineering practice, including discussion and reflection around the engineering problem and the engineering process. Individual and collective technical and professional competencies will be demonstrated through the production of a substantial report and presentation for consideration. An appreciation of the various contexts and factors impacting upon engineering practice will be developed.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO2: Effectively and professionally communicate engineering concepts in multiple modes to a range of audiences.
ULO1: Work productively in teams of professional engineers.
ULO4: Examine and reflect on the socio-technical and other contexts in which engineering is practiced.
ULO3: Develop and deliver a professional engineering report, detailing the problem to be solved, the proposed problem solution, a critique of the solution and the reasons why the solution was chosen or recommended.
ULO5: Exercise professional and self reflective practice.

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).

Grades for this unit will be issued as a letter grade (P/CR/D/HD) only, as per Section 2.3 of Schedule 1 of the Assessment Policy.

For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.

This capstone unit has a "Fitness to Practice" 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.

There is a hurdle requirement for the final report. If this report fails the hurdle requirement a second attempt will be provided during the examination period for re-submission of the final report. The maximum grade possible for the second attempt is the hurdle threshold grade.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
In session quizzes	30%	No	Weeks 2, 8, 10 and 12
Engineering presentation	15%	No	Week 13
Progress Report	15%	No	Week 6
Final report	30%	Yes	Week 13
Portfolio	10%	No	Week 13

In session quizzes

Assessment Type ¹: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task ²: 15 hours
Due: Weeks 2, 8, 10 and 12
Weighting: 30%

A series of small quizzes to reflect on the foundation scaffolding learning materials supporting the design of a solution