Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Convenor Rex Di Bona rex.dibona@mq.edu.au Contact via Contact via Private message on iLearn 50 Waterloo Road Tue and Wed (at 44WR) Co-Convenor Nicholas Tse nicholas.tse@mq.edu.au Contact via Email appointment 50 Waterloo Road Tue and Wed (at 44WR)
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites ((ENGG2000 or ENGG200) and (ENGG450 or ENGG2050)) or admission to MEngElecEng or MEngEnvSafetyEng or MEngMechEng or MEngNetTeleEng
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
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

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:

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

General Assessment Information

Grading and passing requirements for unit

In order to pass this unit, a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more 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. This includes following the given lab safety requirements and adherence to the COVID safety policy. For further details please refer to the policies and procedures section, specifically the Fitness to Practice Procedure.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

From 1 July 2022, Students enrolled in Session-based units with written assessments will have the following university standard late penalty applied. Please see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments for more information.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 20% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. You should contact your convenor for any anticipated issues that might prevent you from a timely submission of work.

Re-submission for any submitted and/or graded work will not be allowed.

Late submission will require justification via an approved Special Consideration process, if not late penalty procedure will be followed.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Fitness to Practice Hurdle	0%	Yes	Week 13
A1 Online materials	15%	No	Throughout Semester
A2. Reflective writing	10%	No	Week 7 and 13
A3. Portfolio	5%	No	Week 13
A4. Sociotechnical Perspective Essay	10%	No	Week 8
A5. Vertically Integrated Project	60%	No	Week 13

Fitness to Practice Hurdle

Assessment Type ¹: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task ²: 0 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

This non weighted hurdle requires students to demonstrate achievement and compliance with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency. In particular, but not limited to Section 3: Professional and Personal Attributes. This is a "fitness to practice" demonstration task.