Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor June Ho june.ho@mq.edu.au Contact via Via-email School of Engineering, 50 Waterloo Road Fridays 11am-12pm, 50 Waterloo Road
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites Admission to MEngElecEng or MEngEnvSafetyEng or MEngMechEng or MEngNetTeleEng or MEngMgt
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 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 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:

ULO1: Work productively in teams of professional engineers and objectively evaluate the performance of the team and of your individual peers.
ULO2: Effectively and professionally communicate engineering concepts in multiple modes to a range of audiences.
ULO3: Develop and deliver a professional engineering report, detailing the problem to be solved, the proposed problem solution, and critically evaluate the solution and the reasons why the solution was chosen or recommended.
ULO4: Examine and reflect on the socio-technical and other contexts in which engineering is practiced.
ULO5: Exercise advanced 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).

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

Hurdle Requirements

The final report is a hurdle requirement. A grade of 50 or more in the final report is a condition of passing this unit.

Late submission

Online quizzes, in-class activities, or scheduled tests and exam must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide. Should these activities be missed due to illness or misadventure, students may apply for Special Consideration.

All other assessments must be submitted by 5:00 pm on their due date.

Should these assessments be missed due to illness or misadventure, students should apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments not submitted by the due date will receive a mark of zero.

Resubmission

Resubmissions are only allowed until the due date.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
In session quizzes	30%	No	Week 2,8,10,12
Progress Report	15%	No	Week 6
Portfolio	10%	No	Week 13
Peer evaluation	5%	No	Week 13
Engineering Presentation	10%	No	Week 13
Final Report	30%	Yes	Week 13

In session quizzes

Assessment Type ¹: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task ²: 14 hours
Due: Week 2,8,10,12
Weighting: 30%

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