Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Simon Clark
Contact via email
50 Waterloo Road
Appointment via email
Convenor
Nicholas Tse
Contact via email
50 Waterloo Road
Appointment via email
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ENGG1000
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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 2nd SPINE unit aimed to develop professional, transferable and employability skills. The unit consists of a series of online modules, electoral and project-based learning activities. This unit introduces engineering challenges that demand the students to apply fundamental knowledge in resolving ill-defined engineering problems. Students will be exposed to a team-based working environment that is representative of any working engineering groups. Through project-based learning and scaffolded activities, students will develop the competencies and transferable skills required to tackle more advance and domain-specific engineering problems. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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 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.
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 5% 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.
Your assessments are a key element in your learning process. Find out about the types of assessments you may need to complete at Macquarie.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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A0. Participation | 0% | Yes | Weeks 1-13 |
A1. Professional development | 15% | No | W1, W12 |
A2. Technical Writting | 15% | No | W8 |
A3. Periodic Quizzes | 20% | No | W1,W2,W3,W8,W9,W10 |
A4. Project | 45% | No | W7, W12, W13 |
A5. Reflection | 5% | No | W6, W11 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Weeks 1-13
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Hurdle requirement, Students need to demonstrate satisfactory participation and contribution in workshop activities across session.
Assessment Type 1: Portfolio
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: W1, W12
Weighting: 15%
Professional development and portfolio managing. As a part of the development of professional identity and personal development, students are required to participate in a range of professional development activities which may include attending seminars by industry experts or demonstrate contribution towards student society.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: W8
Weighting: 15%
Students will be required to collect data and present technical data and experimental design in a technical report.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2.5 hours
Due: W1,W2,W3,W8,W9,W10
Weighting: 20%
Ongoing fortnightly online quizzes on podcast related topics and materials from designated study texts.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: W7, W12, W13
Weighting: 45%
A small team-based project. Students are required to apply strategies learnt in this unit and apply hands on skills when required to work in a team-based engineering challenge. Students will have weekly deliverables and project milestones and will be required to present at the end of the project.
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: W6, W11
Weighting: 5%
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.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Refer to ilearn for week to week details.
SGTA | University Events | Topics | Personal Brand Development (in LinkedIn) complete before SGTA | Professional Meetings | Assessments | ||
Student activities to be completed prior to workshop | Workshop Activities | ||||||
W1 | 29-Jul | Personal and Professional Development | Create or update your LinkedIn profile. | Complete PPD Quiz. Set up LinkedIn Learning and Miro. Practice using Miro. Complete DISC analysis. | Meet and Greet your team, Meet tutors, Discuss your DISC results. Start work on Team Charter using Miro. Agree roles for each week including Chair, Minute Taker and Presenter. Send a professional EMAIL to your tutor. Upload LinkedIn screenshots. | PPD Quiz and LinkedIn screenshots. | |
W2 | 5-Aug | Last enrol date 7th August | Project Management | Grow your network, join a group, follow someone you admire. | Complete PM Quiz. Map your DISC results onto Belbin's team roles. Use Miro to complete your Team Charter, study project brief, develop time line and assign ownership to tasks. | One team member presents Team Charter to Tutor Group. Tutor selects one team to present to Posse. Tutors provide feedback on professional EMAILs. Team Reflection on process of formulating your Team Charter. Discuss RGM brief. Complete development of detailed project plan including task ownership. Email copy of minutes including reflection and project plan to your Tutor. | PM Quiz. |
W3 | 12-Aug | Ideation and Engineering Design | Complete a LinkedIn Learning course on Brainstorming | Complete ED Quiz. Use Miro to brainstorm a theme for your RGM. | One team member presents RGM theme ideas to Tutor Group. Tutor selects one team to present to Posse. Tutor provides feedback on project plan and minutes. Team reflection on Brainstorming. Discuss project risks. Update project plan in lightof this analysis. Email copy of minutes including reflection to your Tutor. | ED Quiz. | |
W4 | 19-Aug | EDP: Problem Definition | Complete a LinkedIn Learning course on Agile Project Management. | Complete Problem Definition. | One team member presets problem definition results to Tutor Group. Tutor selects one team to present to Posse. Tutor provides feedback on team minutes. Team reflection on effectiveness of your teamworking. Start work on preliminary design. Email copy of minutes including reflection to your Tutor. | ||
W5 | 26-Aug | EDP: Conceptual Design | Grow your network, reach out to your team mates. | Use Brainstorming to ideate. Complete Conceptual Design. | One team member presets RGM conceptual design to Tutor Group. Tutor selects one team to present to Posse. Tutor provides feedback on group minutes. Team reflection on Online Working. Start work on preliminary design. Email copy of minutes including reflection to your Tutor. | ||
W6 | 2-Sep | EDP: Preliminary Design | Follow relevant institutions and companies. | Complete Preliminary Design. Complete Risk Assesment. Plan your Week 7 team presentation. | One team member presets RGM Preliminary Design to Tutor Group. Tutor selects one team to present to Posse. Tutor provides feedback on group minutes. Team discusses risk assesment with tutor. Complete SparkPlus assesment. Team reflection on the effectiveness of your presentations so far. Determine tasks and assign ownership for preparation of Week 7 presentation. Email copy of minutes including reflection to your Tutor. | Personal Reflection 1. | |
W7 | 9-Sep | EDP: Detailed Design | Get ten more contacts. | Complete Detailed Design. Practice team presentation. | Team Presentation 1: RGM Detailed Design. Students complete self and peer assesment forms. | ||
16-Sep | Session Break | Build RGM components | |||||
23-Sep | Session Break | Test RGM components | |||||
W8 | 30-Sep | Last withdrawal without fail 28th September | Analysis | Complete all sections of your LinkedIn profile (check against rubric). | Complete Analysis Quiz. Determine initial RGM reliability. | One team member presents initial reliability assesment to Tutor Group. One team selected to present to Posse. Tutor provides feedback on minutes and Presentation 1. Team reflection on Presentation 1. Plan reliability improvemet strategy. Determine priority list for component optimisation. Set target reliabilities. Email copy of minutes including reflection to your Tutor. | Technical Writing Challenge and Analysis Quiz. |
W9 | 7-Oct | Social Responsibility | Complete a LinkedIn Learning course on Corporate Social Responsibility. | Complete SR Quiz. Use critical thinking to review strategy to improve RMG reliability | One team member presents methodologies employed to improve reliability to Tutor Group. One team per TG selected to present to Posse. Tutor provides feedback on group minutes. Team reflection on your use of critical thinking. Update plan how to achieve RGM reliability targets. Email copy of minutes including reflection to your Tutor. | SR Quiz. | |
W10 | 14-Oct | Communication and Failure Analysis | Complete a LinkedIn Learning course on presentation skills. | Complete Comm. Quiz. Determine final RGM reliability. | One team member presents final reliability analysis to Tutor Group. One team per TG selected to present to Posse. Tutor provides feedback on group minutes. team reflection on your team communication during optimization process. Plan your RGM video. Assign roles and responsibilities. Email copy of minutes including reflection to your Tutor. | Comm. Quiz. | |
W11 | 21-Oct | Systems thinking. Sustainability. Being a professional Engineer. | Update your sustainability credentials. | Record component videos. | Share your best RGM component video with Tutor Group. Tutor selects one team for presentation to Posse. Tutor provides feedback on group minutes. Team reflection on video making process. Plan presentation. Email copy of minutes including reflection to your Tutor. | Personal Reflection 2. | |
W12 | 28-Oct | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Endorse your teammates in LinkedIn. | Complete final video and Develop Team Presentation | Share your final RGM video with Tutor Group. Tutor selsects one team to present to whole class. Tutor provides feedback on group minutes. Complete SparkPlus assesment. Complete LEU. Upload final LinkedIn screenshots. Upload final video. Email copy of minutes to your Tutor. | Video and LinkedIn screenshots. | |
W13 | 4-Nov | Final Presentation | Practice Team Presentation | Team Presentation 2: Engineering Design Process | Presentation. |
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Type |
Description |
Unit Learning Outcomes |
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL BASE |
1.1 Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. |
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1.2 Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and Electronic and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline. |
ULO4 |
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1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline |
ULO4 |
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1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. |
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1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. |
ULO4 |
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1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. |
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ENGINEERING APPLICATION ABILITY |
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving. |
ULO1 |
2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. |
ULO1 |
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2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes |
ULO1, ULO4 |
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2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. |
ULO1 |
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PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES |
3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability. |
ULO5 |
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. |
ULO1, ULO2 |
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3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour. |
ULO5 |
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3.4 Professional use and management of information. |
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3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. |
ULO5 |
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3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership |
ULO3 |
Unit information based on version 2022.06 of the Handbook