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 By appointment via email
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

Requirements to Pass this Unit

Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%, and

Achieve at least 50% in the final report.

Hurdle Assessments

In this professional practice unit, students must contribute to the group project and perform the work professionally. The final report is a hurdle requirement. A grade of 50 or more in the final report is a condition of passing this unit.

A continual contribution throughout the project timeline is required for the project assignment. Before the Assessment of the Final Report, students are given feedback on their contribution and performance. If no contribution or bad performance is recorded, students are permitted up to two opportunities for improvement.

Late Assessment Penalties

Penalties only apply to written assessments or recordings that are uploaded onto iLearn. They do NOT apply to weekly quizzes, time-sensitive or timetabled/scheduled assessments.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation 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. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern.

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted

Final Report, Progress Report, Peer Evaluation, Portfolio – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies

Presentation, Quizzes, - NO, unless Special Consideration is Granted

Special Considerations

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

Assessment Activities

Assessment Criteria: rubrics

Submission of Assessments: Turnitin/ iLearn

Marking of Assessments: turn-around times of 1-2 weeks

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Engineering Presentation	10%	No	Week 13
Final Report	30%	Yes	Week 13
Portfolio	10%	No	Week 13
In session quizzes	30%	No	Week 4,7,10
Peer evaluation	5%	No	Week 13
Progress Report	15%	No	Week 5

Engineering Presentation

Assessment Type ¹: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task ²: 15 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%

Each group will provide a presentation of their engineering solution