Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor Rex Di Bona rex.dibona@mq.edu.au Contact via Private Message on iLearn Level 1, 50 Waterloo Road Wed 11-12 am
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:

ULO1: Work productively in teams of professional engineers.
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, a critique of 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 professional and self reflective practice.

General Assessment Information

Grading and passing requirements for unit

In order to pass this unit, a student must submit a response for all assessment tasks, and 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

Starting from 2nd year and onwards, all SPINE units will be applying a professional hurdle requirement widely known as “Fitness to Practice”. According to the policy, fitness to practice is deemed as exhibiting behaviours that demonstrate professional competence, acceptable professional behaviour, freedom from an impairment, and compliance with program-specific requirements needed for a student to practice properly and safely throughout their Practical, Clinical or Professional program or unit. Failure to demonstrate these qualities will result in students being at risk of not progressing in the professional engineering program regardless of their marks and grades within individual units. Please refer to the University policy for further details.

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. 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.

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: Progress Report, Final report (Note, that as these are group reports the penalty will apply to the entire group), Reflection writing.

Assessments where Late Submissions will NOT be accepted: 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 assessments are required to be submitted through the assessment submission portal on iLearn.

Special Consideration

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 Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Fitness to Practice Hurdle	0%	Yes	Continuous
In session quizzes	30%	No	Multiple Weeks
Progress Report	15%	No	Week 6
Final report	30%	No	Week 13
Portfolio	10%	No	Week 13
Engineering presentation	15%	No	Week 13

Fitness to Practice Hurdle

Assessment Type ¹: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task ²: 0 hours
Due: Continuous
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.