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ENGG300 – Engineering Project Practices
2013 – S2 Day
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Eryk Dutkiewicz
Contact via eryk.dutkiewicz@mq.edu.au
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(39cp including ENGG200(P)) and (admission to BE or BEBA or BEBBA or BEBCom or BEBSc)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit develops skills required for professional practice in engineering, particularly self-learning, collaborative problem solving, and communication. The vehicles for skills development include a research project, written report and oral presentation.
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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:
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Demonstrate competency in the use of documentation-related software to produce engineering documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
- Ability to analyse, build and measure simple simulations or models of more complex engineering systems.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements Document | 15% | Week 5 |
| Project Proposal Document | 15% | Week 8 |
| Design Document | 20% | Week 10 |
| Oral Report | 5% | Weeks 12 and 13 |
| Final Report | 30% | Week 13 |
| Notebook | 5% | Each mixed session |
| Mixed Assignments | 10% | Monday after Mixed Session |
Requirements Document
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 15%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Demonstrate competency in the use of documentation-related software to produce engineering documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
Project Proposal Document
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 15%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Demonstrate competency in the use of documentation-related software to produce engineering documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
Design Document
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 20%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Demonstrate competency in the use of documentation-related software to produce engineering documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
Oral Report
Due: Weeks 12 and 13
Weighting: 5%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
Final Report
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 30%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Demonstrate competency in the use of documentation-related software to produce engineering documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
- Ability to analyse, build and measure simple simulations or models of more complex engineering systems.
Notebook
Due: Each mixed session
Weighting: 5%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
Mixed Assignments
Due: Monday after Mixed Session
Weighting: 10%
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Demonstrate competency in the use of documentation-related software to produce engineering documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Ability to analyse, build and measure simple simulations or models of more complex engineering systems.
Delivery and Resources
There will be a number of pre-recorded lectures available on iLearn. The lectures will be made available in each week according to the topics that are to be covered in the corresponding week.
Notes (including tutorial questions) for mixed sessions will be available in the iLearn online system for download.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/special_consideration/policy.html
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Late Reports
Late reports will receive no credit but will still be required to achieve a passing grade. This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved. Wherever possible, these must be arranged with the unit convenor prior to the due date.
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of Academic Student Support Services. Details of these services can be accessed at: http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
UniWISE provides:
- Online learning resources and academic skills workshops http://www.students.mq.edu.au/support/learning_skills/
- Personal assistance with your learning & study related questions.
- The Learning Help Desk is located in the Library foyer (level 2).
- Online and on-campus orientation events run by Mentors@Macquarie.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
Details of these services can be accessed at http://www.student.mq.edu.au/ses/.
IT Help
If you wish to receive IT help, we would be glad to assist you at http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the university's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students and it outlines what can be done.
Graduate Capabilities
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
- Ability to analyse, build and measure simple simulations or models of more complex engineering systems.
Assessment tasks
- Requirements Document
- Project Proposal Document
- Design Document
- Final Report
- Mixed Assignments
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Demonstrate competency in the use of documentation-related software to produce engineering documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
- Ability to analyse, build and measure simple simulations or models of more complex engineering systems.
Assessment tasks
- Requirements Document
- Project Proposal Document
- Design Document
- Oral Report
- Final Report
- Notebook
- Mixed Assignments
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate competency in the use of documentation-related software to produce engineering documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
- Ability to analyse, build and measure simple simulations or models of more complex engineering systems.
Assessment tasks
- Requirements Document
- Project Proposal Document
- Design Document
- Final Report
- Mixed Assignments
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
- Ability to analyse, build and measure simple simulations or models of more complex engineering systems.
Assessment tasks
- Design Document
- Final Report
- Mixed Assignments
Creative and Innovative
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
- Ability to analyse, build and measure simple simulations or models of more complex engineering systems.
Assessment tasks
- Design Document
- Final Report
- Mixed Assignments
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Working knowledge of the engineering process and the associated documents.
- Demonstrate competency in the use of documentation-related software to produce engineering documents.
- Practical use of standard engineering work products for communication and documentation of the engineering process.
- Experience in executing a complete, professional engineering process as an individual within an engineering team.
Assessment tasks
- Requirements Document
- Project Proposal Document
- Design Document
- Oral Report
- Final Report
- Notebook
- Mixed Assignments