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ENGG100 – Introduction to Engineering
2019 – S2 Day
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Barry McDonald
Contact via +61 2 9850 4705
Level 1, 50 Waterloo Road
by appointment
Convenor
Nicholas Tse
Contact via +61 2 9850 9075
Level 1, 50 Waterloo Road
by appointment
Co-convenor
Candace Lang
Contact via +61 2 9850 9149
Level 1, 50 Waterloo Road
by appointment
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Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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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 consists of briefings, workshop sessions, self-study, team work and other activities centred around a set of projects. Students learn about the process of engineering including solving ill-defined problems, constrained design and product development, by working in teams on a set of projects. The unit gives students an opportunity to develop and practice professional skills including written and oral communication.
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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:
- Students will be able to apply structured problem solving and design processes at an introductory level.
- Students will be able to recognise and enumerate the constraints on an engineering project.
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will be able to identify differences between engineering disciplines and will be aware of the purpose of Engineers Australia.
- Students will demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
General Assessment Information
Student Responsibilities
Students are expected to be familiar with University policy and procedures and act in accordance with University policy and procedures.
It is the responsibility of the student to retain a copy of any work submitted. Students must produce these documents upon request. Copies should be retained until the end of the grade appeal period each term.
Each student is expected to perform the required due diligence for their assessment grades; and upon finding any errors, notify a tutor and rectify these as soon as possible.
In order to pass this unit, students must achieve an overall passing grade of 50%, including satisfactory performance in both the hurdle assessments.
You must attend and participate in at least 10 of the 12 weekly workshop sessions to pass this unit. Please contact your tutor as soon as possible if you have difficulty attending and participating in any workshop. If there are circumstances that mean you miss a class, you can apply for Special Consideration https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
All class activities are to be dated and documented in a bound A4 book. Any student who misses 20 mins of a workshop will be deemed absent for that workshop.
Notifications
Formal notification of assessment tasks, grading rubrics and due dates will be posted on iLearn. Although all reasonable measures are taken to ensure the information is accurate, the University reserves the right to make changes without notice. Each student is responsible for checking iLearn for changes and updates.
Assignments
Assignments (Assessment Tasks 3,4,5,6) will be posted on iLearn at least two weeks before their submission date.
All assignments must be submitted electronically through iLearn (in pdf format). Submissions are expected to be typed in a logical layout and sequence. Markers WILL NOT grade poorly organized or illegible scans or drafts. The workload of this unit includes preparation of final copies and clear diagrams.
Resubmissions will be permitted up to due date.
Late submissions or absence from workshops/laboratories will not be accepted without prior arrangement, usually occurring before the disruption. Extenuating circumstances will be considered upon lodgement of a formal notice of special consideration.
Late assignment submissions will incur a 20% reduction in marks per day.
If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled by the faculty during a supplementary exam period, typically about 3 to 4 weeks after the normal exam period. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.
Hurdle Requirements
The final examination is a hurdle requirement. A grade of 50% or more in the final examination is a condition of passing this unit. If you are given a second opportunity to sit the final examination as a result of failing to meet the minimum mark required, you will be offered that chance during the supplementary examination period and will be notified of the exact day and time after the publication of final results for the unit. The second attempt at a hurdle assessment is graded as pass fail. The maximum grade for a second attempt is the hurdle threshold grade.
Participation in workshop sessions is a hurdle requirement. Students are required to attend at least 10/12 workshop sessions to pass this unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Participation and engagement | 0% | Yes | Weekly |
| Online Lecture Breifing Quiz | 10% | No | Fortnightly |
| Library research report | 8% | No | Week 5 |
| Group Project 1 | 18% | No | Week 7 |
| Laboratory Report | 12% | No | Week 10 |
| Group Project 2 | 22% | No | Week 13 |
| Final examination | 30% | Yes | Nov TBA |
Participation and engagement
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students are expected to actively participate in all workshops. Attendance without participation to activities is not considered as satisfactory. Students must attend and participate in at least 10 of the 13 weekly Workshop sessions to pass this unit. This is a hurdle requirement of passing this Unit.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Online Lecture Breifing Quiz
Due: Fortnightly
Weighting: 10%
This is a fortnighly online quiz on lecture materials presented. Students are expected to be familar with topics presented via the online lecture breifing and definitions of terms relevant to the course. The test will be conducted forte nightly online. Refer to iLearn for more details on online completion, due date and assessment..
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Library research report
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 8%
Students are expected to research and discuss a nominated the engineering project and its societal impact. Students may use this activity to further develop interests in the engineering discipline of their choice.
Refer to iLearn for more details on online submission, due date and assessment.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will be able to identify differences between engineering disciplines and will be aware of the purpose of Engineers Australia.
- Students will demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Group Project 1
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 18%
Group Project 1 Assessment marks include: • Weekly group submission • Group attendance and engagement • Final group presentation All marks will be moderated by a peer assessment process.
Refer to iLearn for more details on online submission, due date and assessment.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Students will be able to apply structured problem solving and design processes at an introductory level.
- Students will be able to recognise and enumerate the constraints on an engineering project.
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Laboratory Report
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 12%
A professional technical report will be prepared by each student, on an engineering experiment such as mechanical tensile testing. Students will be provided with experimental data collected from a laboratory demonstration; and will use a standard template.
Refer to iLearn for more details on online submission, due date and assessment..
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Group Project 2
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 22%
Group Project 2 Assessment marks include: • Weekly group submission • Group attendance • Final group report • Final group presentation All marks will be moderated by a peer assessment process.
Refer to iLearn for more details on online submission, due date and assessment.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Students will be able to apply structured problem solving and design processes at an introductory level.
- Students will be able to recognise and enumerate the constraints on an engineering project.
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Final examination
Due: Nov TBA
Weighting: 30%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Final examination, 3 hours duration, will test all learning outcomes.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Students will be able to apply structured problem solving and design processes at an introductory level.
- Students will be able to recognise and enumerate the constraints on an engineering project.
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will be able to identify differences between engineering disciplines and will be aware of the purpose of Engineers Australia.
- Students will demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Delivery and Resources
Access information on this unit on iLearn at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/
Some resources to start with:
Useful books Engineering Your Future: An Australasian Guide; Dowling, Carew, Hadgraft; John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.; 2nd Ed (2013).
To Engineer is Human, Henry Petroski; several publishers and editions starting 1985.
Useful URLs www.engineersaustralia.org.au
Useful videos: Google Scholar This video provides a quick introduction to Google Scholar and how to search it effectively. It also shows how to access it to ensure you link to full-text material which Macquarie University Library already subscribes to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI5ixQmCXDU&feature=youtu.be How to find a government report This short video provides you with tips and tricks for finding government reports easily using Google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vqS4P_Q2z8 Acknowledging the words and ideas of others This video introduces referencing the ideas and works of others, copyright and creative commons licencing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXlo98z_yFs
Unit Schedule
Refer to iLearn and lecture notes for the unit schedule.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
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
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
If you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Graduate Capabilities
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
- Students will demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Assessment tasks
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
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
- Students will be able to apply structured problem solving and design processes at an introductory level.
- Students will be able to recognise and enumerate the constraints on an engineering project.
- Students will be able to identify differences between engineering disciplines and will be aware of the purpose of Engineers Australia.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Assessment tasks
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Assessment tasks
- Participation and engagement
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
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
- Students will be able to apply structured problem solving and design processes at an introductory level.
- Students will be able to recognise and enumerate the constraints on an engineering project.
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will be able to identify differences between engineering disciplines and will be aware of the purpose of Engineers Australia.
Assessment tasks
- Online Lecture Breifing Quiz
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
- Final examination
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
- Students will be able to recognise and enumerate the constraints on an engineering project.
- Students will demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Assessment tasks
- Library research report
- Group Project 1
- Laboratory Report
- Group Project 2
- Final examination
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 outcome
- Students will be able to apply structured problem solving and design processes at an introductory level.
Assessment tasks
- Library research report
- Group Project 1
- Laboratory Report
- Group Project 2
- Final examination
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 outcome
- Students will demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills.
Assessment tasks
- Library research report
- Group Project 1
- Laboratory Report
- Group Project 2
- Final examination
Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens
As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will be able to identify differences between engineering disciplines and will be aware of the purpose of Engineers Australia.
- Students will be able to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in their learning process.
Assessment tasks
- Online Lecture Breifing Quiz
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
- Final examination
Socially and Environmentally Active and Responsible
We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active participants in moving society towards sustainability.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Students will be able to follow regulatory standards and policies, including codes of ethics, health and safety.
- Students will be able to identify differences between engineering disciplines and will be aware of the purpose of Engineers Australia.
Assessment tasks
- Group Project 1
- Group Project 2
Changes from Previous Offering
Some changes since implemented based on students' feedback includes,
Directed Q/A mentoring sessions with academics to introduce the academic staff from the School to the Students. The intention is to provide an environment for students to connect with academic staff on one-to-one bases. The range of mentorship provided by the academics will be dependent upon the academics themselves. However, all students are expected to take part in this semester-long activity.
Video lecture briefings; students are expected to complete viewing the online video briefing PRIOR to the workshop activity. In order for the workshops to be beneficial to the students learning, students must be prepared with that week's content. Viewing the video briefings and taking charge in ones learning is a predetermining factor for success in University and in their career.
Online briefing quiz: on a fortnighly bases, students will be required to complete a mandatory set of online question on the lecture breifing material presented in the prior two weeks. This is to ensure that students are upto date with the lecture materials and the Unit content as we progress through the unit.
Changes since First Published
| Date | Description |
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| 22/07/2019 | Change of Examination month. |