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| Type | Hrs/Week | Sessions/Week | Description | |||
| Independent Study | 6 hrs | Students will need to engage in a significant amount of independent study to absorb the material and develop the necessary skills | ||||
| Lecture | 2 hrs | 2/wk for 13 weeks. | Lectures introduce students to key concepts, skills and practices. The lectures are provided by a range of lecturers across the faculty with expertise in the particular aspects. | |||
| Presentation | 4 hrs | 2/wk for 1 weeks. | Students are required to make a team presentation about their project. | |||
| Research | 3 hrs | 1/wk for 13 weeks. | A central feature of the UoS is a team-based design and build engineering project running throughout the semester, which will require extensive independent research and application of the skills outlined in lectures and tutorials. | |||
| Tutorial | 2 hrs | 2/wk for 13 weeks. | The tutorials are designed to amplify the concepts presented in the lectures, and to provide demonstration exercises to support each key concept or skill. |
| Type | Proficiency Level | Description | ||||
| Communication | Intermediate | Developing effective communication skills is a central objective of this UoS. Assessed exercises in verbal and written communication, and in preparing a project report directly address communication competences | ||||
| Design and Problem Solving Skills | Intermediate | The design and build project requires the pplication of design and problem- solving skills | ||||
| Information Skills | Advanced-Intermediate | Special attention is paid to developing information literacy through an on-line library tutorial, followed by a self-administered quiz. These skills are drawn by all other assignments | ||||
| Professional Practice | Intermediate | Professional practice is the central focus of this UoS. Specific components include leadership, design and problem-solving, ethical challenges, environmental sustainability, occupational health and safety and professional liability. | ||||
| Teamwork and Project Management | Intermediate | The design and build project requires the application of substantial skills in teamwork and project management. |
| Number | Description | GA Type | ||||
| 1 | Ability to identify professional issues relevant to a contemporary engineering challenge and appropriate responses. | Professional Practice | ||||
| 2 | Ability to present and discuss engineering issues and concepts in a range of writing formats, including essay and journal article. | Communication | ||||
| 3 | Ability to produce written text at basic academic writing standard with regard to essential language features of structure, style, grammar, presentation. | Communication | ||||
| 4 | Ability to speak to a live audience as part of a group presentation. | Communication | ||||
| 5 | Ability undertake a simple design and build project in a competitive team-based environment. | Design and Problem Solving Skills | ||||
| 6 | Ability to undertake shared review and reporting of team performance. | Teamwork and Project Management |
| Number | Description | Type | Weight | Target Learning Outcome | Week Due | Teamwork |
| 1 | Assessment of student ability to address a contemporary professional engineering challenge and communication skills | Quiz | 10 | 1 2 | Week 2 | no |
| 2 | Individual assessment that assesses cognitive, logic and written communication skills. | Essay | 15 | 1 2 | Week 4 | no |
| 3 | Group project presentation designed to assess cognitive, teamwork, time management and verbal communication skills. | Presentation/Seminar | 15 | 2 3 4 | Week 7 | yes |
| 4 | Preparation of an article for an engineering magazine on a contemporary professional engineering issue | Report | 15 | 2 4 | Week 10 | no |
| 5 | Designed to assess leadership, teamwork, problem solving, creativity, project management and design skills. Assessment based on team performance in competition, and individual report. | Report | 20 | 2 3 4 5 | Week 13 | yes |
| 6 | Performance in a competitive project | Project | 15 | 2 5 | Week 13 | yes |
| 7 | Participation and attendance in all tutorials and team activities. | Participation | 10 | 1 3 5 | Continuous | no |
| Grades or Grading System | Description |
| Standards Based Assessment | Grades in this unit are awarded at levels of HD (High Distinction), D (Distinction), CR (Credit), P (Pass) and F (Fail) as defined by Academic Board Resolutions: Assessment and Examination of Coursework. Details of Academic Board Resolutions are available on the University's Policy website at http://www.usyd.edu.au/ab/policies/Assess_Exam_Coursework.pdf. Standards for grades in individual assessment tasks and the summative method for obtaining a final mark in the unit will be set out in a marking guide supplied by the unit coordinator |
| Semester Week | Topics Covered |
| Week 1 | Topic 1: Introduction Topic 2: Engineers in the Global Knowledge Economy |
| Week 2 | Topic 1: Technical Writing Skills Topic 2: Technical Writing Skills |
| Week 3 | Topic 1: Teamwork Topic 2: Professional Engineering test |
| Week 4 | Topic 1: Project Management Topic 2: Engineering Economics |
| Week 5 | Topic 1: Overview of project Topic 2: Project technical information |
| Week 6 | Topic 1: Design and problem solving Topic 2: Presentation skills |
| Week 7 | Topic 1: Project presentation Topic 2: Project presentation |
| Week 8 | Topic 1: Leadership Topic 2: Engineering Careers |
| Week 9 | Topic 1: Engineering industry Topic 2: Engineering profession |
| Week 10 | Topic 1: Engineering ethics Topi c 2: Environmental sustainability |
| Week 11 | Topic 1: Professional Liability Topic 2: Occupational Health & Safety |
| Week 12 | Topic 1: Engineers andclimate change Topic 2: Briefing on the contest |
| Week 13 | Topic 1: Contest heats Topic 2: Contest finals |
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