Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

Developing a professional outlook including an understanding of professional identity and the key practises of your profession is essential as an engineer. Employers of graduates from every professional engineering discipline expect you to be competent not only in the conceptual and technical knowledge of your field but also in professional capabilities of effective communications, information literacy and teamwork.

ENB100 is your first exposure to these professional skills and is presented in your first semester as it forms an intrinsic foundation for all your studies and throughout your professional career. Principles of sustainability are fundamental to all engineering practices and forms the context for development of your professional skills.

Aims

The unit aims to develop your professional skills and capabilities at an introductory level in the context of sustainable engineering.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit you should be able to demonstrate the following abilities at a beginning professional level:

1. Communicate using a selected range of professional strategies;
2. Gather, process, reflect upon and present information in a relevant and appropriate manner;
3. Describe the central tenets of sustainable engineering and how these apply in the in the development of engineering solutions;
4. Apply the practice of critical thinking, problem solving and reflection about sustainability to a realistic challenge or scenario;
5. Participate effectively as an individual and as a collaborative team member throughout the phases of set learning challenges;
6. Identify safe and healthy work practices required at university and gain certification for laboratory/practical work;
7. Awareness of cultural diversity and appreciation of the importance of ethical practice in the broad context of the engineering profession.

Content

In the unit, you will be introduced to important areas of professional and academic skills development in the context of sustainable development. You will be exposed to many challenging, non-technical skills including; information literacy, communication techniques, cultural diversity and ethical considerations, sustainable practices, safety systems and group development abilities. In each of these areas, you will be provided with thought provoking materials to question your underlying assumptions while challenging you to develop sustainable practices to real world problems.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Teaching Mode:
Hours per week: 3
Lecture: 1 hr
Tutorial: 2 hrs

Material in this unit will be presented in lectures, hands-on tutorials and through independent learning projects which are undertaken in teams in and outside of normal class time. As a group, you will participate in a learning team which will support and assist your learning, providing a support network.

• Some tasks will be open ended requiring you to make choices and set your own goals.


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  Some tasks may be directed while others will focus on problem based learning strategies.


• Some tasks will require critical thinking, professional reflection and debate.

Assessment

Assessment
You'll be required to complete two types of assessment:
1. One formative piece which carries no marks but provides information on essential health and safety requirements (compulsory and you will receive a certificate when completed).
2. Three graded assessments (quiz, group project report, including a series of progress reports and an oral presentation.)

Formative Assessment:
Assessment item: Compulsory on-line General Health and Safety Induction.
Description: This is a compulsory online induction and quiz that you must successfully complete by the end of week 2. You will obtain a certificate to demonstrate that you can work safely in laboratories/workshops while at QUT.
Weighting: Nil.
Relates to Learning Outcomes: 1.
Internal or external: Internal.
Group or Individual: Individual
Due Date: Week 2.Due to the importance of this unit in relation to the rest of your studies at QUT, you will receive extensive feedback throughout the semester. In tutorials for the project activities, you will receive oral and written feedback from tutors and peers throughout the unit.

Assessment name: Skills Quiz
Description: Quiz on initial concepts/skills covered in first 3 weeks for early feedback.
Relates to objectives: 2 and 3.
Weight: 20%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Week 4

Assessment name: Group Project Report
Description: A group report, including a series of progress reports addressing a real world challenge in sustainable engineering.
Group (40%) and Individual (20%)
Relates to objectives: 1 - 7.
Weight: 60%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group
Due date: Week 12

Assessment name: Presentation (Oral Group)
Description: This presentation represents the culmination of your studies within this unit. Your team will present its report to the entire tutorial class and will be marked on your content and communication skills.
Relates to objectives: 1 - 7
Weight: 20%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group
Due date: Week 13

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Required texts:
Required text: "Engineering your Future" by Dowling, Carew and Hadgraft, John Wiley and Sons

Risk assessment statement

You must complete a General health and Safety Induction online and observe the instruction at all times. There are no other out of the ordinary risks.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 20-Feb-2013