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Unit of Study ENG10758 - Humanitarian Engineering Project (2020)

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Unit description

Introduces students to the use of engineering materials and technologies in engineering applications, including their application in humanitarian engineering projects. Students will develop logical thinking, professional and communication skills through a design project.

Unit content

  • Introduction to humanitarian engineering

  • Use of engineering materials and technology

  • Finding and evaluating literature

  • Ensuring project sustainability

  • Developing communication skills

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore
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Online
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Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an understanding of the use of engineering materials and technology to develop solutions to solve humanitarian engineering problems
2 demonstrate an ability to apply logical thinking and develop creative, alternative solutions to problems by adapting knowledge and skills considering contextual factors such as social and cultural needs, sustainability, ethical and professional accountability
3 reflect on and explain ideas, concepts and processes to targeted audiences
4 obtain, manage and use information for the purposes of developing knowledge and applying it to engineering projects
5 critically evaluate the benefits and challenges of working as a member of a team.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the use of engineering materials and technology to develop solutions to solve humanitarian engineering problems
    • GA3:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  2. demonstrate an ability to apply logical thinking and develop creative, alternative solutions to problems by adapting knowledge and skills considering contextual factors such as social and cultural needs, sustainability, ethical and professional accountability
    • GA3:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  3. reflect on and explain ideas, concepts and processes to targeted audiences
    • GA5:
  4. obtain, manage and use information for the purposes of developing knowledge and applying it to engineering projects
    • GA5:
  5. critically evaluate the benefits and challenges of working as a member of a team.
    • GA5:

Prescribed learning resources

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