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Unit of Study ENG40005 - Engineering Capstone Project (2018)

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Unit description

Develops students’ capability to undertake a full scale engineering project. This Capstone Project unit represents the culmination of the Civil Engineering degree, integrating the knowledge and skills gained throughout the course, including engineering principles, planning and design, communication, teamwork and management. The unit will also see the students finalising their ePortfolios by writing statements of competency to address the 16 Stage 1 Engineers Australia Competencies. Skills in writing resumes and addressing selection criteria will also be developed.

Unit content

Formal content for this unit will include the following topics:

  • Major project formulation, planning and execution
  • Report writing
  • Writing statements of competency
  • Interview skills
  • Writing a resume and addressing selection criteria

These will be integrated throughout this project-based unit.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 2 Session 2

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 apply systematic processes to formulate, design and manage the undertaking of a major engineering project
2 formulate an overall plan of attack including alternative conceptual solutions and methods to critically evaluate them and then perform the design calculations and integration necessary to deliver the project outcome
3 demonstrate awareness of the professional and ethical responsibilities in producing the required design outcome
4 collate the results and present clearly and effectively the proposed solution, conclusions and/or recommendations in both written and oral formats
5 demonstrate the attainment of the 16 Stage 1 Engineers Australia Competencies through a written report.

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

  1. apply systematic processes to formulate, design and manage the undertaking of a major engineering project
    • GA4:
  2. formulate an overall plan of attack including alternative conceptual solutions and methods to critically evaluate them and then perform the design calculations and integration necessary to deliver the project outcome
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. demonstrate awareness of the professional and ethical responsibilities in producing the required design outcome
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  4. collate the results and present clearly and effectively the proposed solution, conclusions and/or recommendations in both written and oral formats
    • GA4:
  5. demonstrate the attainment of the 16 Stage 1 Engineers Australia Competencies through a written report.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.