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Unit of Study ENG93000 - Engineering Management for a Sustainable Future (2018)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be 3 by 2 day compulsory onsite workshop for all students that will be held on the Gold Coat campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.


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 critically evaluate social, environmental and economic aspects of sustainability when planning engineering projects
2 apply engineering management and decision-making processes for managing sustainability outcomes from infrastructure and engineering technology
3 identify, evaluate and recommend emerging technology for improving sustainability outcomes of engineering systems
4 formulate and integrate sustainability practices into engineering projects of today and the future
5 apply analytical/software tools to support the management of sustainability outcomes from infrastructure and engineering technology.

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

  1. critically evaluate social, environmental and economic aspects of sustainability when planning engineering projects
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
  2. apply engineering management and decision-making processes for managing sustainability outcomes from infrastructure and engineering technology
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  3. identify, evaluate and recommend emerging technology for improving sustainability outcomes of engineering systems
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. formulate and integrate sustainability practices into engineering projects of today and the future
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  5. apply analytical/software tools to support the management of sustainability outcomes from infrastructure and engineering technology.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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