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Lismore Session 2 Session 2

Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Introductory

Former School/College

Former School of Environment, Science and Engineering

Unit aim

Introduces students to the development of a realistic project related to humanitarian engineering. Students will be exposed to the process of working in a team, when it is beneficial and why working as an individual also contributes to expeditious and efficient achievement of the design outcome. Experience in report writing and formal presentation of results will also be gained. A supported problem based learning strategy is used to develop skills in problem identification, concept formulation, critical and contextual thinking, evaluation and clear communication.

Unit content

Topic 1: What is problem based learning?
Topic 2: Working in teams
Topic 3: Finding and evaluating literature
Topic 4: Identifying and evaluating engineering risk
Topic 5: Engineering decision making
Topic 6: Engineering drawings and sketches
Topic 7: Quality control
Topic 8: Writing in the discipline and constructing an effective written report
Topic 9: Techniques for preparing presentations to describe proposed solutions clearly and succinctly

Learning outcomes

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.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 use the engineering design process to develop solutions to solve humanitarian engineering problems
2 demonstrate an ability to 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 use both written and oral formats to 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
6 convey engineering solutions through engineering sketches.

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

  1. use the engineering design process to develop solutions to solve humanitarian engineering problems
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
  2. demonstrate an ability to 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
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  3. use both written and oral formats to reflect on and explain ideas, concepts and processes to targeted audiences
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  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:
    • GA6:
  6. convey engineering solutions through engineering sketches.
    • GA2:
    • GA6:

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.