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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
School/College
Unit aim
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
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Introduction to humanitarian engineering
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Use of engineering materials and technology
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Finding and evaluating literature
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Ensuring project sustainability
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Developing communication skills
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.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | demonstrate an understanding of the use of engineering materials and technology to develop solutions to solve humanitarian engineering problems | Ethical practice | Lifelong learning | Cultural competence | ||||
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 | Ethical practice | Lifelong learning | Cultural competence | ||||
3 | reflect on and explain ideas, concepts and processes to targeted audiences | Lifelong learning | ||||||
4 | obtain, manage and use information for the purposes of developing knowledge and applying it to engineering projects | Lifelong learning | ||||||
5 | critically evaluate the benefits and challenges of working as a member of a team. | Lifelong learning |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the use of engineering materials and technology to
develop solutions to solve humanitarian engineering problems
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA7: Cultural competence
- 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: Ethical practice
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA7: Cultural competence
- reflect on and explain ideas, concepts and processes to targeted audiences
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- obtain, manage and use information for the purposes of developing knowledge and applying
it to engineering projects
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- critically evaluate the benefits and challenges of working as a member of a team.
- GA5: Lifelong learning
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.