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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
Introduces concepts of the engineering design process and design philosophy through an authentic real world engineering problem. A core aspect of the unit is introducing students to the Engineers Australia stage 1 competencies and the use of reflective writing to demonstrate the development of these competencies over time. The use of statistical analysis in engineering will also be introduced.
Unit content
- Introduction to engineering and its sub disciplines
- Reflective practice and Engineers Australia stage 1 competencies
- Introduction to design thinking and engineering processes
- Engineering communication including technical drawing, report writing and presenting
- Conceptual problem solving techniques
- Statistical analysis in engineering
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 | use reflective practice to analyse the engineering competencies you wish to develop | |||||||
| 2 | understand the fundamentals of engineering ethics and risk management | |||||||
| 3 | demonstrate engineering skills and design thinking and understand engineering processes | |||||||
| 4 | effectively operate as a member of an engineering team to solve engineering problems | |||||||
| 5 | apply basic statistical analysis to engineering applications. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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use reflective practice to analyse the engineering competencies you wish to develop
- GA5:
- GA6:
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understand the fundamentals of engineering ethics and risk management
- GA4:
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demonstrate engineering skills and design thinking and understand engineering processes
- GA4:
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effectively operate as a member of an engineering team to solve engineering problems
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
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apply basic statistical analysis to engineering applications.
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.