Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| SCU Online | Study Period 2, 5 | Study Period 2, 2, 5 |
Unit Summary
Unit type
PG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Unit aim
Challenges students to engage in a wide range of social, environmental and economic aspects for sustainable futures in engineering management. Innovations in sustainable technologies are introduced in addition to decision making strategies. A case study enables students to explore sustainable engineering strategies for the future.
Unit content
- Social, environmental and economic aspects of sustainable engineering projects
- Life-cycle approaches and sustainability metrics
- Sustainable technologies and innovations
- Planning and decision making
- Case studies
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | critically evaluate social, environmental and economic aspects of sustainable engineering projects | |||||||
| 2 | apply analytical/software tools for sustainable engineering practice as well as decision making processes | |||||||
| 3 | identify and utilise a range of sustainable technologies | |||||||
| 4 | formulate and integrate sustainable practices in engineering projects of today and the future. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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critically evaluate social, environmental and economic aspects of sustainable engineering projects
- GA1:
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apply analytical/software tools for sustainable engineering practice as well as decision making processes
- GA1:
- GA4:
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identify and utilise a range of sustainable technologies
- GA4:
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formulate and integrate sustainable practices in engineering projects of today and the future.
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed texts.