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ENGT360 Planning and Design in Engineering Practice

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites RSNR404
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Rex Glencross-Grant (rglencro@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit exposes students to the scope and nature of engineering and offers a rigorous approach to the solution of engineering problems. Case studies and real-world examples will be used to illustrate the role of the engineer, the type of work involved and the methodologies employed in engineering practice. It focuses on civil/environmental engineering design and problem solving, and more generally covers creative processes, economic, social and environmental issues. It also integrates communication, management, law and ethical aspects, risk analysis and project optimisation.

Important Information

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Further information

Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. describe how to manage day to day activities for undertaking simple engineering activities such as planning, design, construction, managing conflict, negotiation, time management, etc;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the nature and role of sustainability and community values on the environmental and social implications of engineering projects;
  3. demonstrate through practice in day-to-day engineering activities the importance of effective communication skills and how ethics and legal obligations influence decisions that engineers make;
  4. simplify and deconstruct complex, open-ended engineering problems using systems concepts, creative thinking and brainstorming techniques to provide practical solutions; and
  5. make sound evaluation based on analysis of given data using heuristics, decision-making theory, cost-benefit analysis and optimisation processes to identify, evaluate and justifying appropriate solutions, based on risk and reliability using sound and accepted engineering principles.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
The knowledge of the discipline forms a core component of this unit in its teaching, assessment and practice.
True True True
2 Communication Skills
This unit will teach students how to communicate in a written and verbal manner to a range of audiences and in a variety of circumstances, as a manager or team leader.
True True True
3 Global Perspectives
In this unit engineering is discussed in the context of Australia and the world.
True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy is fundamental to the gathering of information for assessment tasks. These skills are taught, practised and then assessed through written assignments.
True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
This unit will build on previous knowledge from earlier units.
True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving is the basis of an engineering approach and methodology, and will be taught, assessed and practised in this unit.
True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The ethics and law underpinning engineering practice is extremely important and at least one module of this unit is devoted to the teaching of these skills.
True True True
8 Team Work
It is an essential skill of an engineer to be able to work in a team, so this is taught, assessed and practised within the management module.
True True True
   

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