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ENGG1061: Advanced Engineering 1 (2017 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | ENGG1061: Advanced Engineering 1 (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Junior |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Professor Johnston, Ron
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| Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | ATAR equivalent score of at least 98 and faculty permission |
| Prohibitions: | ENGG1111. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Real engineering in first year! The course is designed to introduce Advanced engineering students to the essential generic engineering skills of communication, problem identification and solution, design, teamwork, and understanding of the social, cultural, global, ethical and environment responsibilities of the professional engineer. These skills are pursued through a real world Engineers Without Borders Challenge project in a developing country. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Good performance in HSC Maths, Physics and Chemistry. |
| Additional Notes: | Enrolment by Dean`s invitation for high achieving HSC students (ATAR equivalent score of 98 or higher). |
| Department Permission | Department permission is required for enrollment in this session. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Professor Johnston, Ron
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| Timetable: | ENGG1061 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Tutorial: Tutorials are designed to expand upon concepts presented in lectures, and to provide demonstration exercises to support each key concept or skill. Advanced Engineering students are expected to participate well in tutorials and come prepared to actively discuss the week`s topic. Team-based project: Students work in small teams to plan, design, build, test and report on a medium sized engineering project based on real world issues. Research: A central feature of the Advanced Engineering program is a team-based engineering project running throughout the semester, which will require independent research and application of the skills outlined in lectures and tutorials. Advanced Engineering students are expected to conduct extensive independent research with minimal guidance from tutors and lecturers. Presentation: Students are required to make a team presentation about their project to their peers. Independent Study: Students will need to engage in a significant amount of independent study to absorb the lecture/tutorial material and develop the necessary skills to complete the project. |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| The group based EWB project requires the extensive application of design and problem-solving skills. | Design (Level 1) |
| Developing effective communication skills is a central objective of the Advanced Engineering program. Assessed exercises in verbal and written communication, and in preparing a project report directly address communication competences. Advanced Engineering students will complete an extensive group report and presentation on their solution to the EWB challenge. | Communication (Level 1) |
| Professional practice is a core focus of the Advanced Engineering program. Specific components include teamwork, leadership, engineering design and problem-solving, ethical challenges, environmental sustainability, and professional liability. Advanced Engineering students work on the EWB challenge as a small team with a high level of Professionalism. | Professional Conduct (Level 1) |
| The EWB challenge requires the application of strong skills in teamwork and project management. The EWB challenge requires focused, committed teams to work effectively together with strong project management skills and professionalism. | Project and Team Skills (Level 1) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Project and Team Skills (Level 1)
1. To work effectively with a small team of students to solve real world engineering problems, with realistic goals, timelines and milestones.
Professional Conduct (Level 1)
2. Ability to identify professional issues relevant to a contemporary engineering challenge and appropriate responses.
Communication (Level 1)
3. Ability to present and discuss engineering issues and concepts in a range of writing formats, including essay and technical report.
4. Ability to produce written text at a high academic writing standard with regard to essential language features of structure, style, grammar, presentation.
5. Ability to speak to a live audience of peers and academics as part of a group presentation.
Design (Level 1)
6. Advanced Engineering students will develop engineering design and problem solving skills by completing the Engineers without Borders (EWB) challenge, in competition with their fellow advanced students.
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| Assessment Description: |
* indicates an assessment task which must be repeated if a student misses it due to special consideration. There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes. Late assignments will incur the following penalties: 5% per day up to 5 days; beyond 5 days the mark is zero. Essay: Individual assessment that assesses cognitive, logic and written communication skills. Project Proposal: Group written proposal of proposed solution to project problem. Project Presentation: Group project presentation designed to assess cognitive, teamwork, time management and verbal communication skills. Preliminary Report: Group report on project progress, suitable for extensive feedback from lecturer Prototype Demonstration - a physical or software-based demonstration of the key aspects of the design. Final Report: Designed to assess leadership, teamwork, problem solving, creativity, project management and design skills. Participation: Participation and attendance in all tutorials and team activities, plus reflection report. |
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
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Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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| Online Course Content: | Learning Management System |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Lecture/Tutorial: Introduction to the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) challenge. |
| Lecture/Tutorial: Introduction to the course | |
| Week 2 | Lecture/Tutorial: Written Communication |
| Lecture: Engineering Methods / Skill development | |
| Week 3 | Lecture/Tutorial: Detailed EWB Challenge |
| Lecture/Tutorial: Teamwork/Project Management | |
| Assessment Due: Assessment Due: Essay (Edit from Assessments Tab) | |
| Assessment Due: Essay* | |
| Week 4 | Lecture: Engineering problem solving |
| Lecture/Tutorial: Engineering in developing communities | |
| Assessment Due: Project Proposal* | |
| Week 5 | Lecture/Tutorial: EWB report construction |
| Lecture/Tutorial: Creativity and engineering design | |
| Week 6 | Lecture: Key Enabling skills for the Engineer |
| Lecture/Tutorial: Presentation skills | |
| Week 7 | Lecture: Liability |
| Other: Project presentation | |
| Assessment Due: Presentation* | |
| Week 8 | Lecture: Occupational Health and Safety |
| Other: Feedback on presentation and preliminary report | |
| Assessment Due: Preliminary Report* | |
| Week 9 | Lecture/Tutorial: Sustainable engineering |
| Lecture/Tutorial: Industry perspective | |
| Week 10 | Other: Feedback on prototype and draft report |
| Other: Prototype demonstration | |
| Assessment Due: Prototype Demonstration* | |
| Week 11 | Lecture: Working as a Professional Engineer |
| Lecture/Tutorial: Engineering ethics | |
| Week 12 | Other: Reflection preparation |
| Other: Final report work | |
| Assessment Due: Final Report* | |
| Assessment Due: Reflection Report* |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Project and Team Skills (Level 1) | Yes | 37% |
| Professional Conduct (Level 1) | Yes | 3.25% |
| Communication (Level 1) | Yes | 57.75% |
| Design (Level 1) | Yes | 2% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
