ENGG1803: Professional Engineering 1 (2013 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | ENGG1803: Professional Engineering 1 (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Junior |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Fiford, Rod
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| Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/webnet/ENGG1803/index |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Professional Engineering 1 is an introductory Unit of Study within the Faculty of Engineering. The semester 1 course is aimed at students from the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. It seeks to introduce newly admitted undergraduates to general principles of professional engineering practice, a range of contemporary professional engineering issues, plus outline skills related to academic study within an engineering environment. The subject is structured around a team based design and build project, in which students apply the professional engineering concepts they are learning to an engineering project. Professional engineering topics to be covered include: accessing information, teamwork, creativity, leadership, written and oral communication, project management, problem solving, ethics, liability, work health and safety and environmental issues. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Dr Fiford, Rod
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| Tutor/s: | To be announced in first lecture. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Timetable: | ENGG1803 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. Team-based project: Students work in small teams to plan, design, build, test and report on a small engineering project with an end of semester competition. Research: A central feature of the UoS is a team-based design and build engineering project running throughout the semester, which will require independent research and application of the skills outlined in lectures and tutorials. Presentation: Students are required to make a team presentation about their project. Independent Study: Students will need to engage in a significant amount of independent study to absorb the material and develop the necessary skills |
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 design and build project requires the application of design and problem- solving skills | Design (Level 1) |
| Special attention is paid to developing information literacy through an on-line library tutorial, followed by a self-administered quiz. These skills are drawn by all other assignments. | Information Seeking (Level 1) |
| Developing effective communication skills is a central objective of this UoS. Assessed exercises in verbal and written communication, and in preparing a project report directly address communication competences. | Communication (Level 1) |
| Professional practice is the central focus of this UoS. Specific components include leadership, design and problem-solving, ethical challenges, environmental sustainability, occupational health and safety and professional liability. | Professional Conduct (Level 1) |
| The design and build project requires the application of substantial skills in teamwork and project management. | Project Management and Teamwork (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.
Design (Level 1)
1. Ability to undertake a simple design and build project in a competitive team-based environment.
Communication (Level 1)
2. Ability to present and discuss engineering issues and concepts in a range of writing formats, including essay and technical report.
3. Ability to produce written text at basic academic writing standard with regard to essential language features of structure, style, grammar, presentation.
4. Ability to speak to a live audience as part of a group presentation.
Professional Conduct (Level 1)
5. Ability to identify professional issues relevant to a contemporary engineering challenge and appropriate responses.
Project Management and Teamwork (Level 1)
6. Ability to work with a small team to plan and manage an engineering project and report on team performance.
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| Assessment Description: |
Quiz: Assessment of student ability to address a contemporary professional engineering challenge and communication skills Essay: Individual assessment that assesses cognitive, logic and written communication skills. Technical Report: Preparation of an article for an engineering magazine on a contemporary professional engineering issue. Project Presentation: Group project presentation designed to assess cognitive, teamwork, time management and verbal communication skills. Project Report: Designed to assess leadership, teamwork, problem solving, creativity, project management and design skills. Project: Performance in a competitive project; prototype and final contest. Participation in tutorial exercises: Make sure all tutorial exercises are completed and submitted. |
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| Faculty Policies & Procedures: | Academic Honesty in Coursework. All students must submit a cover sheet for all assessment work that declares that the work is original and not plagiarised from the work of others. Coursework assessment and examination policy. The faculty policy is to use standards based assessment for units where grades are returned and criteria based assessment for Pass/Fail only units. Norm referenced assessment will only be used in exceptional circumstances and its use will need to be justified to the Undergraduate Studies Committee. Special consideration for illness or misadventure may be considered when an assessment component is severely affected. This policy gives the details of the information that is required to be submitted along with the appropriate procedures and forms. Special Arrangements for Examination and Assessment. In exceptional circumstances alternate arrangements for exams or assessment can be made. However concessions for outside work arrangements, holidays and travel, sporting and entertainment events will not normally be given. Student Appeals against Academic Decisions. Students have the right to appeal any academic decision made by a school or the faculty. The appeal must follow the appropriate procedure so that a fair hearing is obtained. Note that policies regarding assessment submission, penalties and assessment feedback depend upon the individual unit of study. Details of these policies, where applicable, will be found above with other assessment details in this unit outline. All university policies can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/policy Various request forms for the Faculty of Engineering and IT can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/forms/ |
| Prescribed Text/s: |
Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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| Online Course Content: | http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/webnet/ENGG1803/index |
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 | Introduction to the course |
| Plagiarism & Library skills | |
| Week 2 | The Engineering method/skills development |
| Written communication skills | |
| Week 3 | Teamwork |
| Information skills | |
| Week 4 | Engineering problem solving |
| Introduction to the project | |
| Week 5 | Project Management |
| Creativity & engineering design | |
| Assessment Due: Technical Report | |
| Week 6 | Project Technical Information |
| Enabling skills for Engineers | |
| Week 7 | Oral communication |
| ANZAC Day Public Holiday | |
| Week 8 | Workplace Health and Safety |
| Assessment Due: Quiz (in lecture) | |
| Assessment Due: Engineering Design Report | |
| Assessment Due: Prototype Testing | |
| Week 9 | Sustainable engineering |
| APESMA - Engineering Careers | |
| Week 10 | Project presentations |
| Project presentations | |
| Assessment Due: Project Presentation | |
| Week 11 | Engineering Ethics & Liability |
| Working as a Professional Engineer | |
| Assessment Due: Reflective learning exercise | |
| Week 12 | Project Economics |
| Project briefing | |
| Week 13 | Assessment Due: Quiz (in lecture) |
| Project contest | |
| Assessment Due: Project Report | |
| Assessment Due: Project Performance |
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 |
| Design (Level 1) | Yes | 19.17% |
| Information Seeking (Level 1) | Yes | 0% |
| Communication (Level 1) | Yes | 52.92% |
| Professional Conduct (Level 1) | Yes | 15.42% |
| Project Management and Teamwork (Level 1) | Yes | 12.5% |
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.
