Abstract

This subject will further develop the student engineers' identity through a team-based session-long practical project. Student engineers will deliver workable engineering solutions to real world problems sourced from community clients. Student engineers are to apply engineering fundamental principles, methods and tools when formulating the solutions. Skills in, but not limited … For more content click the Read More button below.

Syllabus

The engineering design process;Models of teamwork and applying effective models to teamwork;Technical report structure and writing for interested parties, like stakeholders, mentors and peers;Effective communication via emails, documents and oral presentation for interested parties;Structured reflections, evaluation and providing constructive feedback; andProject management.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
apply underpinning sciences and engineering fundamentals to systematically devise a workable solution to a real-world engineering problem, considering social, economic and environmental sustainability;
2.
articulate and follow systematic engineering design processes;
3.
identify the hallmarks of high performance teams and the necessity for varieties of roles, and identify strengths and opportunities for improvement in a team environment;
4.
research, assess and synthesise information from a range of engineering resources, use appropriate artifacts within the engineering discipline to communicate with and engage different audiences;
5.
offer constructive feedback to peers, incorporate comments from peers/mentors and justify their acceptance and rejection; and
6.
develop and reflect on their emerging identity as student engineers, and how this will change as they move into placement in industry.

Enrolment restrictions

Restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Technology (Civil) /Masters of Engineering(Civil); Bachelor of Technology (Civil) and Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours).