Overview

This unit offers you the opportunity to work in-depth on a significant project, gain first-hand experience of professional practice in the industry, applying skills and knowledge gained to date to a real-life situation and study new topics in an industrial context. Projects are set up by the industrial partner and … For more content click the Read More button below. This unit is the first part of a two-unit industrial project.

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Notes

This unit is now part of ENG4701.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Research relevant and reliable literature to evaluate the state of the field.

2.

Analyse a problem and evaluate the potential of a solution or experiment.

3.

Appraise a complex engineering problem and investigate it using appropriate research methods and techniques.

4.

Integrate foundational and discipline-specific knowledge to solve complex open-ended problems in an industrial setting.

5.

Plan the scope and requirements of a research project or experiment, responding to changing requirements and potential interdisciplinary inputs.

6.

Generate research and technical outputs by applying appropriate techniques, resources and modern engineering tools to a complex open-ended engineering problem.

7.

Demonstrate consideration of the ethics and norms which guide engineering practice, including professionalism, innovation and creativity.

8.

Assess the social, health, safety, legal, cultural, commercial and political impacts of the identified project, as appropriate.

9.

Assess the sustainability of your project within the appropriate discipline and industrial context, with consideration of the relevant sustainable development goals and indicators.

10.

Synthesise the progress and outputs of your project through professional engineering reports and presentations to a range of audiences including the community and industry.

11.

Engage with project collaborators to achieve research outcomes using effective self and/or team management, review and improvement practices.

12.

Engage with internal and, if appropriate, external stakeholders to inform them of the risks and benefits of the project.

Teaching approach

Work-integrated learning
Active learning
Industry-based learning

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 100%

Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment is not available for this unit. Check the supplementary assessments page for details about exemptions.

Workload requirements

Workload

Other unit costs

The following item is mandatory for practical aspects of the unit and should be purchased at your own cost as you will be reusing them throughout your course.

Protective clothing and equipment:
• Laboratory coat - approximately $35 to $50
• Safety glasses - approximately $8, or prescription safety glasses (if required) - approximately $350
• Laboratory-appropriate enclosed footwear (non-porous material, equipped with non-absorbent, slip-resistant soles)

Costs are indicative only.