ENG1012 - Engineering design - Monash University

Overview

This unit covers the engineering design process, which is a method used by engineers from all disciplines to determine a solution to a problem or address a need. You will use design thinking models to define the problem, create innovative conceptual designs, prototype possible design solutions, refine several designs to … For more content click the Read More button below. You will be working in a team throughout the semester to gain the communication skills which are highly desired by industries. You will be required to reflect on your work to help improve your interpersonal and teamwork skills contributing to your personal growth. You will also consider the value of engineering ethics and the Code of Ethics whilst learning the engineering design process. Engineers need to submit proposals and pitch their ideas to stakeholders within communities and their team members. They will give presentations to their peers, to their project managers, and to possible stakeholders to develop these presentation skills. On completion of this unit, you should be able to participate in multidisciplinary conversations about the engineering design process.

You will be working in a team throughout the semester to gain the communication skills which are highly desired by industries. You will be required to reflect on your work to help improve your interpersonal and teamwork skills contributing to your personal growth. You will also consider the value of engineering ethics and the Code of Ethics whilst learning the engineering design process. Engineers need to submit proposals and pitch their ideas to stakeholders within communities and their team members. They will give presentations to their peers, to their project managers, and to possible stakeholders to develop these presentation skills.

On completion of this unit, you should be able to participate in multidisciplinary conversations about the engineering design process.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

S1-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

S2-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prohibition

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Pat Chen

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Pat Chen

Associate Professor Tan Jully

Dr Low Liang Ee

Learning outcomes

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

Discern fundamental chemical, materials, mechanical and environmental engineering knowledge, principles and concepts to propose solutions to a humanitarian engineering problem.

Identify design requirements from a provided brief and analyse potential solutions using first principles of mathematics and natural and engineering sciences.

Identify societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues relevant to your project including the Indigenous context, and your consequent responsibilities as an engineer.

Determine appropriate principles of sustainable design and development, including embodied energy, renewable materials, availability, costs, etc, of a proposed solution using a systems approach to design.

Discern the ethical considerations of working with diverse communities and stakeholders, and demonstrate your commitment to the Engineers Australia Code of Ethics and/or the Board of Engineers Malaysia Code of Professional Conduct, and established norms of professional conduct throughout your project.

Describe project progress and outputs to stakeholders verbally through pitches, in writing through professional engineering documentation, and graphically through drawings and visualisations.

Describe the principles of team norms, collaboration and dynamics, define your professional goals and discern the practices that lead to successful teamwork in a multicultural context.

Teaching approach

Enquiry-based learning

Problem-based learning

Active learning

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 100%

This unit contains threshold hurdle requirement that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total individual assessment items. The consequence of not achieving the hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment

1 - Team assessments

2 - Individual assessments

Supplementary assessment

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

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Practical activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Learning resources

Recommended resources

Availability in areas of study

E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
S2010 Bachelor of Applied Data Science - Applied studies: Computer systems engineering
S3003 Bachelor of Applied Data Science Advanced (Honours) - Applied studies: Computer systems engineering