ENG1901 Engineering Practice 1

Contents

• Staffing
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Reference materials
• Student workload
• Assessment details
• Important assessment information
• Assessment notes
• Other requirements
• Production date
• PDF version

STAFFING

SYNOPSIS

This course is the first of a series of Practice courses that are intended to enable students to acquire engineering and professional practice skills. Engineering practice skills, such as the ability to perform practical and project work, innovation, problem identification and solution, and engineering judgement, will be developed as students progress through their programmes of study through activities such as laboratory and field work, engineering problem solving and design and project work. Students will generally work in teams to assist with the building of group interaction skills such as negotiation and interactive thinking. The development of other professional practice skills, such as written and oral communication, is also encouraged in the engineering practice courses. In this introductory course, external students will attend a residential school and undertake practical work primarily in the areas of instrumentation and measurement, or engineering materials and manufacturing. They will be required to prepare a comprehensive report and to present a seminar on one aspect of this work. Students will be introduced to the library and computing facilities of the University and are expected to utilise these resources in the compilation of their reports and seminars. A series of keynote addresses will be staged to assist students with their task. On campus students will also undertake practical work in the areas of instrumentation and measurement, or engineering materials and manufacturing, and will be required to prepare a comprehensive report and to present a seminar. For these students, the practical work will be performed throughout the semester. All students will be introduced to the Workplace Health and Safety Act and will undertake a preliminary workplace health and safety exercise. ENG1901 Engineering Practice 1 is intended primarily to cater for the needs of recent school leavers and people with limited working experience in engineering industry. If you have a trade certificate and have been employed in industry for some time, you will probably be able to claim exemption from the course.

OBJECTIVES

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. The assessment item(s) that may be used to assess student achievement of an objective are shown in parenthesis. On completion of this course students will be able to:

1.

demonstrate practical skills in selected technical fields; (Project Report; Seminar; Performance Record)

2.

contribute as part of a team to complete a specific project in a specified time; Participation Record; Performance Record)

3.

prepare material for technical reports that demonstrates use of library and computing facilities; (Project Report; Seminar)

4.

analyse scientific data and evaluate the experimental results obtained; (Project Report; Seminar)

5.

contribute to the preparation of a report and the presentation of a seminar; (Project Report; Seminar; Performance Record) and

6.

apply basic health and safety principles in a workplace setting. (Workplace Health & Safety Report)

TOPICS

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials are available for purchase from USQ BOOKSHOP (unless otherwise stated). Orders may be placed via secure internet, free fax 1800642453, phone 07 46312742 (within Australia), or mail. Overseas students should fax +61 7 46311743, or phone +61 7 46312742. For costs, further details, and internet ordering, use the 'Textbook Search' facility at http://bookshop.usq.edu.au click 'Semester', then enter your 'Course Code' (no spaces).

ENG1901 Engineering practice 1: external study package, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

MEC1201 Engineering materials: external study package, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba.

ENG1001 Principles of professional engineering and surveying: external study package, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba.

ENG1101 Engineering problem solving 1: external study package, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS

ASSESSMENT DETAILS

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   (i) To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C. (ii) To complete the practical component satisfactorily, students must complete at least 80% of the practical work in this course to the standard described in the assessment scheme.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   Practical reports submitted more than five days after the due date will not be assessed.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade students must satisfactorily complete (as defined in Statement 2) at least 50% of the practical and other activities.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   As P is the only passing grade available for this course, all students who are qualified for a passing grade, under the requirements in 4 above, will be given a grade of P. Other students will be given either a Failing grade or an Incomplete grade.
6. Examination information:
   There is no examination in this course.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   Not applicable.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

ASSESSMENT NOTES

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

1. Students will be assigned to a team at the start of the course. Each team will select a project based on the work performed at one or more practical sessions. One project report will be submitted per team; the team will present one seminar. Details of the project report and the seminar are provided in the Practice Book for the course. As part of the report, team members are required to certify whether or not each member made an appropriate contribution to the work of the group.

This version produced 11 Dec 2009.