70062 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
98	70062 	S12 	D 	PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2   	    

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Co-requisite(s)
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

70061

CO-REQUISITE(S)

70712

SYNOPSIS:

This is the second of two units which address, in a generic sense, the
practice of professional engineering and professional surveying.  Like
unit 70061 this unit is concerned with aspects of the work undertaken,
the  performance  required  and  the  responsibilities  borne  by  the
professional engineer and professional surveyor which are  essentially
independent  of the engineering or surveying discipline:  to  a  large
extent these are non-technical matters. As the final practice unit  in
the  B Eng and B Surv degrees this unit is particularly concerned with
interaction with the professions at large.

A  major  part of all engineering and surveying project  work  is  the
appropriate communication of the outcome. This is the major  topic  of
this  unit  and  provides  guidance  and  experience  in  both  verbal
(seminar) and written (thesis) reporting skills. Hence this unit is to
be  undertaken to complement the unit 70712 Project and in  the  final
year  of  the  B  Eng or B Surv degree. The presentation  of  a  major
seminar  on  the work undertaken during the final-year  project  is  a
requirement for the completion of this unit.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able
to:

1. plan and present a substantial technical seminar in an
   appropriate professional manner;
   
2. make effective use of presentation aids, both manual and with
   software-assistance;
   
3. debate technical matters in a professional forum;
   
4. present, analyse and discuss technical information using the
   vehicle of an academic thesis;
   
5. appreciate the qualities which distinguish the academic thesis
   from the engineering / surveying technical report;
   
6. recognise and debate the strengths and limitations of the
   academic component of the education of a professional engineer
   / surveyor.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

PROJECT COMMUNICATION - VERBAL                                        30.00
seminar preparation;
seminar  experience  and  critique  (small  group)  use   of
electronic aids (PowerPoint, etc)

PROJECT COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN                                       10.00
thesis guidance and regulations;

Supervisor Consultation                                               10.00

UNIVERSITY / INDUSTRY "BOOTHS"                                        20.00
each  of  which  will  comprise some  (or  several)  of  the
following:
-  demonstrations;
-  a lecture / seminar;
-  a workshop;
-  laboratory / practical work;
-  fieldwork; or
-  a site visit

"EXIT INTERVIEW / DEBATE"                                             10.00
Engineering/surveying  professionalism   BEng/BSurv   course
evaluation

PROJECT CONFERENCE                                                    20.00
Participation and presentation.

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

70712 Project, Project Book, USQ Publication.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Tutorials/Workshops                           	20
Seminars                                      	10
Laboratory or Practical Classes               	4
Report Writing                                	2
Directed Study                                	5
Private Study                                 	5
Supervisor Consultation                       	4

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   F              PASSIM    FIRST SEMINAR                                       N
2   S              PASSIM    BOOTH REPORT LOGBOOK 2                    50.00     N
3   S              09/10/98  CONFERENCE PRESENTATION                   50.00     N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    A  student will not normally be undertake this unit until  he/she
     is in the last two (2) semesters of the degree course.
2    Achievement  of  a  `pass' grade in this practice  unit  requires
     both:
     (i)   satisfactory participation in the "First Seminar"
           programme (Topic 1 above);
     (ii)  submission of Booth Report Logbook 2 (Assessment 2 above)
           containing a satisfactory summary report on each of at
           least two (2) Industry/University Booths;
     (iii) satisfactory participation in and presentation at the
           Project Conference (Assessment 3 above); and
     (iv)  participation in the Exit Interview/Debate (Topic 5 above).
3    A  student  who  does not participate adequately  in  the  "First
     Seminar"  programme (Topic 1 above) will normally be required  to
     attend  and  provide  a  written report on  three  (3)  technical
     seminars  or equivalent professional meetings to the satisfaction
     of the Examiner.
4    The University/Industry Booths undertaken and reported as part of
     this unit shall not repeat those undertaken as part of unit 70061
     Professional Practice 1.
5    This  unit  will  normally require attendance  at  a  residential
     school    as    determined   by   the   availability    of    the
     University/Industry Booths.
6    This  is a COMMUNICATION BENCHMARK unit and a major component  of
     the   assessment  of  this  unit  will  be  associated  with  the
     demonstration of communication skills.
7    A  minimum  standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
     in order for a passing grade to be achieved.
8    The   Faculty  of  Engineering  and  Surveying  will  NOT  accept
     submission  of  hand written or typed assignments  by  facsimile,
     email or computer diskette.  Students in remote locations who  do
     not  have regular access to postal services may be given  special
     consideration.