70062 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
99	70062 	S12 	D 	PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2   	    

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Co-requisite(s)
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• 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  Bachelor  of Engineering and Bachelor of Surveying  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 Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Surveying 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 "BOOTH ACTIVITIES" which may comprise:          20.00
- demonstrations;
- a lecture / seminar;
- a workshop;
- laboratory / practical work;
- fieldwork; or
- a site visit.

ETHICS and PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES                              10.00
Engineering/surveying  professionalism   BEng/Bsurv   course
evaluation.

PROJECT CONFERENCE                                                    20.00
Participation and presentation.

WORK EXPERIENCE (BEng only)
Completion of 60 days work experience

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   N
2   S              PASSIM    BOOTH REPORT LOGBOOK 2                    40.00     N   N
3   S              PASSIM    CONFERENCE PRESENTATION                   40.00     N   N
4   S              PASSIM    ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM                  20.00     N   N
5   S              PASSIM    WORK EXPERIENCE (BENG ONLY)                         N   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 Booth Activities;
     (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 Booth Activities undertaken and reported
     as part of this unit shall not repeat those undertaken as part of
     unit 70061 Professional Practice 1.
5    Of  the six (6) booth activities required for this unit and  unit
     70061 Professional Practice 1 in aggregate, a maximum of two  (2)
     only may be "Own Booth Activities" as approved by the examiner  -
     refer unit 70062 Professional Practice 2 Practice Book.
6    This  unit  will  normally require attendance  at  a  residential
     school    as    determined   by   the   availability    of    the
     University/Industry Booths.
7    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.
8    A  minimum  standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
     in order for a passing grade to be achieved.