• Semester 2 (Day)
• Semester 2 (External)

Synopsis

This is the first of two units which address, in a generic sense,  the
practice  of professional engineering and professional surveying.  The
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.

A  major  manifestation of this professional practice is the planning,
execution and reporting of project work. Hence a major portion of this
unit is directed at the preparation for and commencement of your final-
year project (unit 70712). This preparation includes attendance at the
annual  "Project Conference" in which students, both day and  external
mode,  will present their completed project work to the staff  of  the
Faculty and to members of the local industry.

The   technical  matters  within  this  practice  unit   include   the
participation  in  a  range  of laboratory  sessions,  demonstrations,
seminars and workshops provided both by staff of the Faculty (commonly
in  relation  to elective studies and to staff research work)  and  by
industry.  These activities (labelled "Booths") seek  to  provide  the
student   with  some  insight  into  the  "cutting  edge"  of  current
engineering and surveying practice.