70051 ENGINEERING PRACTICE 1

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
01	70051 	S12 	D 	ENGINEERING PRACTICE 1    	    

Contents

• Staffing
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Reference Materials
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

SYNOPSIS:

This unit is the first of a series of Practice units 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 courses through activities such as  laboratory
and  field  work, engineering 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
units.

In  this  introductory  unit, students will undertake  practical  work
primarily  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 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.

70051  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 unit.

OBJECTIVES:

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

1. developed engineering practice skills in measurement and
   instrumentation, or engineering materials and manufacturing;
   
2. worked as part of a team to complete a specific project in a
   specified time;
   
3. utilised library and computing facilities to prepare reports;
   and
   
4. contributed to the preparation of a report.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Measurement and instrumentation or engineering  materials             60.00
and manufacturing

Analysis of data                                                      15.00

Library resources                                                     10.00

Computing                                                             15.00

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed:

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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

65901 Physics and Instrumentation, "Study Book", USQ Publication.

70210 Engineering Communication and Case Studies, "Study Book", USQ
Publication.

70245 Engineering Materials, "Study Book 1 and 2", USQ Publication.

E0001 Computers in Engineering, "Study Book", USQ Publication.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	2
Seminars                                      	2
Laboratory or Practical Classes               	24
Report Writing                                	10
Private Study                                 	10
Supervisor Consultation                       	2

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              02/11/01  SUBMISSION OF PROJECT REPORT              80.00     N   N
2   S              02/11/01  PRESENTATION OF SEMINAR                   20.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Attendance  at  a  minimum of 80% of the  practical  sessions  is
     compulsory for a passing grade to be awarded in this unit.
2    Students  will be assigned to a team at the start  of  the  year.
     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  unit.  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.
3    The  only final grades awarded in this unit are Pass (P) or  Fail
     (F) grades.
4    Students  are  to  retain a verbatim copy of all assignment  work
     submitted, for submission in the event that the original is  lost
     or damaged.
5    If  students submit assignments after the due date without  prior
     approval  then  a  penalty of up to 20% of the  assignment  total
     marks will apply for each working day late.
6    A  minimum  standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
     in order for a passing grade to be achieved.