• Semester 1 (External)
• Semester 2 (External)
• Semester 12 (Day)

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.