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ENG1002 Introduction to Engineering and Built Environment Applications
Short Description:
Intro Eng & Built Envir Appls
Units :
1
Faculty or Section :
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department :
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
Student contribution band :
Band 2
ASCED code :
039999 - EnginTech not classified
Grading basis :
Graded
Synopsis
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the engineering and built environment professions, to provide them with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of engineering science and to develop the basic skills necessary to effectively study in an engineering or spatial science discipline. Students will learn how to apply these skills and knowledge, using an engineering systems approach, to a range of authentic multidisciplinary engineering-based problems. Topics covered include the nature of engineering and the built environment; fundamentals of engineering science and their application; study skills and an exposure to a range of professional skills including technical communications, ePortfolios, calculation and presentation tools and information literacy.
