SEE210 - Power Engineering Design
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s) | 2 |
| EFTSL value | 0.250 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 1: Shama Islam |
| Prerequisite | SEB101 and SIT194 and one unit from SEJ102 or SEE103 |
| Corequisite | One of SEE010 or SEJ010 |
| Incompatible with | SEE207 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | 2 x 2 hour seminars per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (studio) per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour seminar per week. Students must attend and participate in project-based activities at the Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus for the scheduled sessions during the trimester intensive activities as detailed in the unit site. |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Content
Power engineering design is the design of electrical systems for the supply and distribution of electrical power through a network to end user for their needs. The primary goal is to generate the required amount of power and distribute it to where it's required, whilst doing this in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner. In this unit, students will engage in a Power Engineering Design Project individually and as a team. Students will investigate different power sources, transformers, transmission, and distribution lines to address stakeholder needs and develop a system design by applying ethical and Australian OHS standards. This unit lays the foundations for understanding and designing modern power systems network comprised of conventional and renewable energy sources. Students will develop knowledge and technical competence in finding power engineering solutions to a range of electrical engineering problem scenarios.
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply specialised knowledge and technical competence in proposing engineering solutions to a range of electrical engineering problem scenarios. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Collaborate as a member of a team to learn research, evaluate, and use information effectively to propose sustainable solutions to problem scenarios. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Communicate project details through the use of oral and written communication to a professional audience. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Integrate Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and work responsibly and safely in engineering environments to demonstrate professionalism. (practical) | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate transferrable employability skills by working collaboratively in an engineering team to develop, implement and complete a project management strategy for evaluating authentic real world stakeholders needs including indigenous perspectives. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Project design plan (Group) | Collaborative written project plan, 6-page maximum | 15% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 Design problem solving tasks | Two 2 hour online written problem solving tasks | 30% (2 x 15%) | Weeks 6 and 12 |
| Assessment 3 Project validation presentation | Oral presentation | 30% | Week 10 |
| Assessment 4 Final report (Group) | Written report, 2,500 word maximum | 25% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirements
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve a minimum of 50% in the project validation presentation assessment task.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SEE210 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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