SEM721 - Engineering Design
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Clara Usma-Mansfield Trimester 3: Kaja Antlej |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SED304, SED344 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour seminar per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 2 hour seminar per week. |
Content
In this Unit, you explore the process of identifying potential users, market and technological opportunities to develop a solution that is fit-for-purpose. The proposed process encourages applied research and project management in order to develop solutions and address specific design challenge. As a student undertaking this unit, you will apply research, design and engineering skills and take into consideration various stakeholder perspectives and contextual boundaries. The assessment is based on how engineers and designers work in industry, there is both, individual and team components but you will be assessed independently. This is a practice-based Unit so you and your team will work towards producing a minimum value proposition for a solution that addresses the design requirements introduced at the beginning of the trimester
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Raise questions and develop considerations for inquiry and prepare a clear concise description of an issue that needs an engineered solution. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply strategic thinking and design engineering methodologies to research and develop ideas and systems to engineer improvements to existing or new solutions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Design sustainable and environmentally friendly engineering solutions that address end-users and stakeholders' expectations, as well as industry standards. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Work as a team to evaluate and communicate the feasibility of an engineering solution and develop a value proposition from a strategic standpoint to address stakeholders' requirements and overarching global impact. | GLO2: Communication |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual concept proposal | Portfolio (800-word maximum); creative outputs (maximum 20 x A3 pages) | 35% | Week 6 |
| Team video presentation | Collaborative 6-minute video presentation and project files. Individual self, and peer review. | 40% | Week 10 |
| Individual assessment of technical output and teamwork skills | 800-word written report | 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.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEM721 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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