SEN710 - Engineering Project Initiation
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 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Siva Krishnan Trimester 2: Siva Krishnan |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in S751, S752, S757, S759 Students not enrolled in the above courses may seek Unit Chair approval to enrol in this unit |
| Prerequisite: | SEE700, SEN700 and STP710 |
| Corequisite: | Must be enrolled in course S751, S752, S757, or S759 |
| Incompatible with: | SEN719, SEN730 and SEN731 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 4 x 3 hour studios (weeks 2, 3, 5, 9). Students are expected to maintain a minimum of fortnightly contact with their academic supervisor either face-to-face or online. Students will attend the oral presentation on a single scheduled day during the trimester as detailed in the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 4 x 3 hour studios (weeks 2, 3, 5, 9). Students are expected to maintain a minimum of fortnightly contact with their academic supervisor either face-to-face or online. Students will attend the oral presentation on a single scheduled day during the trimester as detailed in the unit site. |
Content
As a mature practice engineer, you will be expected to take responsibility for engineering projects and programs in the most far-reaching sense. An engineers’ task is to determine, and at the same time interpret through thorough comprehension, the constraints on a specific design and achieve results within the finance capacity available. In SEN710 you will develop skills to clearly define a problem, scope a project and anticipated outcomes, and justify the feasibility of your approach to solving the problem, while demonstrating concern for stakeholder requirements, safety, risk and ethical practice. Working as a team, and with guidance from a supervisor, you will develop a detailed plan for implementing and evaluating the project progress and outcomes at various stages. The project proposal developed during SEN710, will be implemented in the subsequent unit SEN720 Project Implementation and Evaluation.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Gather information to define and contextualise a problem and propose evidence-based engineering solution(s). | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Work as a team to prepare preliminary designs, identify constituents for specialist individual work, and demonstrate concern for safety and ethical practice. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Subject emerging ideas and solution(s) to careful scrutiny, demonstrate project feasibility, and improve the project plan to develop high-quality solutions that meet the requirements and expectations of project stakeholders. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Evaluate, select and defend engineering design and methodology for effective implementation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Portfolio | Portfolio consisting of project planning documentation, actions and reflections, progress reports, proof of concept, and a learning summary report. | 100% | Weekly task submission with a final submission |
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 requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text for this unit.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEN710 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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