Overview

This unit of study is a project-based unit in which students work in teams and aims to provide you with the skills to enquire and solve challeges oriented around engineering technologies. You will also be provided with the skills to select and utilise appropriate engineering technology tools to address these challenges. An Academic 'facilitator' will guide your learning towards achieving these outcomes.

Requisites

Assumed Knowledge

COS10009/COS10028 - Introduction to Programming or equivalent unit that aims to introduce students to structured procedural programming and design

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply technical skills from your discipline (A1, A4, K1, K3, S1, S2)
  • Use basic electronic engineering knowledge to design solutions for engineering technology projects (A2, A7, K1, K3, S1, S4)
  • Design, implement and test electronic circuits with embedded microcontroller systems. (A5, A6, K5, K6, S2, S3)
  • Design, build, and debug firmware that interfaces microcontrollers to external devices using structured programming knowledge. (A2, A5, K4, K5, A6, S2, S3)
  • Function as an effective team member (A2, A5, A7, K4, S4)
  • Communicate within teams and stakeholders using appropriate verbal, written and technological approaches (A2, A4, A7, K6, S4)
  • Describe OH&S requirements and risk management techniques in your discipline (A1, A5, K5, S1)
  • Apply literature review techniques to investigate learning issues (A4, A5, K3, K4, S3)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture
1.00  12 weeks  12
Specified Activities
Other
1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Workshop
2.00  12 weeks  24
Unspecified Activities 
Independent Learning
8.50  12 weeks  102
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Portfolio Individual/Group  100%  1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 

Hurdle

To pass this unit, you must: achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (i) and (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit. (i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and (ii) at least 40% in the final assessment.

(i) achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, and(ii) complete the project to an acceptable standard. A rubric will be used to determine if students have met the acceptable standard. The rubric is available on Canvas; Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (i) and (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Technical content in the selected major
  • Project Planning
  • Literature Review
  • Inclusive Behaviours & Strategies
  • OH&S

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.