Professional Practice in Engineering
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 480 hours of Placement
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Attendance at a Professional Experience in Engineering Introductory SeminarAims and objectives
This unit of study aims to provide you with practical engineering experience in an environment outside the university and improve your awareness of the issues associated with professional practice. In so doing, it will ensure your perceptions of engineering during your studies develop alongside the realities of practice.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Apply degree studies in engineering practice as demonstrated by the evidential portfolio
2. Appreciate the broader issues associated with professional practice as reported in the reflective journal
3. Identify insights gained from your practical experiences and demonstrate how each observation or case study improved your understanding of any engineering issues associated with professional practice.
4. Identify how the activities and experiences improved your development of Swinburne Engineering Competencies
5. Compare and contrast your perceptions of engineering while at university with the realities of practice
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Placement | 40 | 12 | 480 |
TOTAL | 480 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Reflective Journal | Individual | 100% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Hurdle
This subject is assessed on a pass/fail basis. As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
an aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more.
Content
Students undertake a minimum of the equivalent of 12 weeks of approved relevant engineering-practice experience, which may include one or more of:
- Practical experience (paid or unpaid) in an engineering environment outside the teaching establishment
- Classes and activities on professional ethics and conduct
- Participation in classes conducted by guest presenters with industry experience
- Industry visits and inspections
- Industry based projects (including but not only final year projects)
- Industry research for feasibility studies
- Study of industry policies, processes, practices and benchmarks
- Interviewing engineering professionals
- Industry based investigatory assignments
- Direct industry input of data and advice to problem solving, projects and evaluation tasks
- Electronic links with practising professionals (eg guest presenters in online discussion forums)
- Case studies
- Venture Cup
- or other activities approved by the EAT80003 Unit Convenor
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.