University of Technology Sydney

42003 Engineering Graduate Project

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UTS: Engineering: Professional Practice and Leadership
Credit points: 6 cp

Subject level:

Postgraduate

Result type: Grade, no marks

Requisite(s): 42908 Engineering Project Preparation
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Recommended studies:

Students are strongly recommended to enrol in this subject in the session immediately following the prerequisite subject, 42908 Engineering Project Preparation

Description

This subject is the second phase of students' Engineering Graduate Project (EGP) and involves the implementation of a project plan and write-up of the final report. Students can refer to 42908 Engineering Project Preparation as a reminder of what is expected knowledge prior to undertaking this project.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. Implement research methodologies to collect relevant data .(C.1)
2. Critically analyse and evaluate findings in an engineering project. (D.1)
3. Write a research report using the conventions of the field of practice. (E.1)
4. Seek and respond to feedback from supervisor and peers. (E.1)

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs):

  • Design Oriented: FEIT graduates apply problem solving, design thinking and decision-making methodologies in new contexts or to novel problems, to explore, test, analyse and synthesise complex ideas, theories or concepts. (C.1)
  • Technically Proficient: FEIT graduates apply theoretical, conceptual, software and physical tools and advanced discipline knowledge to research, evaluate and predict future performance of systems characterised by complexity. (D.1)
  • Collaborative and Communicative: FEIT graduates work as an effective member or leader of diverse teams, communicating effectively and operating autonomously within cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural contexts in the workplace. (E.1)

Teaching and learning strategies

In collaboration with an academic advisor, students will implement their research plans to the Engineering Graduate Project. Students are expected to develop their learning approaches and deliverables with guidance from their academic advisor. Regular project meetings should be scheduled throughout the duration.

Students must submit a draft of the report or sections thereof to receive feedback from the academic advisor.

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Final Project Report

Intent:

To document, to academic standard, a professional engineering project to demonstrate competencies expected of an experienced professional engineer.

Objective(s):

This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1, 2, 3 and 4

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs):

C.1, D.1 and E.1

Type: Report
Groupwork: Individual
Weight: 100%
Length:

Length of the final report should have a body of at least 7000 words.

Criteria:

These will be posted on Canvas.

Minimum requirements

In order to pass the subject, a student must achieve a minimum of P grade in Task 1