41130 Professional Practice Studio
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade, no marks
Requisite(s): (72 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Degree owned by FEIT OR 72 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Honours Embedded Degree owned by FEIT OR 72 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Degree owned by FEIT OR 72 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Degree co-owned by FEIT OR 72 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Honours Degree owned by FEIT OR 72 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Honours Degree co-owned by FEIT) AND (48230 Introduction to Engineering Projects OR 31265 Communication for IT Professionals)
Description
The Professional Practice Studio is an interdisciplinary studio that tackles complex problems related to contemporary professional contexts. What sets the Professional Practice and Leadership Studio apart is that, being open to students from across engineering and IT, it offers an interdisciplinary design opportunity to work on complex real-world problems with industry, community, and/or internal UTS partners.
This is an exciting opportunity for students to challenge their thinking about their studies, their career, their profession and themselves as professionals in the 21st century. In this subject, students apply their disciplinary experience and engineering skills to complex problems not traditionally considered by engineering students. The projects demonstrate how engineering design processes and skills are transferable beyond engineering. They allow students to apply their research skills and further develop design thinking and systems thinking skills. Students will have the opportunity to network with industry and academics in diverse contexts and settings. They will add a real-world project to their portfolios, talk to employers about and consider their own practice to better communicate it to employers. In doing so, this project develops students understanding of how engineers use what they learn in professional practice.
Students are advised to review the website for further information regarding the studio and the upcoming semester’s project prior to enrolling in the subject: https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology/professional-practice-and-leadership/what-we-do/professional-practice-studio
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
| 1. | Apply engineering processes to define a problem, generate possible solutions, select and justify suitable options, and prototype and verify solutions, in a complex interdisciplinary context. (C.1) |
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| 2. | Collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary teams and apply team processes, including self and peer evaluation. (E.1) |
| 3. | Articulate and present project work to clients and stakeholders to elicit feedback. (E.1) |
| 4. | Reflect on own developing capabilities to articulate strengths and areas for professional growth. (F.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 and decision-making methodologies to develop components, systems and processes to meet specified requirements. (C.1)
- Collaborative and Communicative: FEIT graduates work as an effective member or leader of diverse teams, communicating effectively and operating within cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural contexts in the workplace. (E.1)
- Reflective: FEIT graduates critically self-review their performance to improve themselves, their teams, and the broader community and society. (F.1)
Teaching and learning strategies
In this subject, students will be introduced to a client problem and through a weekly workshop and work outside class, students are led through a systematic design process to develop solutions to meet client needs. During the early weeks of the studio, workshops will be directed by staff. As students develop greater autonomy in the design process, later weeks will move towards a team-directed mode.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Project Presentation
| Intent: | To develop students’ skills in collaborating on a complex problem and presenting project outcomes to stakeholders |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): C.1 and E.1 |
| Type: | Presentation |
| Groupwork: | Group, individually assessed |
| Weight: | 15% |
| Length: | 10 minutes |
Assessment task 2: Project Report
| Intent: | To develop students’ skills in collaborating on a complex problem as well as documenting and presenting projects to real stakeholders |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): C.1 and E.1 |
| Type: | Report |
| Groupwork: | Group, group and individually assessed |
| Weight: | 35% |
| Length: | 5000 words |
Assessment task 3: Individual Portfolio
| Intent: | To develop students’ individual understanding and skills in the project context and to highlight their professional development as they collaborate on a complex problem |
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| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1, 2 and 4 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): C.1, E.1 and F.1 |
| Type: | Portfolio |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 50% |
| Length: | 5000 words |
Minimum requirements
To achieve a pass grade, students must meet the pass grade requirements stipulated in the subject’s performance standards provided on canvas.