48901 Professional Service Project A
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Credit points: 6 cp
Subject level: Undergraduate
Result type: Grade and marksDescription
This subject builds on professional and service engagements of students. Where students undertake professional service or engagement activity, they can take this subject to deeply explore aspects of engineering and information technology culture and how these professions impact and interact with society, economy and the environment. In many cases, students work with professionals from non-engineering or information technology disciplines. This increases their awareness of interdependence on other professions as well as enhancing their experience in managing group dynamics. Students develop skill in noticing and articulating professional behaviours and activity to analyse the professional capabilities required of them as graduate engineers or information technology professionals. They use their service or professional engagement experience to develop or enhance identified skills or competencies. Specific learning activity, assessment tasks and criteria are negotiated with a supervisor.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
| 1. | Identify and analyse engineering capabilities in a service or engagement activity to determine goals for professional development. (F.1) |
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| 2. | Reflect on own developing capabilities to articulate strengths and areas for professional growth. (F.1) |
| 3. | Present an analysis of professional work as a multi-dimensional, multidisciplinary activity to a technical and non-technical audience. (E.1) |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs):
- 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
This subject needs to be completed alongside or immediately after a service or engagement activity. Evidence (via a log book or other appropriate documentation) must be provided of the volunteer service or engagement activity.
In this subject, students will plan their learning experience via an individually negotiated learning contract. Together with a project supervisor, students will determine the goals they wish to achieve and then determine the activities and strategies they will need to engage in to facilitate these goals. Similarly, students will negotiate suitable assessment tasks to contribute to a professional portfolio that will enable them to demonstrate engagement in the goals identified and the degree to which subject learning objectives have been met. Assessments will be structured so that there are multiple opportunities for formative feedback.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Portfolio
| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs): 1, 2 and 3 This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs): E.1 and F.1 |
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| Type: | Portfolio |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 100% |
Minimum requirements
In order to pass the subject, a student must achieve an overall mark of 50% or more.
References
As appropriate to your chosen project.