ENN592-1 Project 1

Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

This is the first semester of a two-semester project unit ENN592, in Master of Engineering program EN555. It provides experience in solving advanced engineering problems and the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained throughout the EN55 course. Engineering concepts, technical approaches and tools can be used to solve problems that confront engineers. However, the engineering approach needs identifying and justifying before it can continued be implemented (in ENN592-2). The ability to frame a technical approach to an engineering problem is essential to professional practice. From a learning perspective, one of the most effective ways of achieving this is to investigate an authentic engineering problem that is relevant to your profession.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Identify and define a relevant industry related problem.
2. Retrieve and review information at an advanced level from various sources using appropriate strategies and techniques.
3. Identify and Implement a suitable evidenced based (research) plan in a systematic, rigorous and ethical way.
4. Communicate your research/evidence based process and outcome through discussion, research proposal and progress report.

Content

Learning Approaches

Your learning in this unit will take place through an independent work-related project supervised by an appointed supervisor. Students undertaking an industry project (in their workplace or offered as student project) may be supervised jointly by an academic as well as industry/organisation supervisor. If you are not employed in a related industry, you are encouraged to approach a relevant organisation in order to authenticate the nature of the problems confronting industry as well as explore the potential to work temporarily with the organisation during the course of your project. Your supervised learning will be supported by lectures and tutorials during the first few weeks of semester, followed by individual interaction with your supervisor(s).

The project is to be an empirical/evidence-based research project with the findings adding to the factual base of the topic or to an improved organisation of theory for the purposes of explanation or prediction in a real world context.

The on-line Canvas teaching site will be another forum for learning, interaction and collaboration.

Authentic learning, incorporating some aspects of work-integrated learning, informs the pedagogical approach in this unit. Associated learning approaches include problem/project based learning, experiential learning and reflective learning through guided self and supervisor review and feedback (supported through online and supervisor resources at key stages).

ENN592-1 and ENN592-2 are components of the same project, but cannot be enrolled in the same semester. ENN592-1 should be enrolled in the preceding semester to ENN592-2.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Feedback will be provided by the individual supervisors during regular meetings throughout the semester.

You may also receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
1. Rubrics provided to show the expected standard for each criteria in an assessment item.
2. Comments returned to you via Canvas.
3. Lecture / consultation sessions may be available for group and individual feedback prior to assessment due dates and on completion of assessments.
4. Generic comments provided via QUT Canvas and in class.

Assessment

Overview

Assessment will include constructive and progressive feedback using a criterion referencing approach. Your performance in the unit will be assessed summatively through a proposal and progress report at the middle and end of semester. You will have the opportunity to present drafts of your proposal and report to your supervisor for comment and rewriting prior to the date for final submission. The assignments will contribute to the overall summative grade for the unit.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale and S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Report

Project Proposal: You will present a draft proposal for the project showing your proposed plan, timelines, methodology and anticipated outcomes.

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Relates to learning outcomes
1 - 4 in part

Assessment: Report

Project Progress Report: You will present a report showing evidence of your progress at the end of semester.

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Relates to learning outcomes
3, 4

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.

Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

All commencing SEF students are required to complete the Mandatory Safety Induction.

There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.
If you undertake a project, either individually or in a group, you may in conjunction with your QUT project supervisor, be required to complete and submit a Risk Assessment of your project activities in in MAPS (Management and Assessment of Project Safety) for approval. For further information go to Health, safety and environment for research students - QUT Students.

Additionally, if you undertake an industry project, either individually or in a group, you must ensure that the QUT project partner agreement is completed, respect confidentiality, be aware of any intellectual property requirements for the project and comply with workplace health and safety requirements, (either at QUT or at worksite). For further information please refer to the Work Integrated Learning - QUT Students webpage.

Course Learning Outcomes

EN55 Master of Professional Engineering

1. Apply advanced and specialist knowledge, concepts and practices in engineering design, analysis management and sustainability.
   Relates to: Report
2. Critically analyse and evaluate complex engineering problems to achieve research informed solutions.
   Relates to: Report, Report
3. Apply systematic approaches to plan, design, execute and manage an engineering project.
   Relates to: Report, Report
4. Communicate complex information effectively and succinctly, presenting high level reports, arguments and justifications in oral, written and visual forms to professional and non specialist audiences.
   Relates to: Report
5. Organise and manage time, tasks and projects independently, and collaboratively demonstrating the values and principles that shape engineering decision making and professional accountability.
   Relates to: Report