ENGG200Introduction to Professional Engineering -Unit Guide

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ENGG200

Unit Guide Section / Page
Full unit title / 2
Unit code / 2
Owning Faculty / 2
Teaching Department / 2
Credit point value / 2
Study period and year of offering / 2
Name and contact details of Unit Convenor and all other staff involved in teaching the unit / 2
Whether the unit is co-badged and if so, the unit code and title of the co-badged unit / 2
Unit description / 2-3
Technology used and required / 3
Assumed knowledge / 3
Expected learning outcomes / 3
Graduation capabilities developed / 3-6
Grades and final mark / 6
Assignments / 6
Tutorial/practical sessions / 6
Laboratory note book / 6
Summary of the assessment tasks students must undertake to demonstrate their learning / 6
What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily / 6-7
Extension requests / 6
Examination conditions / 6
Supplementary examination / 7
Text book / 7
Reference book(s) / 7
Notes / 7
Required unit materials and/or recommended readings / 7
Link to the University’s honesty policy / 7
Link to the University’s special consideration policy / 7
Short statement about any changes made to previous offerings of the unit / 7
Timetable of lectures/tutorials/practicals / 7-8

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Name / Signed / Date
Full unit title / Introduction to Professional Engineering
Unit code / ENGG200
Website / Access from the online Blackboard Learning System at
The above webpage will be used for all electroniccommunications with students in this unit. All information notes, lecture notes, laboratory assignmentsand research assignments will bedownloaded to this website.
Owning Faculty / Science
Teaching Department / Physics and Electronic Engineering
Credit point value / 3
Study period and year of offering / Semester 1
Every year
Name and contact details of Unit Convenor and all other staff involved in teaching the unit / Prof Eryk Dutkiewicz (Unit Convenor)

E6A 229, 9850 9128
Prof Karu Esselle

E6A 228, 9850 9141
A/Prof. Michael Heimlich

E6A 231, 9850 2095
Dr Yinan Kong

E6A 241, 98501094
Prof Tony Parker

E6A 234, 9850 9131
A/Prof Sam Reisenfeld

E6A 239, 9850 6002
Whether the unit is co-badged and if so, the unit code and title of the co-badged unit / NA
Unit description / The unit covers a range of engineering specialisations with a series of lectures, laboratory sessions, self-study, group work and activities. Students learn about the process of engineering, solving problems, design and product development. The unit also gives students an opportunity to develop generic skills such as written and oral communication.
This unit provides an introduction to the five engineering majors offered in the Bachelor of Engineering degree (telecommunications, electronics, computer, software and wireless) and to the double degree options. The unit covers the basic descriptions of each major and the double degree options. It provides an insight into their characteristics and future trends and provides case studies of their applications. The unit also covers the associated professional and social aspects.
An aim of the unit is to give students some exposure to the specialisations and streams from which they must choose for the remainder of their studies.
Technology used and required / Library and internet search engines, word processing and presentation software, simulation and analysis tools relevant to each specialisation and discipline.
Assumed knowledge / Prerequisites for this unit:
12cp and admission to BE or BE BA or BE BBA or BE BCom or BE BSc
Expected learning outcomes?? /
  1. Ability to appreciate the main characteristics of and differences between the five engineering specializations offered in the electronic engineering degree
  2. Ability to appreciate the main characteristics of the disciplines of physics, mathematics and computer science as applied to electronic engineering
  3. Recogniseprofessional, social, economic and environmental aspects of the five engineering specializations and the disciplines of physics, mathematics and computer science
  4. An understanding of the engineer’s role in an industrial or academic setting.

Graduation capabilities developed?? /
  1. Ability to apply mathematical and computational methods used for analysis methods relevant to the broad field of engineering, and to potentially related fields
  2. Ability to apply basic principles in selected areas of the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering and information sciences underpinning the broad field of engineering and potentially related fields, and apply relevant scientific investigation methods while understanding their limitations
  3. Ability to create a detailed written explanation of the steps required to apply mathematical and scientific principles
  4. Ability to check a written explanation of the steps required to apply mathematical and scientific principles for common mistakes, misunderstandings, and logical errors
  5. Ability to apply foundation knowledge and relevant for the discipline to analyse or predict the performance and behaviour of a defined artefact (system, installation, equipment, instrument, circuit, plant, device, arrangement etc.) with different levels of requiredaccuracy, quantifying the level of uncertainty in the results due to uncertain or unknown data
  6. Ability to apply selected codes and standards relevant to the discipline, awareness of codes and standards relevant to the discipline
  7. Ability to understand current technical and professional practice, critical issues, and the current state of developments in the major technical areas that constitute the discipline
  8. Ability to create a detailed written explanation of the steps taken to analyse or predict performance and behaviour, failure, safe working limits, evaluate alternatives, etc.
  9. Ability to understand relevant concepts in related engineering disciplines
  10. Ability to proficiently use selected discipline software and related tools for analysis, computation, simulation, visualisation, synthesis, design, graphics, communication, remote collaboration, and word processing
  11. Ability to perform a substantial range of fieldwork survey and laboratory measurements in the discipline, and understand relevant safe working procedures
  12. Ability to create and maintain a written record of fieldwork and laboratory tests and measurements, procedures, equipment, experiments, data, error sources, and equipment modifications
  13. Ability to understand the interactions between technical systems and people in the social, cultural, environmental, economic and political context in which they operate
  14. Ability to understand and explain contemporary social, economic and political issues at local, national and global level
  15. Ability to understand and explain principles of sustainability in terms of social, environmental and economic factors
  16. Ability to hypothesize a typical range of adverse events and consequences, describe the qualitative possibility that these events will occur and devise appropriate responses and measures to reduce the consequences
  17. Ability to apply appropriate standards and practice such as ISO14001 on environmental management and AS4360 on risk management
  18. Ability to recognise constraints and parameters which are not included in the stated requirements or which are mutually inconsistent and seek appropriate information to determine reasonable parameter and constraint values
  19. Ability to apply methods to generate a large enough range of alternative concepts and ideas
  20. Ability to perform an engineering project to achieve a substantial outcome to appropriate professional standards, either as an individual or as a member of a team
  21. Ability to create a written report explaining personal contribution to a project including a summary, the requirements, background knowledge available, technical contributions, project management, safe working procedures, measurement and testing, results and conclusions
  22. Ability to listen to, speak, read and write English proficiently
  23. Ability to,in conversation with other people, listen accurately, learn information, concepts and language used by other people, and recognise their interests in a given situation
  24. Ability to describe technical and other issues and concepts to other people using terminology and language with which they are already familiar
  25. Ability to support communication with appropriate body language, behaviour, and other non-verbal communication, artefacts, models, and other media such as images, sounds, movies etc.
  26. Ability to understand fundamental concepts of human social behaviour
  27. Ability to search for, catalogue, read, annotate and summarise relevant written information, using commercial bibliographic databases and library catalogues
  28. Ability to understand Engineers Australia’s Code of Ethics, and other behaviour standards relevant to the engineering discipline and field of practice, and apply these standards in common situations to determine appropriate responses
  29. Ability to understand engineering legal responsibilities for the safety of other people and protection of the environment, and understand the potential liability for damages
  30. Ability to understand fundamental principles of intellectual property rights, copyright, registered designs and patents
  31. Ability to coordinate and regularly monitor the work of peers and other people to achieve an agreed schedule and quality of combined performance, and to recognise and correct mistakes and misunderstandings, especially with people from different disciplines and from different cultural backgrounds
  32. Ability to approach appropriate people for help, advice or information without a pre-existing relationship
  33. Ability to recognise the limits of personal knowledge and skill
  34. Ability to organize and plan personal priorities, time use, and maintain appropriate records of personal time use
  35. Ability to plan personal learning, set objectives and allocate appropriate time for private study
  36. Ability to create and maintain a Curriculum Vitae or record of personal achievements in both summary form and as a detailed portfolio
  37. Ability to model the behaviour of professional engineers in appropriate situations

Grades and final mark / Satisfactory completion of all assessment tasks is mandatory to obtain a pass (or a better) grade.
Assignments / There will be fivelaboratory reports and five library reading assignmentsinthis unit.
Laboratory Assignment1 and Research Assignment 1: Due: 21/3/2010
Laboratory Assignment2 and Research Assignment 2: Due: 5/4/2010
Laboratory Assignment3 and Research Assignment 3: Due: 2/5/2010
Laboratory Assignment4 and Research Assignment 4: Due: 16/5/2010
Laboratory Assignment5 and Research Assignment 5: Due: 30/5/2010
In addition, students will be required to produce the following deliverables in this unit:
Professional Portfolio: Due: 6/6/2010
Final Oral Presentation: To be scheduled for Week 12/13
Tutorial/practical sessions / There are tenweekly laboratory sessions starting in Week 2.
Laboratory note book / Students will be required to keep a laboratory log book. The content of the log book will be assessed as part of the laboratory report component.
Summary of the assessment tasks students must undertake to demonstrate their learning / Assessment components are:
LabAssignment1 and Research Assignment 1: 10%
LabAssignment2 and Research Assignment 2: 10%
LabAssignment3 and Research Assignment 3: 10%
LabAssignment4 and Research Assignment 4: 10%
LabAssignment5 and Research Assignment 5: 10%
Professional Portfolio: 5%
Final Oral Presentation: 5%
Examination (3-hour, closed book) 40%
What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily / Pass mark in each laboratory report and assignment component, a pass mark in the final presentation AND a pass mark in the final examination
Extension requests / Must be supported by evidence of medical conditions or misadventure.
Examination conditions / 3-hour, closed book
Supplementary examination / Applications for a supplementary examination (based on medical reasons or misadventure) will only be considered if students have gained passes inpre-examination assessments.
Text book / None.
Reference book(s) / Books or other publications for reference will be recommended.
Notes / Lecture and laboratory notes will be provided as required.
Required unit materials and/or recommended readings / It is recommended that students purchase for use at home: MATLAB 7.8 & SIMULINK 7.3 RELEASE 2009A (MAC/WIN/LINUX) (DVD) STUDENT VERSIONISBN 9780979223990
Link to the University’s honesty policy /
Link to the University’s special consideration policy /
Changes made to previous offering of this unit / This is a new unit that has not been offered before.

Timetable of lectures/tutorials/practicals available on:

Week-by-week breakdown

Week / Topics / Laboratory / Events
Week 1 / Introduction to Engineering
Week 2 / Telecommunications Engineering / Telecommunications Engineering
Week 3 / Telecommunications Engineering / Telecommunications Engineering
Week 4 / Computer Engineering / ComputerEngineering / Telecommunications Engineering laboratory report and assignment due
Week 5 / Computer Engineering / ComputerEngineering
Week 6 / Software Engineering / Software Engineering / Computer Engineering laboratory report and assignment due
Week 7 / Software Engineering / Software Engineering
Week 8 / Electronics Engineering / Electronics Engineering / Software Engineering laboratory report and assignment due
Week 9 / Electronics Engineering / Electronics Engineering
Week 10 / Wireless Engineering / Wireless Engineering / Electronics Engineering laboratory report and assignment due
Week 11 / Wireless Engineering / Wireless Engineering
Week 12 / Double degree options; Wrap-up and summary of major options and industry experience requirements / Professional CV preparation / Wireless Engineering laboratory report and assignment due
Week 13 / Assignment Presentations / Assignment Presentations / .Portfolio due
Assignment Presentations