Area: | Department of First Year Engineering Studies |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Other: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | The engineering profession - work, organisation, ethics, history and structures. Introduction to professional engineering, problems, projects and solutions. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will be able to - Demonstrate and articulate an understanding of professional engineering, its structure, workings and relationships with society. Apply scientific and technical theory to engineering problems. Identifydefine and provide solutions to engineering problems. Produce engineering style reports. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Beder, S. (1998). "The New Engineer: Management and Professional Responsibility in a Changing World", South Yarra, Macmillian Education Australia. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Full Reports for Engineering Profession (2) 20%, Initial Report (1) 5%, Introduction to Engineering Projects (4) 50%, Workbooks for Engineering Profession (2) 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30799 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology not elsewh classified | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Full Year | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Mid Full-Year | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Full Year | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Mid Full-Year | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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