Course Coordinator:Christophe Gerber (cgerber@usc.edu.au) School:School of Science, Technology and Engineering
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Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
Please go to unisc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
The final year project (ENG401 and ENG402) represents the capstone and culmination of your four-year engineering degree. It allows you to demonstrate that you can put engineering theory into practice and operate at a professional level. The overall aim of this course is to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in engineering research and design. This will be done through an approved research or design project and the production of a report and oral defence that clearly present your 'results' and evidence the application of engineering technical skills and knowledge.
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
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| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Online workshop | 2hrs | Week 1 | 4 times |
| Independent Study/Research – Independent work is expected every week. Hours/duration will depend on the individual project. Minimum expected hours is 10 hours per week. | 10hrs | Week 1 | 12 times |
Planning and execution of final year engineering project
Conducting of research relevant to the engineering discipline
Roles and responsibilities in an engineering project
Collaborative work with an Advisor and project team
Communication of project information in various forms
400 Level (Graduate)
12 units
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * Engineers Australia Stage 1 Professional Engineer Competency Standards | |
| 1 | Apply the Engineering Process to conduct an engineering project. | Empowered |
1, 2 |
| 2 | Challenge engineering practice and contribute to new developments in your engineering discipline. |
Empowered Engaged |
1, 2 |
| 3 | Define a problem and formulate a problem statement. | Empowered |
1, 2, 3 |
| 4 | Review, engage and challenge the (research) literature in a specialist domain / an engineering discipline. |
Ethical Engaged |
1, 2, 3 |
| 5 | Develop and design concepts, solutions and procedures in your engineering discipline. |
Creative and critical thinker Engaged |
1, 2 |
| 6 | Test and evaluate your concepts, solutions and procedures to reach informed decisions. |
Empowered Sustainability-focussed |
1, 2 |
| 7 | Reflect on and evaluate the project impacts for the community (e.g. engineering discipline) and environment. |
Ethical Sustainability-focussed |
2, 3 |
| 8 | Manage your project incl. planning, organising and managing resources and prioritising competing demands. |
Empowered Engaged |
2, 3 |
| 9 | Communicate about your project, its development and outcomes to a professional audience in several media. | Engaged |
3
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| 10 | Work collaboratively in a project team. | Engaged |
3
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| CODE | COMPETENCY |
| Engineers Australia Stage 1 Professional Engineer Competency Standards | |
| 1 | Elements of competency: Knowledge and Skill Base |
| 2 | Elements of competency: Engineering Application Ability |
| 3 | Elements of competency: Professional and Personal Attributes |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
ENG401 OR ENG406
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
You will meet with your Academic Advisor(s) for your Project Preview in Week 1, when you will receive advice and guidelines to complete your project. You will have consistent contact with your Academic Advisor(s) during the whole trimester.
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1 | Activity Participation | Individual or Group | 10% | 15 to 30 minutes meeting (face to face or online). |
Refer to Format | To Supervisor |
| All | 2 | Written Piece | Individual or Group | 80% | Between 10,000 and 20,000 words, noting the size of your dissertation must be representative of the unit value and be consistent with the discipline standards (or norms) for length in words, pages and/or other content. |
Week 12 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All | 3 | Oral | Individual or Group | 10% | Individual: 15 - 20 minutes including question time, Group: 30 - 40 minutes including question time. |
Exam Period | In Class |
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| Goal: | The purpose of the Checkpoints are to keep record and review your progress (to your Research plan), and to give you (or your group) critical and timely feedback about the execution of your project. |
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| Format: | You (or your group) will meet with your Advisor (face to face or online) to present and review your progress. You will receive feedback about your progress and the execution of your project. You will also plan the subsequent phase/activities of your project incl. your submissions. Your Advisor signs off your logbook at the end of each meeting. These reviews are supported by the records of your logbook, noting you are required to maintain a logbook for the entire duration of your project (ENG401 and ENG402). You will record the minutes of your meeting in your logbook. You will complete checkpoints in Weeks 1, 3, 5, 8, 11 and 14 (subject to changes). Check the LMS for details of each checkpoints. |
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| Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Organisation, Information literacy |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Final report | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goal: | The purpose of your Final report is to present what you (or your group) have achieved with your project showcasing its outcome and benefits. |
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| Format: | You (or your group) prepare the Final report of your project to a professional engineering standard that reflects your achievements at the end of ENG402. You Report will be concisely worded, well-organised, and understandable to any engineers in the relevant field. The word count reflects and includes any previous documents of ENG401 and ENG402. Check the LMS for details about your Dissertation. |
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| Goal: | The purpose of the Project presentation is to present your report for examination via oral presentation. |
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| Format: | You (or your group) deliver an oral presentation of your report supported by visual aids followed by a Q&A session. Check the LMS for details about your Oral presentation. |
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A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
You will be required to discuss with your Advisor(s) any specific requirements and needs, e.g. laboratory equipment, software, that you believe your project may have.
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:
(a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%; and
(b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
As per the Supplementary Assessment - Procedures, this course is not eligible for Supplementary Assessment.
Late submissions may be penalised up to and including the following maximum percentage of the assessment task’s identified value, with weekdays and weekends included in the calculation of days late:
(a) One day: deduct 5%;
(b) Two days: deduct 10%;
(c) Three days: deduct 20%;
(d) Four days: deduct 40%;
(e) Five days: deduct 60%;
(f) Six days: deduct 80%;
(g) Seven days: A result of zero is awarded for the assessment task.
The following penalties will apply for a late submission for an online examination:
Less than 15 minutes: No penalty
From 15 minutes to 30 minutes: 20% penalty
More than 30 minutes: 100% penalty
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