Overview
In this unit, you will apply the knowledge and skills you have developed throughout your Associate Degree to a capstone project. You will manage the project, identify and apply required technical knowledge, develop a project problem definition from a loosely formed client brief and produce detailed drawings and documentation. You will also review the conduct and management of engineering enterprises based on personal work experience and reflect on the engineering design process and project management and their role in it. You will operate in an ethical manner, communicate effectively, and provide evidence of professional conduct and a commitment to lifelong learning. Note: You may make this project part of your compulsory minimum of six weeks of work experience required before graduation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Students must have completed 72 credit points.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from In class discussion
Individual discussions on the potential project ideas at the start of the term helped develop the project.
This practice should be continued.
Feedback from In class discussion
More resources for literature review and methodology development will be helpful.
The next delivery should provide more resources for the literature review and methodology development.
Feedback from In class discussion
Assessments 1 and 2 helped for the gradual development of the project report.
This practice should be continued.