Overview
In this unit, you must complete a two-week mobility trip as a compulsory practicum and work on an international humanitarian engineering project for a developing or marginalised community. Places are limited to self-paying participants and recipients of a New Colombo Plan Mobility Scholarship. Through collaborative discussions with your host community, you will critically analyse the development context and identify wants, needs, strengths and opportunities for social innovation. You will make recommendations by applying principles of sustainable development, human-centred design and systems engineering. You will create a project implementation plan, generate rapid prototypes and present your design to community members and assess its long-term viability. You will demonstrate ethical conduct and professional accountability, team membership and team leadership, knowledge management and a creative, innovative and proactive demeanour. Additional financial assistance for mobility trips is available by application for an OS-Help loan.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
At least 48 credit points successfully completed, including ENEG11007 OR ENEG11002. Head of Course permission is required before enrolling in this unit.
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 2 - 2024
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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 Unit Coordinator reflections
Students need to spend considerable time preparing written assessments a few weeks after the project has finished.
Assessment should be reviewed to include more opportunities for students to present their work while they are completing the projects.
- Establish a framework for identifying community needs and opportunities for social innovation in a developing or marginalised community
- Clarify development contexts and opportunities for humanitarian engineering projects by engaging in collaborative discussions with community members
- Develop a humanitarian engineering project concept based on initial design ideas and potential solutions
- Design and develop rapid project prototypes to solicit community feedback
- Create a project implementation plan including assessment of the long-term viability of the design in terms of ongoing use by the community, ongoing maintenance and end of life arrangements
- Demonstrate cross-cultural engagement, collaboration, project management and presentation of results in both verbal and written forms.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Introductory
Intermediate
Advanced
Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Oral Examination - 15% | ||||||
| 2 - Presentation - 15% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||
| 4 - Portfolio - 40% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Oral Examination - 15% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Presentation - 15% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Portfolio - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Video/audio recording device (e.g. a andriod/iphone, tablet, Gopro or computer with a webcam)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
k.jinadasa@cqu.edu.au
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Humanitarian Engineering Project Objectives
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Pre-departure check Zoom session
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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Project initiation and concept development with Amrita Live-in-Labs programme
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Human-Centered Design Amrita Live-in-Labs Programme
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Practicum preparation
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Final pre-departure check Zoom session
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Practicum
Amrita Live-in-Labs Programme
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Conduct viva-voce (Assignment 1) by prior arrangements.
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Conduct presentation (Assignment 2) by prior arrangements.
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Project Evaluation - report preparation
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Return to country - practicum Zoom debrief
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Project Evaluation - report preparation
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Finalisation of Project activities
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Finalisation of Project activities
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Finalisation of Project report
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Finalisation of Portfolio
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Portfolio Due: Week 12 Monday (30 Sept 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
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Please see updated information in the Moodle website
Unit Co-ordinator: Shameen Jinadasa
Contact Information:
Phone: 07 4150 7192
Email: k.jinadasa@cqu.edu.au
1 Oral Examination
Students will be interviewed just prior to staying with their community. At this time, their knowledge of appropriate conduct will be examined through questions on safety considerations for themselves and the community; awareness of what is culturally appropriate behaviour for their community; ways to engage with their community in a friendly, respectful and productive manner; how to employ questioning techniques; and how to manage community expectations.
If it is not possible to organise an interview, students will be requested to produce an audio/video recording of answers to the interview questions. It is highly recommend that students keep a audio/video diary of daily activities (summary of activities) and reflections.
During practicum (time to be advised)
Feedback will be provided within 10 working days of the due date.
Students are assessed against marking criteria based on the key elements described in this assessment. The final criteria are provided on Moodle. Levels of achievement will be awarded from 'Improvement Needed' (0 marks) up to 'Excellent Conduct' (2 marks).
- Establish a framework for identifying community needs and opportunities for social innovation in a developing or marginalised community
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Presentation
During or just after community visits, students will be required to present their project idea as a prototype to community elders, respond to their questions, and solicit feedback on the implementation of the project. This will usually occur in a formal setting. Students must obtain evidence of their participation in the team presentation.
If a marker is not available during the presentations, students are required to keep video recording of the presentation and evidence of supporting materials used during the presentations.
During practicum (time to be advised)
Feedback will be provided within 10 working days of the due date.
Presentation marking criteria will be provided on Moodle to assess individual participation in this team-based activity.
- Establish a framework for identifying community needs and opportunities for social innovation in a developing or marginalised community
- Clarify development contexts and opportunities for humanitarian engineering projects by engaging in collaborative discussions with community members
- Develop a humanitarian engineering project concept based on initial design ideas and potential solutions
- Create a project implementation plan including assessment of the long-term viability of the design in terms of ongoing use by the community, ongoing maintenance and end of life arrangements
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Written Assessment
Each student team will be required to document the development of their project in a technical report comprising records of community engagement to gather information for their project; the design process which included investigating several potential solutions; consideration of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; development of a physical prototype; establishing a project implementation plan; and evidence of obtaining feedback on the prototype from their community.
Week 12 Monday (30 Sept 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
Feedback will be provided within 10 working days of the due date.
The team report is assessed against marking criteria based on the key elements described in this assessment. The final criteria are provided on Moodle. Levels of achievement will be awarded from 'Improvement Needed' (0 marks) up to 'Excellent Conduct' (2 marks). Individual grades will be determined based on the results of a Self and Peer-Assessment survey.
- Clarify development contexts and opportunities for humanitarian engineering projects by engaging in collaborative discussions with community members
- Develop a humanitarian engineering project concept based on initial design ideas and potential solutions
- Design and develop rapid project prototypes to solicit community feedback
- Demonstrate cross-cultural engagement, collaboration, project management and presentation of results in both verbal and written forms.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
4 Portfolio
Students are required to prepare an individual Portfolio that contains a Grade Nomination, Workbook and Journal of Reflections. The Portfolio will provide evidence of obtaining the associated learning outcomes.
Week 12 Monday (30 Sept 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
Feedback will be provided within 10 working days of the due date.
Students are assessed against marking criteria based on the key elements described in this assessment. The final criteria are provided on Moodle. Levels of achievement will be awarded from 'Improvement Needed' (0 marks) up to 'Excellent Conduct' (2 marks).
- Design and develop rapid project prototypes to solicit community feedback
- Create a project implementation plan including assessment of the long-term viability of the design in terms of ongoing use by the community, ongoing maintenance and end of life arrangements
- Demonstrate cross-cultural engagement, collaboration, project management and presentation of results in both verbal and written forms.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
