Overview
Continuing professional development (CPD) is an essential activity for any practicing engineer. Engineers and other professionals engage in CPD for a variety of reasons including staying up-to-date with current developments in their discipline, professional networking, and facilitating career progression. In this unit, you will demonstrate your commitment to CPD by undertaking and recording professional practice exposure. You will reflect on what you have learned from professional practice activities and you will develop a strategic approach to personal and professional growth in the workplace.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Students must have completed minimum 48uc in CV82 Master of Engineering before they enrol 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 3 - 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 0-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 0 hours of study per week, making a total of 0 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
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 SUTE comments
Students were confused about how the 480 hours of internship requirements would be met.
Students should be informed clearly during the lecture class and repeatedly in the discussion forum on how to present evidence for the 480 hours of internship.
- Evaluate individual professional needs to ensure continuing professional development
- Analyse the structure, products and services of an engineering organisation
- Apply skills and knowledge developed in an academic course to engineering practice in an engineering organisation
- Reflect on and map Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standards to professional practice activities
- Develop a strategic approach to personal and professional growth in the workplace.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Presentation - 0% | |||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 0% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||
| 4 - Research | |||||
| 5 - Self-management | |||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||
| 7 - Leadership | |||||
| 8 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||
| 9 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 1 - Presentation - 0% | |||||||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 0% | |||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.k.azad@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 04 Nov 2024Module/Topic
Commencement of work on presentation and portfolio preparations.
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Activity: Gather your professional exposures and experiences and populate them into the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record sheet.
Week 2
Begin Date: 11 Nov 2024Module/Topic
Work on presentation and portfolio preparations.
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Activity: Complete your CPD record sheet, making sure that the total hours add up to at least 480 hours.
Week 3
Begin Date: 18 Nov 2024Module/Topic
Attend workshop class on CPD requirements and work on presentation and portfolio preparations.
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Activity: Obtain evidence for each entry in the CPD record sheet. Each evidence must clearly state the company/provider name, the duration of experience and the number of hours and the nature of the experience. The evidence must also be verifiable by having valid and full contact information.
Week 4
Begin Date: 25 Nov 2024Module/Topic
Work on presentation and portfolio preparations.
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Activity: Continue to gather necessary evidence required for the CPD record sheet.
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 02 Dec 2024Module/Topic
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Week 5
Begin Date: 09 Dec 2024Module/Topic
Work on presentation and portfolio preparations.
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Activity: Continue to gather necessary evidence required for the CPD record sheet.
Week 6
Begin Date: 16 Dec 2024Module/Topic
Work on presentation and portfolio preparations.
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Activity: Aim to have all evidence available at this stage.
Week 7
Begin Date: 23 Dec 2024Module/Topic
Work on presentation and portfolio preparations.
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Activity: For each evidence, write a descriptive narrative which consists of the following 4 compulsory components:
1. A certification of evidence: e.g. a letter from the employer or company, certificate of attendance or completion of training, etc. Only certifications that could be verified are acceptable.
2. A description: gives a brief overview of the evidence and explains what it is.
3. An analysis: explains why you chose to include that evidence, including its relevance to the particular element of competence as listed in Section 9 of this portfolio.
4. A reflective statement is a thoughtful statement that tells what this evidence means to you. Your comments should express your commitment to professional growth and tell how you will apply your understanding in the future.
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 30 Dec 2024Module/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Week 8
Begin Date: 06 Jan 2025Module/Topic
Work on presentation and portfolio preparations.
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Activity: Complete the descriptive narratives for the evidence used in the CPD record sheet.
1. Self-assess and reflect on the various attributes as per the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for professional engineers. Prepare the CPD Portfolio presentation using the provided PowerPoint template.
2. Prepare CPD PowerPoint Slides.
3. Prepare and record a 10 minutes long formal CPD presentation video.
Week 9
Begin Date: 13 Jan 2025Module/Topic
Submit the CPD presentation.
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Activity: Working on the CPD Portfolio document
Recorded Formal CPD Presentation Video due this week on Friday at 11:59 pm AEST.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Presentation Due: Week 9 Friday (17 Jan 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 10
Begin Date: 20 Jan 2025Module/Topic
Work on portfolio preparations.
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Activity: Work on the CPD portfolio.
Week 11
Begin Date: 27 Jan 2025Module/Topic
Work on portfolio.
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Activity: Prepare your CPD portfolio.
Week 12
Begin Date: 03 Feb 2025Module/Topic
Submit the portfolio document.
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Activity: Complete the CPD Portfolio document
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Portfolio Due: Week 12 Friday 11:59 pm AEST.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Portfolio Due: Week 12 Friday (7 Feb 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Exam Week
Begin Date: 10 Feb 2025Module/Topic
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1 Presentation
You are required to present your case as an engineer to demonstrate how you acquired a specific skill outlined in Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers through your industry experience. Your presentation should detail the context of the work experience, the skills you focused on, the challenges you encountered, and the steps you took to develop and refine these skills. Additionally, you need to reflect on how these skills contribute to your professional growths and how you plan to utilise it in your future engineering career.
For this task, you are required to present your experiences as a 10-minute recorded video presentation using the PPT template available on Moodle. You can upload your recorded video on the web and share the web link in Moodle submission page. Following items are expected to be included in the video presentation.
a) Formatting and presentation of report: A professional portfolio report is to be submitted using the PPT template and guidelines provided on Moodle.
b) Resume- Create a professional resume. You must use the provided template to prepare your resume. Carefully consider who you nominate as referees, ensuring they are relevant to your experiences. Referees may be contacted to verify the information claimed in your portfolio.
c) CPD record sheet- Record your CPD hours. This is the core information of your CPD portfolio. The hours claimed for your professional practices must be presented using the CPD record sheet provided. The table should clearly show at least 480 hours of professional experience.
d) Summative mapping and reflection: Map your skills against the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Standard for professional engineers. You must describe how you have met each of the standards, reflect on the skills you have developed or enhanced through your professional experiences, and explain how you will utilize them in your future career. This mapping must be prepared using the provided template.
e) Professional evidence: For each piece of evidence that you use in your CPD portfolio, you must articulate it in the professional evidence section. If the evidence is missing from this section, it will not be counted as valid and acceptable evidence for claiming the professional hours. Details on how to articulate evidence are explained in the portfolio template. Each piece of evidence must include four major components: a) a certification of evidence, b) a description, c) an analysis and d) a reflective statement. Evidence that is missing or incomplete in its articulation will be considered invalid.
The students MUST submit all required assessments by their due dates as no late submission will be accepted (this is professional practice). If an extension is required, please ensure the extension request reaches the Unit Coordinator AT LEAST 72 hours prior to the deadline unless specified otherwise in the assessment tasks. Application for an extension after the due date may not be acceptable.
According to the Assessment Policy, Section 5.16, the acceptable reasons for extension are disability, medical or health-related condition, hardship (serious accident), compassionate circumstances (death of a family member) etc., with evidence.
Week 9 Friday (17 Jan 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
CPD Presentation
Week 11 Friday (31 Jan 2025)
Presentation assessment report will be returned to students within 2 weeks after submission
The video presentation will be assessed based on quality and clarity of submission, the relevance of the skills to the Engineers Australia standards, communication and presentation skills, and the depth of your reflections on your learning processes. The details of the marking criteria of individual items are provided in the presentation marking sheet available on Moodle. Each of the submission items will be assessed as pass or fail. You must mast pass all individual submission items to pass the assessment.
- Evaluate individual professional needs to ensure continuing professional development
- Analyse the structure, products and services of an engineering organisation
- Apply skills and knowledge developed in an academic course to engineering practice in an engineering organisation
- Reflect on and map Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standards to professional practice activities
- Develop a strategic approach to personal and professional growth in the workplace.
- Communication
2 Portfolio
The portfolio is an opportunity to demonstrate that you have accumulated professional experience equivalent to 480 hours of industry and/or professional engineering work. Through this portfolio, you need to convince the assessors that you have met Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers by providing verifiable evidences of at least 480 hours of professional engineering practices and by reflecting on and self-assessing your gained knowledge and skills against these standards. Following items are expected to be present in the portfolio submissions.
a) Formatting and presentation of report: A professional portfolio report is to be submitted using the template and guidelines provided on Moodle.
b) Resume- Create a professional resume. You must use the provided template to prepare your resume. Carefully consider who you nominate as referees, ensuring they are relevant to your experiences. Referees may be contacted to verify the information claimed in your portfolio.
c) CPD record sheet- Record your CPD hours. This is the core information of your CPD portfolio. The hours claimed for your professional practices must be presented using the CPD record sheet provided. The table should clearly show at least 480 hours of professional experience.
d) Summative mapping and reflection: Map your skills against the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Standard for professional engineers. You must describe how you have met each of the standards, reflect on the skills you have developed or enhanced through your professional experiences, and explain how you will utilize them in your future career. This mapping must be prepared using the provided template.
e) Professional evidence: For each piece of evidence that you use in your CPD portfolio, you must articulate it in the professional evidence section. If the evidence is missing from this section, it will not be counted as valid and acceptable evidence for claiming the professional hours. Details on how to articulate evidence are explained in the portfolio template. Each piece of evidence must include four major components: a) a certification of evidence, b) a description, c) an analysis and d) a reflective statement. Evidence that is missing or incomplete in its articulation will be considered invalid.
The students MUST submit all required assessments by their due dates as no late submission will be accepted (this is professional practice). If an extension is required, please ensure the extension request reaches the Unit Coordinator AT LEAST 72 hours prior to the deadline unless specified otherwise in the assessment tasks. Application for an extension after the due date may not be acceptable.
According to the Assessment Policy, Section 5.16, the acceptable reasons for extension are disability, medical or health-related condition, hardship (serious accident), compassionate circumstances (death of a family member) etc., with evidence.
Week 12 Friday (7 Feb 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Portfolio
Marked portfolio will be returned to students after certification of grades.
The portfolio will be assessed based on quality of submission, written communication and reports presentation skills. The details of the marking criteria of individual items are provided in the portfolio marking sheet available on Moodle. Each of the submission items will be assessed as pass or fail. You must mast pass all individual submission items to pass the assessment.
- Evaluate individual professional needs to ensure continuing professional development
- Analyse the structure, products and services of an engineering organisation
- Apply skills and knowledge developed in an academic course to engineering practice in an engineering organisation
- Reflect on and map Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standards to professional practice activities
- Develop a strategic approach to personal and professional growth in the workplace.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
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?
