Overview
This unit provides you with the opportunity to apply skills and knowledge developed in your academic course to engineering practice. This unit will also develop new engineering practice skills and knowledge. You will document and reflect on work activities and relate them to Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standards and develop a strategic approach to personal growth in the workplace. You are required to undertake a minimum of 300 hours of work placement, which may require relocation of accommodation to suit the placement. Students should contact the unit coordinator prior to enrolment in this unit to discuss placement requirements.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: A GPA of 4.1 across 48 credit points in the first year of CV82 Master of Engineering course.
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
| Assessment Task | Part Weighting (% of assessment) |
Assessment Security Level | Gen AI Guidance Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ASSESSMENT 1 (35% of unit · 1 part ) | |||
| Part 1 – Professional Practice Placement | 100% of 35% | High | AI-Assisted (Guided Collaboration) |
| 2. ASSESSMENT 2 (20% of unit · 1 part ) | |||
| Part 1 – Written Assessment | 100% of 20% | Low | AI-Assisted (Guided Collaboration) |
| 3. ASSESSMENT 3 (25% of unit · 2 parts ) | |||
| Part 1 – Portfolio | 30% of 25% | Low | AI-Assisted (Guided Collaboration) |
| Part 2 – Professional Practice Placement | 70% of 25% | High | AI-Assisted (Guided Collaboration) |
| 4. ASSESSMENT 4 (20% of unit · 1 part ) | |||
| Part 1 – Presentation | 100% of 20% | Medium | AI-Assisted (Guided Collaboration) |
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
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- 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
Students feel that the unit requirements were not clearly stated.
The unit requirements should be clearly stated on the unit profile and the unit Moodle site.
Feedback from SUTE
Students feel the need for more useful learning materials.
The unit learning materials should be enhanced in future offerings.
Feedback from UC reflection
Students valued the opportunity to participate in the poster presentation.
Students should be given the opportunity to present their work through a poster presentation in future offerings of the unit.
- Analyse the structure, products, and services of an engineering organisation
- Apply skills and knowledge developed in the academic course to engineering practice in an engineering organisation
- Demonstrate Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies through work activities
- Reflect on and map Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standards to work activities
- Develop a strategic approach to personal and professional growth in the workplace.
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:
Intermediate
1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. (LO: 2I 3I )
1.2 Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences that underpin the engineering discipline. (LO: 2I 3I )
1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. (LO: 2I 3I )
1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. (LO: 2N 3I )
1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. (LO: 1N 3I )
1.6 Understanding the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities, and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. (LO: 3I )
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem-solving. (LO: 2I 3I 5I )
2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes. (LO: 2I 3I )
3.3 Creative, innovative, and proactive demeanour. (LO: 1N 3I )
3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. (LO: 3I 5I )
3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership. (LO: 1I 3I )
Advanced
2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools, and resources. (LO: 2A 3I 5I )
2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. (LO: 2A 3I )
3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability. (LO: 3A 4I 5I )
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 3A 4I 5I )
3.4 Professional use and management of information. (LO: 1A 3I 4I )
Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) which link to the competency and the levels: N – Introductory, I – Intermediate, and A - Advanced.
Refer to the Engineering Postgraduate Units Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=11382
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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1.
Assessment 1
(35% of unit)
Part 1 -
Professional Practice Placement
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2.
Assessment 2
(20% of unit)
Part 1 -
Written Assessment
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3.
Assessment 3
(25% of unit)
Part 1 -
Portfolio
Part 2 -
Professional Practice Placement
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4.
Assessment 4
(20% of unit)
Part 1 -
Presentation
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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 | |||||