Unit Synopsis
Students should be able to identify issues relating to investigation, analysis and reporting of technical and environmental investigations and design and conduct effective environmental and technical investigations. They will be able to prepare and perform tests using procedures prescribed in Australian Standards, recommend and justify measurement methods and choose transducers and data acquisition methods for given measurement tasks taking into account instrument calibration and errors. They will be able to apply sound observation and record keeping practices and analyse information and data, write reports and prepare presentations that communicate the findings and limitations of investigations. Students will assess risks associated with engineering investigations including workplace health and safety issues related to laboratory and field work. They will be able to investigate and identify reliable sources and obtain information about measurement, testing and equipment required for given laboratory or field applications and provide evidence of development of professional communication, teamwork and collaborative learning and problem solving skills. Students will be required to attend a residential school to promote development of unit learning outcomes.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
MATH11160 Technology Mathematics 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School |
Compulsory Residential School View Unit Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 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 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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. In-class Test(s) | 30% |
| 2. Practical and Written Assessment | 20% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 25% |
| 4. Written Assessment | 25% |
| 5. Written Assessment | 0% |
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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 2 - 2019 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 17.65% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 65.38% response rate.
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.
Source: Unit evaluation report
Textbook and Moodle weekly format.
The textbook will remain the same. The learning resources on Moodle will continue to be delivered in a weekly format in the future offering.
The same textbook was used. The Moodle format remained the same.
Source: Unit evaluation report
Students indicated that the industry visit and sessions conducted during the residential school were very good and interesting.
The practice will continue in the future offering.
The practice continued as indicated and received very positive feedback from the students.
Source: Unit evaluation report
Some of the recorded videos require better sound clarity.
The supported video clips with sound issues will be rectified in the future offering.
The tutorial videos were updated.
Source: Unit evaluation report
Assignment return timeframe.
Delays in returning the assignment will be avoided by evenly distributing the submission date in the future offering. The delay happened due to back to back assessment submission date and inadequate time between the assessment return rate. The issue will be fixed in the unit profile in the future offering.
Feedback was offered as quickly as practical considering other commitments.
Source: Unit evaluation report
Student appreciated the mid-term in-class test initiative.
The students' progress in the unit will be reviewed by the in-class test during the residential school.
The practice continued in this term.
Source: Self-reflection
Students will receive better learning opportunities related to engineering investigation by being involved in real-life projects.
Next year, students will be transitioned to the redeveloped ENEG11007 Engineering Industry Project Investigation where the distance students will be able to work on authentic engineering projects sponsored by industries and Engineers without borders.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Discuss issues relating to investigation, analysis and reporting of technical and environmental investigations. [1, 2, 3, 9]
- Design and conduct effective environmental and technical investigations. [1, 3, 4, 5]
- Prepare and perform tests using procedures prescribed in Australian Standards. [3, 5]
- Recommend and justify measurement methods and choose transducers and data acquisition methods for given measurement tasks taking into account instrument calibration and errors. [1, 3 ,5]
- Analyse information and data, write reports and prepare presentations that communicate the findings and limitations of investigations. [2, 9]
- Assess risks associated with engineering investigations including workplace health and safety issues related to laboratory and field work. [4, 5, 7 ,8 ,9]
- Investigate and identify reliable sources and obtain information about measurement, testing and equipment required for given laboratory or field applications. [3, 10]
- Provide evidence of development of professional communication, teamwork and collaborative learning and problem solving skills. [2, 4, 6, 9, 10]
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 5 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 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 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 4 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 5 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||