ENEG11007 - Engineering Industry Project Investigation

Showing: 2026 HE Term 1
General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will apply, expand and reflect on your knowledge of professional engineering practice through investigating a real-world engineering project. You will work in a small team guided by a professional engineer or members from the Engineers Without Borders Challenge to develop your project outcomes. You will establish a scope for a team project that describes the requirements and potential issues involved. You will also design and conduct a technical investigation incorporating the engineering method of problem-solving to assess several viable solutions and; look to enhance project outcomes by applying concepts of sustainability and evidence-based decision making. You will also demonstrate an understanding of measurement techniques and data analysis methods in at least one technical area of engineering, and demonstrate professional communication skills by creating a team technical report and presentation. Throughout the unit, you will be compiling an Individual Portfolio to showcase your sustained contributions to the project and to demonstrate a professional attitude for working individually and in your team.

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
Prerequisite: ENEG11005 Fundamentals of Professional Engineering, ENAG11008 Professional and Sustainable Engineering Practice OR ENEG11001 Engineering Skills 1

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 No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026

Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Bundaberg Cairns Gladstone Mackay Online Rockhampton

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).

Assessment Overview

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. Written Assessment 15%
2. Written Assessment 15%
3. Group Work 20%
4. Portfolio 50%

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

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 62.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.62% 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: SUTE Data
Feedback:
 Criteria for projects are perceived as overly extensive and time-consuming compared to other subjects.

Recommendation:
 Project criteria should be simplified and streamlined in consultation with the project sponsor where possible to ensure a manageable workload while maintaining learning outcomes.

Action Taken:
 Project report marking criteria were streamlined to ensure a manageable workload while ensuring the intended learning outcomes.
Source: Staff reflection
Feedback:
 Students gained valuable industry insights and enhanced their project management skills by working on real-life projects.

Recommendation:
 Incorporating real-life projects into the curriculum should be continued as this provides practical industry experience and further develops project management competencies.

Action Taken:
 The practice continued in this offering.
Source: SUTE Data
Feedback:
 Online students prefer to have greater access to discipline-specific projects.

Recommendation:
 Online students have access to EWB projects that provide discipline-specific scenarios. Students should be encouraged to review and combine their areas of interest to suit specific disciplines.

Action Taken:
 Students were briefed and actively encouraged to combine their areas of interest to suit specific disciplines.
Source: SUTE
Feedback:
 Portfolio instructions were unclear until late in the term, causing confusion about expectations.

Recommendation:
 Portfolio instructions should be released early in the semester to ensure students understand requirements from the beginning of the term.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback:
 Communication with industry partners was slow, which affected the quality of student work.

Recommendation:
 Better communication protocols should be established with industry partners. If needed, alternate guidance pathways should be provided when industry support is lacking.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Establish a scope that describes the requirements and potential issues involved in undertaking an ill-defined real-world engineering project
  2. Design and conduct a technical investigation incorporating the engineering method of problem-solving to assess several viable solutions
  3. Analyse and assess an engineering project using a sustainability framework
  4. Describe measurement techniques and perform data analysis in at least one technical area of engineering
  5. Articulate and demonstrate effective time, team and project management skills
  6. Provide evidence of a professional capacity to communicate, work and learn individually and in a team.
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
1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. (LO: 4N )
1.2 Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline. (LO: 4N )
1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1N 2N 3N 4N )
1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1N 2N 3N 4N )
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving. (LO: 1N 2N 3N 4N )
2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. (LO: 1N 2N 4N )
2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes. (LO: 1N 2N 3N 4N )
2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. (LO: 1N 2N 3N 4N )
3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability. (LO: 6N )
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 1N 2N 3N 5N 6N )
3.4 Professional use and management of information. (LO: 1N 2N 3N 4N )
3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. (LO: 5N 6N )

Intermediate
1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. (LO: 2I 3N 4N )
1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. (LO: 1N 2I 3N )
3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership. (LO: 5I 6I )

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 Undergraduate Course 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=1511

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Written Assessment •
2 - Written Assessment • • •
3 - Group Work • • •
4 - Portfolio • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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 • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10
1 - Written Assessment • • • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • • • •
3 - Group Work • • • • • • • •
4 - Portfolio • • • • • •