ENEG11007 - Engineering Industry Project Investigation

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 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

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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%).

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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
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