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ENEG11010 - Engineering in Society

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will explore the critical role of engineers in community solutions, focusing on the relationship between engineering and the social and natural world, stakeholder collaboration, and sustainable solutions with safety practices. You will learn how to conduct a community needs assessment, apply human-centred design methods, and develop community-empowered solutions. You will develop skills to strategically engage community groups and individuals and manage their involvement as stakeholders in engineering projects. Emphasis is placed on understanding the social, cultural, and environmental contexts in which engineering solutions are applied. The unit prepares engineers to create positive and lasting impacts, fostering social innovation and betterment that supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities.

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 There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 1 - 2025

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 30%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 40%

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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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Identify interconnections between professional engineering and society
  2. Demonstrate skills to network with different stakeholders impacted by engineering solutions 
  3. Analyse the societal impacts of engineering projects
  4. Explore social change opportunities incorporating human-centred design principles
  5. Examine safety practices and risk management strategies for effectively delivering community-engaged engineering projects
  6. Explore opportunities for sustainable development and social innovations in community-engaged engineering projects.

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

2.1. Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem-solving. (LO:  3N, 4N)

2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. (LO: 4N, 5N)

2.4. Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. (LO: 1N, 3N)

3.1. Ethical conduct and professional accountability. (LO: 6N) 

3.3. Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour. (LO: 3N,4N, 6N)

3.5. Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. (LO: 5N)

 

Intermediate

1.5. Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I,3I,4I)

1.6. Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. (LO: 1N,3N, 5I)

3.2. Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 2I)

 

Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) that 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 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
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1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication •
2 - Problem Solving • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • •
5 - Team Work • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice • •
9 - Social Innovation • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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