Unit Synopsis
This unit provides you with an overview of the business and commercial aspects of professional engineering and assists you to develop a specific skill relevant to your intended career. You will be able to evaluate workplace experiences in terms of the Engineers Australia, Stage 2 Competencies for Professional Engineers.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
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. Written Assessment | 60% |
| 2. Presentation | 10% |
| 3. Portfolio | 30% |
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
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Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 44.44% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 20.45% 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 unit comments
Clarification on the type of assessment - changed in midway to the term
Care will be taken to clarify the assessment requirements and criteria at the beginning of the particular assessment
Assessment requirements and criteria were clarified early via Moodle and tutorials.
Source: SUTE unit comments
The talk on concept of the unit was not clear - students were unfamiliar with the business case
Additional session will be devoted to explaining the unit, its concept and applications in real industry environment, etc.
At the start of the term, unit concepts were explained with examples of real industry applications.
Source: SUTE unit comments
Moodle slides were different from the talk.
There could be mixed on slides with previous years. Anyway, care will be taken to rectify this.
Lecture slides on Moodle have been updated to match current content, and outdated materials have been removed to prevent future inconsistencies.
Source: SUTE
The unit delivers practical and useful knowledge and skills for aspiring project managers, covering relevant processes and topics that enhance both learning and professional development.
This good practice should be continued for student success.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Some students found parts of the content less relevant to their professional context in relation to the unit's relevance to the degree, which reduced engagement with assignments.
More information should be provided at the start about the unit’s nature, its links to previous units, and how students can build on existing and new knowledge throughout.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
In relation to Clear Unit Requirements, some students noted that the large volume of resources and unclear priorities made it difficult to focus on key content and assessment expectations.
Streamline resources and clearly link lectures to assessment requirements to reduce overload and improve focus.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
In relation to "Clear Unit Requirements", some students indicated that the marking guides and assessment expectations were unclear, making it harder to understand how to meet the required standards.
Marking guides and assessment expectations should be clarified to ensure students understand how their work will be evaluated.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Regarding 'Useful Learning Materials', some students appreciated the clarity in explaining business cases but noted a lack of real-world examples to better connect theory with practice.
Although assignments use real-world problems, the new delivery should include a clear, early example to better guide students.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe and reflect on commercial and business aspects of professional engineering practice
- Generate professional business documentation suitable for engineering enterprises
- Provide evidence of the continuing development of skills relevant to professional engineering career
- Map and self-evaluate workplace activities in terms of the Engineers Australia Stage 2 Competencies for Professional Engineers.
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
1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1N 2N)
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem-solving. (LO: 1N 2N 3N)
2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. (LO: 1N 2N)
3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability. (LO: 4N)
Intermediate
1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. (LO: 1N 2N 4I)
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 1I 2I 3N 4N)
3.4 Professional use and management of information. (LO: 1N 2I 4N)
3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. (LO: 3N 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 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
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | ||
| 2 - Presentation | • | • | ||
| 3 - Portfolio | • | • | ||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | • | |||
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