ENEP12007 - Engineering Business Fundamentals

General Information

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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026

Term 1 - 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 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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

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
Feedback
Clarification on the type of assessment - changed in midway to the term
Recommendation
Care will be taken to clarify the assessment requirements and criteria at the beginning of the particular assessment
Action Taken
Assessment requirements and criteria were clarified early via Moodle and tutorials.
Source: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
The talk on concept of the unit was not clear - students were unfamiliar with the business case
Recommendation
Additional session will be devoted to explaining the unit, its concept and applications in real industry environment, etc.
Action Taken
At the start of the term, unit concepts were explained with examples of real industry applications.
Source: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
Moodle slides were different from the talk.
Recommendation
There could be mixed on slides with previous years. Anyway, care will be taken to rectify this.
Action Taken
Lecture slides on Moodle have been updated to match current content, and outdated materials have been removed to prevent future inconsistencies.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
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.
Recommendation
This good practice should be continued for student success.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
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.
Recommendation
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.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
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.
Recommendation
Streamline resources and clearly link lectures to assessment requirements to reduce overload and improve focus.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
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.
Recommendation
Marking guides and assessment expectations should be clarified to ensure students understand how their work will be evaluated.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
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.
Recommendation
Although assignments use real-world problems, the new delivery should include a clear, early example to better guide students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe and reflect on commercial and business aspects of professional engineering practice
  2. Generate professional business documentation suitable for engineering enterprises
  3. Provide evidence of the continuing development of skills relevant to professional engineering career
  4. 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

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Presentation • •
3 - Portfolio • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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 •
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