ENEP14004 - Engineering Practice Experience

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Engineering practice is essential for all graduating engineers. In this unit, you will analyse the structure, products, and services of your host organisation. You will demonstrate completing the professional practice requirements of your course. Additionally, you will reflect on attaining Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competencies using evidence from your e-portfolio, professional practice experience, units studied, and other experiences. Finally, you will identify future opportunities aligned with your interests and capabilities to develop a career plan.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: 72cp for CC02 Associate Degree of Engineering students OR otherwise, the final-year Project Planning unit (ENTG13002 OR ENEG14003)

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
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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

Assessment Tasks

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This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 40.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.86% 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: Student evaluation
Feedback
It would be good to provide a portfolio template over the summer.
Recommendation
A portfolio template should be provided to students over the summer upon request.
Action Taken
The portfolio template was provided to all students throughout the year upon request.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
FAQ (frequently asked questions) need to be updated.
Recommendation
Additional questions should be included when updating the FAQ.
Action Taken
FAQ were updated regularly to incorporate student queries.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Clear information regarding unit requirements would be valuable.
Recommendation
Students should be provided with clarification of the unit requirements.
Action Taken
Students were provided clear instructions regarding unit requirements through Moodle.
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback
Some students commented that the unit did not apply to them as they were working full-time, and that they did not learn new things in this unit.
Recommendation
Students should be made aware that this unit officially records their professional experience and their reflections on obtaining the Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency standards, as required for course accreditation purposes.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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