Course overview
This course introduces learners to the engineering profession with the goal of fostering vital personal and professional skills for sustainable engineering practice. Learners will develop their identity as modern engineers, contributing collaboratively to sustainable and equitable communities. Emphasising the interdisciplinary nature of engineering, themes include intercultural competence and collaboration with First Nations peoples, professional conduct and skills, effective communication, the engineering method from problem formulation through the complete life cycle, ideation and critical assessment of solutions (including critical evaluation of sustainability and socio-economic aspects), alongside basic project management strategies and processes. These themes are explored through team and project-based learning activities.
- Professional Skills
- Professional Responsibility
- Professional Development
Course learning outcomes
- Describe the role and responsibilities of the professional engineer in modern society, identify key attributes of professional engineers, and develop a professional development plan based on an evaluation of personal strengths and areas for improvement incorporating reflective skills to support ongoing personal and professional growth.
- Demonstrate an awareness of engineering as a socio-technical profession including the sustainable, environmental, safety, economic, ethical and diverse social, cultural and global contexts in which it is practiced and critically evaluate proposed engineering solutions using these perspectives.
- Explain the engineering method from problem formulation through the complete life-cycle, and apply the engineering method to generate and assess ideas and solution alternatives.
- Integrate cultural awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing into engineering practice, developing an understanding of inclusive collaboration and respectful engagement with First Nations communities.
- Practice professional conduct, inclusive teamwork skills and apply basic project management principles to engineering problems.
- Locates and appropriately references reliable and relevant sources of information and demonstrates written, oral and graphical communication skills appropriate for academic and professional engineering contexts.
Availability
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Group 1
Class number 26706
Section WS01
Size 80
Available 72
Class number 31951
Section AS01
Size 80
Available 72
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 26708
Section WS03
Size 150
Available 126
Class number 26709
Section WS02
Size 150
Available 140
Class number 26710
Section WS01
Size 150
Available 137
Class number 31952
Section AS02
Size 145
Available 100
Class number 31953
Section AS01
Size 250
Available 248
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Class details
Mawson Lakes
Group 1
Class number 61802
Section WS01
Size 80
Available 79
Class number 66710
Section AS01
Size 80
Available 79
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 61803
Section WS04
Size 150
Available 148
Class number 61804
Section WS03
Size 150
Available 148
Class number 61805
Section WS02
Size 150
Available 149
Class number 61806
Section WS01
Size 140
Available 139
Notes:
Class number 61990
Section AS03
Size 225
Available 220
Class number 66711
Section AS02
Size 225
Available 224
Class number 66712
Section AS01
Size 215
Available 215
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