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
Class number 26356
Section FR01
Size 120
Available 102
Class number 26355
Section WS01
Size 60
Available 53
Class number 26354
Section WS02
Size 60
Available 49
Class number 30401
Section LE01
Size 120
Available 102
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 29011
Section FR02
Size 250
Available 246
Class number 26357
Section FR01
Size 250
Available 208
Class number 24569
Section WS02
Size 150
Available 116
Class number 24570
Section WS01
Size 150
Available 138
Class number 30400
Section LE01
Size 300
Available 254
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 58046
Section WS02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58047
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58637
Section WS04
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 58045
Section FR01
Size 220
Available 220
Class number 60015
Section LE01
Size 220
Available 220
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 58044
Section FR01
Size 280
Available 280
Class number 55954
Section FR02
Size 280
Available 274
Class number 58043
Section WS01
Size 150
Available 146
Class number 58042
Section WS02
Size 150
Available 150
Class number 52327
Section WS03
Size 60
Available 59
Class number 53257
Section WS04
Size 60
Available 59
Class number 60014
Section LEC
Size 450
Available 444
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