Sustainable Engineering Practice

Course aim

To introduce students to the profession of engineering through course and project work and interaction with industry that will help students to develop some of the essential skills needed for sustainable professional practice.

Course content

Lectures and tutorials will introduce you to a variety of areas in sustainable and professional engineering, including: the role of the professional engineer, characteristics of modern engineering disciplines, historical and modern trends in engineering practice, graduate attributes of engineering professionals, career management skills, critical analysis and reflective practice, principles of sustainable engineering, professional ethics, principles of sustainable development, effective teamwork, culture and diversity issues including Indigenous protocols, team roles, evaluation of team performance, engineering report writing, effective presentations, locating and using information and referencing.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Group project, Individual Development Portfolio, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.