Engineering Design and Innovation

Course aim

This course provides an opportunity for students to solve practical engineering design problems and to recognise the roles of systems thinking, innovation and creativity in the design process.

Course content

Lectures and tutorials will introduce you to the exciting and complex world of engineering design and innovation. Activities and projects will help you to explore engineering problem solving, basic systems engineering concepts, the engineering design process, identifying requirements, design concepts, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, developing solutions, test and evaluation processes, project management principles and basic tools. We use international examples of engineering failures to help you explore how projects fail and how mistakes can be avoided or minimised. We also use learning journals and tutorial activities to expand your professional writing and teamwork skills since effective communication is essential for professional engineers working in diverse domestic and global contexts.

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, Major Design and Build Project, Personal Reflection, Quizzes, 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.