SEJ441 - Engineering Project A

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Offering information:

Available at the Burwood (Melbourne) campus from Trimester 1, 2027

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online^
Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online^
Trimester 3: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online ^

Credit point(s):2
EFTSL value:0.250
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Ellen Moon
Trimester 2: Ellen Moon
Trimester 3: Tim Hilditch
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in S460, S461, S462, S463, S465, S466, S467

Prerequisite:

Completion of both third year two-credit point PODBL (project oriented design based learning) units within S460, S461, S462, S463, S465, S466, S467 or SEB324

OR

Completion of one third year two-credit point PODBL (project oriented design based learning) unit AND one unit from SED304, SEE344 or SEJ302, SEM310 or SER204.

Incompatible with:

SEJ443 and SEJ440

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour online seminar per week

In addition to Project work undertaken on campus, students are required to maintain a minimum of one hour fortnightly contact with their academic supervisor face-to-face and compulsory attendance on campus for the project exhibition on a single scheduled day at the end of the trimester. Refer to the unit site for further details.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour online seminar per week

Students are required to maintain a minimum of one hour fortnightly contact with their academic supervisor face-to-face or online and compulsory attendance on campus for the project exhibition on a single scheduled day at the end of the trimester. Refer to the unit site for further details.

Note:

^Enrolments after the dates below are subject to Unit Chair approval.
Trimester 1 enrolments for this unit close on Friday 8th March 2024
Trimester 2 enrolments for this unit close on Friday 12th July 2024
Trimester 3 enrolments for this unit close on Friday 8th November 2024

Content

In this unit, students will develop a detailed plan and academic justification for an engineering research project, supported by significant preliminary or proof-of concept work. Students will learn and use research methodologies and project management approaches to prepare them for tackling an extended engineering project from conception through to realisation. While students are expected to take ownership of their project, they should work closely with their academic supervisor to clearly define the scope, objectives, justification and methodology for the project. Students should also consider requirements of other key stakeholders,, as well as safety, risk and ethical factors in the design of their project.

Students will develop advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in their project area during the development and refinement of their methodology. Students will also design and conduct initial project work to demonstrate that the methodology or initial concepts are viable and that project objectives can be met.

The project designed in this unit and the preliminary project work undertaken in this unit will be continued and completed in SEJ446.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Demonstrate a competent understanding of relevant background literature and potential approaches to undertake the project in justifying the need for the project including its engineering significance, and developing relevant and achievable objectives and project methodology.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Demonstrate effective management of an engineering project, including (but not limited to) considerations such as project scheduling, risk management, stakeholder engagement, professional conduct, safety, sustainability, and ethical contexts.

GLO6: Self-management
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

 Effectively and convincingly communicate and defend deep understanding of technical content, project objectives and project-design reasoning in an oral presentation.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication

ULO4

Produce, analyse, interpret and discuss preliminary results to validate and/or justify the proposed project objectives and methodology

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO5

Act on stakeholder feedback and learnings from preliminary results to develop a detailed engineering design or research justification that identifies and critically appraises recent developments and emerging issues in the research area, and applies engineering approaches informed by research literature to develop a detailed methodology.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Initial proposal
Written proposal report 25% Week 5
Assessment 2
Oral presentation
10-minute presentation, and 10-minute question time. 20% Week 9
Assessment 3
Project management portfolio
Online portfolio of project management evidence, including final project plan 20% Week 12
Assessment 4
Academic justification
Written technical report 35% Week 13

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit students must achieve:

  • a mark of at least 50% in both the project management portfolio (assessment 3) and the academic justification (assessment 4).

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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