SEM721 - Engineering Design

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Clara Usma-Mansfield
Trimester 3: Kaja Antlej
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 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 2 hour seminar per week.

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

Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 2 hour seminar per week.

Content

In this Unit, you explore the process of identifying potential users, market and technological opportunities to develop a solution that is fit-for-purpose. The proposed process encourages applied research and project management to develop solutions and address specific design challenge. As a student undertaking this unit, you will apply research, design and engineering skills and take into consideration various stakeholder perspectives and contextual boundaries. The assessment is based on how engineers and designers work in industry, there is both, individual and team components but you will be assessed independently. This is a practice-based Unit so you and your team will work towards producing a minimum value proposition for a solution that addresses the design requirements introduced at the beginning of the trimester.

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

Raise questions and develop considerations for inquiry and prepare a clear concise description of an issue that needs an engineered solution.

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

ULO2

Apply strategic thinking and design engineering methodologies to research and develop ideas and systems to engineer improvements to existing or new solutions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Design sustainable and environmentally friendly engineering solutions that address end-users and stakeholders' expectations, as well as industry standards.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Work as a team to evaluate and communicate the feasibility of an engineering solution and develop a value proposition from a strategic standpoint to address stakeholders' requirements and overarching global impact.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Individual concept proposal

Creative portfolio (800-1000 word) and 20 pages for visual boards

35% Week 6
Assessment 2
Team video presentation
Collaborative 6-minute video presentation and project files. Individual self, and peer review 40% Week 10
Assessment 3
Individual assessment of professional practice
800-1000 word written reflective report 25% Week 12

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.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEM721 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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