SEN720 - Project Implementation and Evaluation

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):2
EFTSL value:0.250
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Siva Krishnan
Trimester 2: Siva Krishnan
Prerequisite:

SEN710 or SEN719

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: SEN730, SEN731
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:

5 x 1 hour online seminars (weeks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11).

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.

Content

Project implementation (or project execution) is the phase where visions and plans become reality. In this unit, you will implement and evaluate the planned project proposal from the previous unit SEN719 or SEN710. Implementation simply means carrying out the activities described in your project plan. Independent of the nature of the project, there is a certain process that needs to be followed during implementation. Project implementation requires the coordination of a wide range of activities, oversight of team activities, management of resources, and regular communication to resolve technical and interpersonal challenges. You will work closely with your academic/industry supervisors to make decisions and resolve challenges. In regular meetings with project stakeholders, you will integrate engineering and professional skills for practice. You will participate in evaluating your project work by identifying and stipulating evaluation criteria and present project outcomes to peers, project supervisor and other external stakeholders.

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

Apply knowledge of engineering principles and processes to engineer solutions for real-world problems.

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

ULO2

Use evidence to reflect upon effective contribution to the delivery of the project outcomes and thereby evaluate own capacity for professional practice.

GLO6: Self-management

ULO3

Work ethically, collaboratively and engage with stakeholders at each stage of the project to ensure project progression and issue resolution.

GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Demonstrate working solutions including key details of the engineering approaches and technologies used, along with appropriate project management techniques for showcasing outcomes achieved.

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

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Learning portfolio Portfolio consisting of project documentation, actions and reflections, progress reports, evaluation of project success and a learning summary report.  100% Weekly task submission with a final submission

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 meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio. 

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEN720 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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