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2024 unit information
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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
1 x 2 hour professional experience (studio) per week. Students are required to attend and participate in an online industry engagement day for this unit on the scheduled day during trimester intensive activities.
Online and collaborative learning including a 1 x 2 hour professional experience (studio) per week. Students are required to attend and participate in an online industry engagement day on the scheduled day during trimester intensive activities as detailed in the unit site.
This unit focuses on the principles and practices of human centred design as well as whole system design, within the context of sustainable systems. Design is an essential part of engineering professional practice, and students will explore the process of design ideation, definition and problem solving, by working on an authentic, real-world problem. The unit allows the students to explore human and natural factors that influence design projects, while also considering the values and needs of clients and end users.
Communicate complex problems and justify solutions to a broad community that considers their expectations and requirements.
GLO4: Critical ThinkingGLO2: Communication
Demonstrate transferrable employability skills by working collaboratively in a team to implement an authentic real world sustainable design project using critical and creative processes.
GLO7: TeamworkGLO5: Problem Solving
Identify and develop skills related to engineering professional practice including an awareness of how engineering decision making and practice influences society, including consideration of cultural and Indigenous perspectives.
GLO8: Global Citizenship
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Week 8 and
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.
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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