Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

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• Unit Title

  Introduction to Engineering

• Unit Code

  ENS1154

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  3

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

This unit introduces students to the discipline and practice of professional engineering. The role of engineers and some of the important concepts that characterise the engineering approach to solving technical problems are described. In addition, the importance of appropriate communication, teamwork and the management aspects of engineering are introduced. The unit includes a group design project that takes the student through the engineering design process from client specification, around an iterative design loop, to a fully documented final solution.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an awareness of Indigenous Australian perspectives and how this impacts the interactions of engineers with Indigenous Australian communities.
2. Demonstrate the oral and written communication skills that are critical in relationships between engineers and clients, where clients may include the general public.
3. Describe the importance of ethics, safety, sustainability and cultural appropriateness in engineering design, and embed these issues into their design processes.
4. Identify the roles and responsibilities of a practising engineer.
5. Identify the stages in a design cycle and prepare a design strategy that incorporates the components of this cycle.
6. Work effectively in a team to plan and implement an engineering project.

Unit Content

1. Communications preparing engineering documents: technical reports, manuals, procedures and proposals; project presentation.
2. Design Projects - teamwork and the engineering design process.
3. Engineering management - fundamentals of project management, engineering economics, entrepreneurship.
4. Generic attributes of an engineering graduate.
5. Professional cultural competence - cross-cultural responsiveness, Indigenous Australian history, legislation and social context as it relates to engineering practice.
6. Responsibilities of an engineer - ethics, safety in design, sustainable design.
7. Systems engineering a systematic approach to the description, analysis and design of complex systems; design cycle specifications, functional description, synthesis and evaluation; simulation and prototypes; problem solving skills and tools.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials andgroup projects.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency

Text References

• ^ Beer, D.F. & McMurrey, D.A. (2010). A guide to writing as an engineer (3rd ed.). New York, NY: John Wiley.
• ^ Dowling, D., Carew, A., & Hadgraft, R. (2012). Engineering your future: An Australasian guide (2nd ed.). Milton, Qld: John Wiley.
• Horenstein, M.N. (2009). Design concepts for engineers (4th ed.). New Jersey, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
• Holtzapple, M. T., & Reece, W.D. (2007). Concepts in engineering (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
• Mohan, T. et al. (2007). Introduction to professional engineering. New York, NY: Thomson Publishing.
• Dym, C.L., & Little, P. (2009). Engineering design: a project-based introduction (3rd ed.). New York, NY: John Wiley.

^ Mandatory reference

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