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Units ENGG4111 Semester 1 2022 [Normal day]

Unit of study_

ENGG4111: Integrated Engineering 4

Overview

The focus for this unit is on fostering leadership capacity in engineering through exploration of 'Grand Challenges' impacting engineering as a socially, economically and environmentally influential field of practice. Through a number of activities, students are provided opportunities to demonstrate skills in leadership, influencing, research and analysis. At this level, students are expected to work autonomously and collaboratively to generate forward thinking policy positions for an engineering entity in response to a global Grand Challenge.

Details

Academic unit	Engineering
Unit code	ENGG4111
Unit name	Integrated Engineering 4
Session, year ?	Semester 1, 2022
Attendance mode	Normal day
Location	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Credit points	2

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions ?	ENGG4064 OR ENGG4065
Prerequisites ?	ENGG2111 or ENGG2062
Corequisites ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff and contact details

Coordinator
Lecturer(s)	Tom Goldfinch , tom.goldfinch@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Skills-based evaluation	Self and peer review of team contribution SPARKplus - See detailed instructions on Canvas.	0%	Multiple weeks	n/a
Outcomes assessed:
Small continuous assessment	Stage 1: Background research brief Background research on a nominated grand challenge.	20%	Week 03 Due date: 11 Mar 2022 at 23:59	2 pages + references
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Stage 2. SWOT analysis Written report	30%	Week 07 Due date: 08 Apr 2022 at 23:59	10 pages plus references
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Stage 3. Policy recommendation In-class presentation	20%	Week 10 Due date: 02 May 2022 at 23:59	3 minute video + 1 pg handout + Q&A
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Stage 4. Policy critical review Written reflection	30%	Week 13 Due date: 27 May 2022 at 23:59	3 A4 pages plus references
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ?

Background research brief: A brief written report on a grand challenge impacting engineering industry.
SWOT analysis: You will undertake a SWOT analysis of an engineering entity to inform the development of a policy recommendation. The analysis will focus on the potential impacts and threats posed by a global grand challenge on an engineering company or organisation.
Policy recommendation: Following on from your SWOT analysis, you will develop a policy level recommendation to guide future practices and directions in response to the grand challenge. You will submit a short video presentation and a written brief of your policy recommendation.
Policy critical review: A critical comparative review of another student team`s policy recommendation and your own policy recommendation.
Self and peer review of team contribution: All group assessments require you to review your performance and that of your team members using SPARKPLUS. Individual marks for group assessments will be adjusted based on these reviews.

To pass this unit, students must successfully complete all assessment tasks. Failure to complete all assessment tasks may result in a maximum final result of 45 FA.

You must pass both the individual and group components of assessment overall to pass the unit.

Assessment criteria

See Canvas for detailed assessment rubrics.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

Late penalties: 1. Written work submitted electronically after 11.59 pm on the due date will be considered to have been submitted late. 2. For every calendar day up to and including ten calendar days after the due date, a penalty of 5% of the maximum awardable marks will be applied to late work. The penalty will be calculated by first marking the work, and then subtracting 5% of the maximum awardable mark for each calendar day after the due date. 3. For work submitted more than ten calendar days after the due date a mark of zero will be awarded. 4. In general there will be no late submissions allowed for Self and Peer Review of team contribution (SPARKPLUS assessments), class preparation tasks and in-class assessment activities. Full details on your assessment tasks and due dates and times are posted on Canvas.

Special consideration

If you experience short-term circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, injury or misadventure or if you have essential commitments which impact your preparation or performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic honesty, academic dishonesty, and the resources available to all students.

The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic dishonesty or plagiarism seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of dishonesty, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction to the unit, policy responses in Engineering	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Workshop 1. Grand challenges and policy-level responses in engineering	Workshop (1 hr)
Week 03	How engineering responds to grand challenges.	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 04	Workshop 2. Team formation; Stage 1 in class presentation to team peers; SWOT analysis	Workshop (1 hr)
Week 05	SWOT: Seeing, quantifying, and interpreting threats and opportunities	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 06	Workshop 3. Team progress review; SWOT analysis draft peer review and development session	Workshop (1 hr)
Week 07	Policy development and influencing decision making	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	Workshop 4. Influencing, making your point, targeting your argument, preparing Stage 3	Workshop (1 hr)
Week 09	General feedback session	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Workshop 5. Stage 3 presentation video and discussion session	Workshop (1 hr)
Week 11	Constructive critical review	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 12	Workshop 6. Policy presentation debrief and feedback session	Workshop (1 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance at workshops 1-5 is mandatory and will be recorded. Non-attendance will be considered during review of self and peer assessment of team contributions. Further, engagement in these workshops forms part of the assessment in the unit.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 2 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 40-50 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University’s graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Demonstrate written, oral and graphical communication skills at professional engineering standard including capacity to debate, negotiate, and justify an engineering position
LO2. Manage mature team relationships through inclusive work practices, respecting cultural diversity and the multidisciplinary dimensions of engineering teams
LO3. Communicate complex issues and positions to a variety of audiences, from novice to expert
LO4. Exercise sound critical judgement in relation to personal and professional ethics, including an open-minded and pro-active attitude toward questioning industry norms
LO5. Evaluate and synthesise a wide range of resources, demonstrating research skills & ability to work across disciplines
LO6. Identify learning and knowledge needs of an engineering organisation and exercise strategic thinking
LO7. Competently address complex problems requiring interdisciplinary knowledge, under some supervision.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Closing the loop

In response to student feedback in previous years, we have increased the number of live lectures and workshops. Some assessment tasks have been revised to provide more structure and direction in assessable activities, and limit the scope of work. We replaced one assessment task with assessable workshop preparation tasks to increase the productivity of workshop time This will also allow tutors to spend less time marking and more time supporting students outside formal classes.

Additional information

This unit is run in blended mode with content distributed between class delivery, Canvas, and independent project work. Much of this unit is structured around work you will need to complete prior to and during tutorials (workshops). A detailed semester schedule is provided for you on Canvas which details the work you need to complete prior to coming to your tutorials, and all assessment tasks.

Success in this unit requires independence, initiative, and attention to detail. As you are close to completing your degree, the teaching team expects that your capacity to get things done will be on par with that of a graduate engineer.

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