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Unit of study_
ENGG5217: Practical Experience
The 3 year MPE requires students to obtain industrial work experience of twelve weeks duration (60 working days) or its equivalent towards satisfying the requirements for award of the degree. Students can undertake their work experience in the final year of the MPE program (Year 3). Students may have prior work in an Engineering field carried out on completion of their undergraduate degree accepted as meeting the requirements of this component. Students must be exposed to professional engineering practice to enable them to develop an engineering approach and ethos, and to gain an appreciation of engineering ethics. and to gain an appreciation of engineering ethics. The student is required to inform the Faculty of any work arrangements by emailing the Graduate School of Engineering and Information Technologies. Assessment in this unit is by the submission of a portfolio containing written reports on the involvement with industry. For details of the reporting requirements, go to the faculty's Practical Experience portfolio web site http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/practical-experience/index.shtml
| Code | ENGG5217 |
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| Academic unit | Engineering |
| Credit points | 0 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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ENGP1000 OR ENGP2000 OR ENGP3000 OR ENGG4000 OR CHNG5205 OR AMME5010 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Propose an engineering intern job for faculty approval that meets the required criteria
- LO2. Experience a faculty approved engineering internship job for a total of 420 hours (12 weeks full-time)
- LO3. Document your engineering internship job using a logbook
- LO4. Analyse and evaluate your learning from your engineering internship job in a clearly written reflective report
- LO5. Relate knowledge and experience gained during formal study to engineering practice, assessing gaps and making recommendations for improvements
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- Intensive June, 2020 [Professional practice]
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