ENG461 Engineering Challenge 5 (8)

Students entering the Master of Engineering (Civil Systems) program bring a range of experiences and expectations of engineering. In this subject we bring the cohort together, and introduce them to the Charles Sturt engineering mindset by working in teams to define, solve and report upon a term-long project.

Availability

* Offering has a residential school. Please view following information for further details.

Session 1 (30)
Online *
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ENG461. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

Charles Sturt University Engineering

Enrolment Restrictions

Restricted to students enrolled in Master of Engineering (Civil Systems).
 

Subject Relationships

ENG361 Similar Content

Incompatible Subjects

ENG361

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • work collaboratively in teams to deliver a workable solution to an engineering problem;
  • incorporate considerations of the ethical, social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer in solving an engineering problem;
  • analyse the hallmarks of high performance teams and the variety of roles that team members play within them, as well as their own preferred roles in a team environment;
  • utlilise a broad range of document types encountered by engineers in their professional practice targeting different audiences; and
  • apply a systems thinking approach to an engineering problem, and utilise the human-centred design process.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • The Charles Sturt Engineering identity;
  • The engineering design process;
  • Social, environmental and economic dimensions of professional engineering;
  • Models of teamwork;
  • Technical writing and communication; and
  • Structured reflections.

Residential School

This subject contains a 5 day Compulsory Residential School.

Core events include: presentation of the design challenge and participation in whole-of-course exhibitions of portfolio/thesis work and thesis defence.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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