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48100 Professional Practice (BE)

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UTS: Engineering
Credit points: 0 cp
Result type: Pass fail, no marks

Requisite(s): 126 credit points of completed study in C10067 Bachelor of Engineering OR 126 credit points of completed study in C10063 Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Arts in International Studies OR 126 credit points of completed study in C10065 Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Business OR 126 credit points of completed study in C10073 Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Science OR 126 credit points of completed study in C10075 Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Medical Science OR 126 credit points of completed study in C10078 Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Biotechnology

Handbook description

Engineers Australia requires that all students graduating from accredited professional engineering courses have a minimum of 12 weeks (or equivalent) of professional practice. This subject assesses students' claims to meeting this requirement. It involves the writing of a report demonstrating learning outcomes and reflecting on experience as well as a seminar presentation to share experiences with other students and learn from them. The assessment tasks and the subject are assessed as pass/fail.

Subject objectives/outcomes

Objective

To meet the requirements for professional practice as required by Engineers Australia for students in accredited professional engineering courses

Learning Outcomes

Professional Formation

PF1 - Values and Social Contexts: ability to act responsibly as a professional engineer with due regard to the social and environmental contexts of their practice

Students will reflect on their experience of professional practice with regard to:

  • working as a professional engineering within their field of practice
  • Ethics
  • Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S)
  • Social Responsibility
  • Industrial Relations
  • Personal & Professional Development

They will also listen to the experiences and reflections of other students within their cohort.

Personal Development

PD2 - Community Involvment: ability to participate as an active and informed member of society

Students will also reflect on the notion of social responsibility and its part of being a "professional"

PD3 - Self-fulfilment: ability to identify, take responsibility for, and achieve personal goals.

Student will write a report and present a seminar on their professional practice and learning outcomes

Contribution to course aims and graduate attributes

Stages 5 & 6 - Focus on applications and understanding workplace contexts

Provide opportunities for students to integrate core and fields of practice specialist knowledge in project based work; and to examine how the knowledge applies in a workplace context.

  • applying tools and methodologies of a field of practice in a design project
  • developing knowledge of organisational and social contexts of a chosen field of practice
  • applying skills and academic knowledge in a workplace

Stages 7 & 8 - Focus on becoming a reflective practitioner

Provide situations and resources for developing an awareness and facility for critically reflective practice.

  • Developing a critical awareness of the interdependence of different professions, academic disciplines, and community interests in relation to the practice of engineering
  • gaining skills and experience in an interdisciplinary practice of engineering
  • gaining experience in self-directed learning and research
  • carrying out major engineering projects which require both theoretical and practical competencies

Assessment

Assessment Item 1: Professional Practice Report

Weighting:This subject is assessed as pass/fail. This assessment task must be "passed" in order to pass the subject. See assessment criteria for this task.
Criteria:

  1. Clear description of professional practice activities / experiences (marked out of 3)

  2. Insightful reflection on each activity / experience (marked out of 5)

  3. Adequately addresses professional formation (marked out of 2)

  4. Adequately addresses personal development (marked out of 2)

  5. Adequately addresses academic development (marked out of 2)

  6. Clear identification of learning outcomes (marked out of 2)

  7. Adequately addresses Ethics (must be met)

  8. Quality of layout, structure, expression (marked out of 2)

  9. Summary of claimed activities with hours, weightings & total hours (marked out of 1)

  10. Completed Log Sheet (marked out of 1)

  11. Reasonable claim of at least 450 weighted hours? (must be met)

Overall mark is out of 20. To gain a "pass" in the report, all of the following criteria must be met:

  • on-time submission

  • 12 marks or more from the numbered criteria above

  • no zero marks for any of the numbered criteria above

  • all required elements marked "must be met" are met

Assessment Item 2: Group Seminar Presentation

Weighting:This subject is assessed as pass/fail. To be eligible for a pass in the subject, this assessment task must be "passed". See assessment criteria for this task
Criteria:

  1. Gave a clear overview of professional practice activities / experiences

  2. Gave an overview of learning outcomes

  3. Addressed professional formation, personal development & academic development

  4. Described one key lesson learnt from professional practice activities

  5. Described learning outcomes not able to be learnt from formal study

  6. Provided sound advice to other students

  7. Professional presentation style which demonstrated communication competence

  8. Kept to time (10 minutes)

All assessment criteria must be assessed as "to some extent" or "yes" in order to pass the presentation component of the subject

Minimum requirements

In order to pass the subject, you must:

  1. submit a professional practice report as specified in this document and that is of a satisfactory standard; AND
  2. attend and participate in one group seminar presentation session as specified in this document. Your presentation must be of a satisfactory standard.

Recommended texts

Dowling, D., Carew, A., Hadgraft, R. Engineering Your Future: An Australasian Guide, Wiley 2010 (ISBN 978-1-74216-691-9)

Other resources

Student Guide.