School Of Computing, Engineering And MathematicsEngineering, Design and Construction PracticeWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300674.2
Discipline: OTHER ENGINEERING AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Co ordinator
Karen Yevenes
Equivalent Units
300034 Introduction to Professional Practice; 300461 Eng. & Industrial Design Practice; 300964 Intro. to Eng. Practice; 300975 Professional Competencies; 301030 Intro. to Industrial Design Methods; 700038 & 700107 Eng. Design & Construction Practice;
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About this UnitFrom 2014 this unit will be replaced by 300964 Introduction to Engineering Practice for Engineering courses; 300975 Professional Competencies for Construction courses and 301030 Introduction to Industrial Design Methods for Design courses. This unit encourages students to explore the professional responsibilities and challenges faced by Engineers, Designers and Building professionals. Students are introduced to emerging issues and approaches to sustainability and the complex nature of the design problems they will encounter in professional practice. Students engage in a semester-long research and problem solving task that addresses environmental and social sustainability imperatives and fosters fundamental research, design and communication skills. Special emphasis is placed on lifelong learning, academic literacy and professional skills including information literacy, project management, and teamwork which equip students for subsequent academic and professional contexts.
Courses| 2607.4 | Bachelor of Construction Management | CONTINUING |
| 2607.5 | Bachelor of Construction Management | CONTINUING |
| 3503.4 | Bachelor of Industrial Design | CONTINUING |
| 3503.5 | Bachelor of Industrial Design | CONTINUING |
| 3621.6 | Bachelor of Engineering | CONTINUING |
| 3621.7 | Bachelor of Engineering | CONTINUING |
| 3664.2 | Bachelor of Engineering Science | CONTINUING |
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