Unit Outline

This unit aims to develop engineering analysis and design knowledge and skills within a multi-disciplinary, sustainable engineering context to ideate, design, optimise and build a prototype. You will work in a team to analyse a problem in terms of its context, dilemma and objective prior to developing a conceptual design, before you enter a next stage of following a reference design and building a solution. At the end you will engage with an engineering design competition.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Design and refine a solution to an engineering problem using quantitative predictions of its performance against the design brief criteria and project management skills within a team context.
2	Build a prototype of the designed solution in the engineering workshop following safe work practices and the reference design.
3	Evaluate a prototype by comparing measured performance during tests against the design predictions.
4	Apply sustainability concepts, human centred design principles, and self reflection to engineering project management and decision making components.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	KAA108, KAA109, KAA110, KAA111, KAA112

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Project refinement to ensure achievable outcomes.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Conceptual Design	Week 4	15 %	LO1
Assessment Task 2:	Detailed Design Report	Week 9	15 %	LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Final evaluation	Week 12	15 %	LO1, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 4:	Reflection and Peer review	Week 12	15 %	LO1, LO4
Assessment Task 5:	Final product	Week 13	40 %	LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Conceptual Design

Task Description:

As a Team submit your conceptual design on the presented problem. Your design document should not be longer than 3 pages (excluding title page and appendix) and should contain the following information:

Your most likely approach on the design based on preliminary literature review
General ideas about how the whole device should work
A list of identified components of the device that need more detailed design
Sketches and drawings to add to the understanding of your conceptual design (add as Appendix)

Task Length:

3 pages, excluding title page and appendix

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Review holistic designs of a product and assess their feasibility to address the given problem	LO1
2	Prepare and justify components needed for completing the propose design	LO1
3	Communicate your design ideas via technical sketches in a technical report	LO1

Assessment Task 2: Detailed Design Report

Task Description:

Presented with the reference design, you have to follow the design and build steps to construct the final product. You will need to apply your engineering skills to adapt the reference design to your needs.

Task Length:

6 pages

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Follow the reference design to complete the product	LO2
2	Apply safe work practices in the engineering workshop	LO2
3	Assess the reference design suitability to address the specified poblem	LO3

Assessment Task 3: Final evaluation

Task Description:

You will be asked to provide a written evaluation of the final product, including details of the optimisation process, testing and final evaluation

Task Length:

10 pages

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Communicate your findings in a professional way	LO1, LO4
2	Provide justification for implemented modifications in the design	LO3
3	Identify application of sustainability concepts to the final design	LO4
4	Summarise and critique product final evaluation	LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 4: Reflection and Peer review

Task Description:

You will be required to summarise the activities throughout the semester, discuss the sustainability of different aspects of the project and submit a peer review for each of the team members

Task Length:

Approximately 5 A4 pages

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

15 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Work as a team member and/or team leader	LO1, LO4
2	Summarise the activities related to the project	LO1
3	Critically reflect on own contribution to the project	LO4

Assessment Task 5: Final product

Task Description:

Students will be required to build a prototype of the designed solution to the problem assigned for this semester. Your final product will be completed and assessed, in the final competition. The assessment will be based on initial design criteria to determine how well the final product meets them.

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

To satisfy ILO 1, a minimum mark of at least 50% is required in Assessment Task 2.

To satisfy ILO 2, a minimum mark of at least 50% is required in Assessment Task 5.

To satisfy ILO 3, a minimum mark of at least 50% is required in Assessment Task 3.

To satisfy ILO 4, a minimum mark of at least 50% is required in Assessment Task 4.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.