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ENGD1000: Building a Sustainable World

Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

The course is designed to introduce Dalyell students to the essential professional skills of leadership, communication, problem identification and solution, design, teamwork, project management and understanding of the social, cultural, global, ethical and environment responsibilities of emerging servant leaders by applying both technical and non-technical skills to real world challenges. The course ends with a Rapid Response Challenge where a number of organisations provide challenges to student teams who will work on the challenge for 10 days and present back to the company. This is all complemented by industry and academic mentors throughout the course. Through the course students learn how to lead themselves, lead a project team and attempt to contribute to society and lead change.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Engineering
Credit points	6
Prerequisites ?	must be in the Dalyell stream
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	ENGG1111 OR INFO1111
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Ehssan Sakhaee, ehssan.sakhaee@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Ehssan Sakhaee, ehssan.sakhaee@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Participation	Tutorial attendance and participation You will be attending to tutorials and engaging in activities.	10%	Multiple weeks	n/a
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	In Tutorial Pitch You will develop a 3 minute pitch of your project	5%	Week 04	3 minute pitch in your tutorial
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Group Presentation	20%	Week 10	10 minute presentation
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Final report Group report of the sustainability project.	25%	Week 11	5000 words
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Rapid response challenge	10%	Week 13	10 mins presentation
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Reflection report Personal reflection report	30%	Week 14 (STUVAC)	2000-3000 words
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ?

Assessment summary

Students work on sustainability projects individually and in teams. The assessment tasks evaluate students’ integration of theory and practice as well as their delivery to a wider audience and various stakeholders.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction to Building a Sustainable World	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 01	Introduction Tutorial	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 02	Effective communication and engagement	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	personal and leadership development activities	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 03	Sustainable House and sustainable living	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 03	Visiting a sustainable house in Chippendale	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 04	presentation skills	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 04	sustainability presentations (assessed)	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 05	sustainability lecture	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 05	Sustainability activities	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 06	Sustainability lecture	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 06	Project presentation	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 07	Leading and Sustaining	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 07	Leading and Sustaining	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 08	Leading and Sustaining	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	Preliminary report development	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 09	Leading and Sustaining	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 09	Group presentations	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 10	RRC Briefing	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Work on RRC	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 11	Personal Leadership and Sustainable Plan	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 11	Leading Change	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 12	RRC Week	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 12	Future Developments	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 13	Fast response challenge cohort presentation	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership – A new paradigm for sustainable success

Drawdown The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Self development that leads to effective sustainable functioning of self and better decision making in changing and chaotic situations, including self awareness, self regulation, situational awareness and leading self around challenging, uncertain and unpredictable environments.
LO2. present and discuss contemporary issues and concepts in a range of writing formats, including essay and technical report
LO3. produce written text at a high academic writing standard with regard to essential language features of structure, style, grammar, presentation
LO4. work effectively with a small team of students to address real world sustainability issues, with realistic goals, timelines and milestones
LO5. have developed leadership, teamwork, design, problem solving teamwork and project management skills by working on a sustainability project, in collaboration with your fellow talented students.
LO6. speak to a live audience of peers, academics and industry mentors and judges as part of a group presentation
LO7. identify professional issues relevant to a contemporary sustainability challenge and appropriate responses.
LO8. Learn about new sustainable strategies and think about how this can be implemented in our daily lives and the lives of people in locally as well as wider society and globally.
LO9. Learn to work in teams on real world industry problems and come up with strategies in a short period of time.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

At each iteration student feedback is considered. In this iteration expectation setting is added at the beginning of the subject. More videos and content are being produced also to cater for students who are not able to be physically present due to Corona virus.

Disclaimer

The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.

To help you understand common terms that we use at the University, we offer an online glossary.

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Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

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