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Units ENGG5217 Intensive February - March 2021 [Professional practice]

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ENGG5217: Practical Experience

Intensive February - March, 2021 [Professional practice] - Remote

Overview

The 3 year MPE requires students to obtain industrial work experience of twelve weeks duration (60 working days) or its equivalent towards satisfying the requirements for award of the degree. Students can undertake their work experience in the final year of the MPE program (Year 3). Students may have prior work in an Engineering field carried out on completion of their undergraduate degree accepted as meeting the requirements of this component. Students must be exposed to professional engineering practice to enable them to develop an engineering approach and ethos, and to gain an appreciation of engineering ethics. and to gain an appreciation of engineering ethics. The student is required to inform the Faculty of any work arrangements by emailing the Graduate School of Engineering and Information Technologies. Assessment in this unit is by the submission of a portfolio containing written reports on the involvement with industry. For details of the reporting requirements, go to the faculty's Practical Experience portfolio web site http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/practical-experience/index.shtml

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Engineering
Credit points	0
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	ENGP1000 OR ENGP2000 OR ENGP3000 OR ENGG4000 OR CHNG5205 OR AMME5010
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Anthony Kadi, anthony.kadi@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Practical Experience Application Complete the online form in Sonia using the instructions in canvas.	10%	Week -04	N/A
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Professional Practice Portfolio submit logbook, practical experience certificate and report to Sonia	90%	Week 04	multiple components
Outcomes assessed:
= hurdle task ?

Assessment summary

Students must submit the following:

A practical experience application – must be submitted for approval 4 weeks prior to your internship job commencing. Any hours worked prior to obtaining approval will not count towards your course requirements
A professional practice portfolio – consisting of your logbook, practice experience certificate (from Sonia), and your practice experience report. Follow the instructions on canvas.

Assessment criteria

This unit is assessed as satisfactory / unsatisfactory

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.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

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
Pre-semester	BEFORE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE: Prior to enrolling in this unit, you will need to: 1. Satisfy the pre-requisites 2. Find a suitable internship job 3. Obtain faculty approval for the job	Independent study (10 hr)
Week 01	DURING PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE: Only once your job has been approved can you commence working. Enrol in the appropriate intensive session to align your job completion with the intensive unit period. During your job, you must keep a log book of activities which must be submitted online.	Placement (420 hr)
Week 04	AFTER PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE: Write your practical experience report following the requirements in canvas. Submit your logbook, practical experience certificate (from Sonia) and your report as per the instructions in canvas. Allow up to 4 weeks to receive your grade.	Independent study (20 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment: Employment in an approved relevant engineering industry for 12 weeks full-time (420 hours). This work should should be organised to be undertaken in the breaks between semester as a single 12 week block of time. Approval may be given in exceptional circumstances for multiple smaller blocks

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.

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. Propose an engineering intern job for faculty approval that meets the required criteria
LO2. Experience a faculty approved engineering internship job for a total of 420 hours (12 weeks full-time)
LO3. Document your engineering internship job using a logbook
LO4. Analyse and evaluate your learning from your engineering internship job in a clearly written reflective report
LO5. Relate knowledge and experience gained during formal study to engineering practice, assessing gaps and making recommendations for improvements

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.

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Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

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Attendance and class requirements

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Learning outcomes

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