James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2024

EG5300 - Engineering Practice

Subject Description

Engineering Practice subject gives students first-hand industry work experience in related engineering disciplines to produce job-ready graduates. In this subject, students are required to participate in a pre-placement orientation (e.g., a 3-hour face-to-face workshop covering unit logistics and workplace behavioural expectations) at the commencement of the teaching period. In Engineering Practice, students work in engineering projects in industries, under the supervision of a professional engineer for 130 hours. Students may work on one or more projects and be associated with one or more industries to meet the Engineering Practice requirements. Regular check-ins (online or in person) will be carried out by the academic staff during the placement. Students are required to keep daily work logs and weekly summaries to reflect upon personal and professional growth via a number of tasks. At the end of the placement, students are required to submit an internship report to demonstrate meeting all the learning outcomes of this subject. The placement performance form, daily work logs, weekly summaries, and internship reports are required to be approved by the industry supervisors and directly returned by the supervisors to JCU via specified platforms in Subject Outline.

Learning Outcomes

• identify critical aspects of professional behaviour within the professional context and conduct themselves accordingly
• engage in a professional project with a degree of independence and professional accountability, in accordance with Engineers Australia code of ethics
• demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving skills and professional judgement by finding solutions to complex industry problems
• professionally communicate, in both written and oral forms, to multi-disciplinary teams and target audiences
• engage and negotiate with team members and stakeholders on a project in a workplace setting
• critically reflect on skills, knowledge and attitudes to develop and manage professional learning and employability and prepare for future employment

Subject Assessment

• Written > Log/logbook - (40%) - Individual
• Written > Self-reflection task - (30%) - Individual
• Performance/Practice/Product > Professional placement performance - (30%) - Individual

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

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