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Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.
GENG5010 Professional Engineering Portfolio
- Credit
- 0 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Semester 1 UWA (Perth) Face to face Semester 2 UWA (Perth) Face to face - Content
- The Professional Engineering Portfolio is a capstone unit that requires engineering students to demonstrate (i) the successful completion of at least 450 hours (12 weeks) of exposure to professional practice, including work experience relevant to their chosen engineering discipline; and (ii) their attainment of the 16 mandatory Elements of Competency outlined in the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer. Students are enrolled in this unit in their last semester of study in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or Master of Professional Engineering.
Full details of the requirements of the professional practicum
Assessment for this unit comprises a log of practicum hours, Certificate(s) of Work Performed, and a portfolio of Career Episode Reports. Guidelines and an electronic template for the portfolio are provided on the LMS Organisation EMS-Student-Experience. These are made available to all students studying
engineering at UWA
There is no formal coursework associated with the unit. Students are awarded either an Ungraded Pass (UP) or Ungraded Fail (UF) for their portfolio. An unsatisfactory portfolio must be revised and resubmitted until a grade of UP is awarded. - Outcomes
- Students are able to (1) arrange suitable practicum experience(s); (2) complete at least 450 hours of practicum experience; (3) record online their learning journey supported by evidence; (4) reflect on practicum and coursework experiences and articulate professional benefits; (5) demonstrate attainment of specialisation competencies and the 16 Elements of Competency outlined in the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer; and (6) communicate concisely and effectively in English.
- Assessment
- Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) log of practicum hours—the log should provide a summary record of the number of hours accrued during each practicum experience and include links to the respective Certificate of Work Performed; (2) Certificate(s) of Work Performed—a Certificate of Work Performed must be submitted for each practicum experience. The certificate allows the employer or supervisor to comment on the student's conduct and contribution during the practicum experience, and is used to determine satisfactory participation by the student; and (3) portfolio—the portfolio requires students to write a small number of critical reflective pieces. These must demonstrate how a student's practicum and coursework experiences have contributed to their attainment of the Engineers Australia Stage 1 competencies for professional engineers. Further information is available in the unit outline.Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
Except where supplementary assessment is not available in a unit, it will be offered to students in all units who:
- Are in good academic standing overall;
- Have passed over half the units taken in the teaching period concerned, except where they are only enrolled in two or less units in the period;
- Have submitted all assessment items in the unit;
- Have achieved a mark between 45 and 49 for the unit overall, or the same mark in any failed component item in the unit; and
- No finding of academic misconduct has been made against them in the unit concerned.
Additionally student may apply for supplementary assessment in any unit which is the final unit required for graduation in there course and where they have achieved a mark between 45 and 49 for the unit overall, or the same mark in any failed component item in the unit.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Associate Professor Dianne Hesterman
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites:
- completion of at least 60 points towards the Master of Professional Engineering (MPE) or 156 points towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Co-requisites:
- Nil
- Incompatibility:
- GENG5000 Professional Practicum Report
- Contact hours
- 450 hours (12 weeks)
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
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- Unit readings, including any essential textbooks, are listed in the unit outline for each unit, one week prior the commencement of study. The unit outline will be available via the LMS and the UWA Handbook one week prior the commencement of study. Reading lists and essential textbooks are subject to change each semester. Information on essential textbooks will also be made available on the Essential Textbooks. This website is updated regularly in the lead up to semester so content may change. It is recommended that students purchase essential textbooks for convenience due to the frequency with which they will be required during the unit. A limited number of textbooks will be made available from the Library in print and will also be made available online wherever possible. Essential textbooks can be purchased from the commercial vendors to secure the best deal. The Student Guild can provide assistance on where to purchase books if required. Books can be purchased second hand at the Guild Secondhand bookshop (second floor, Guild Village), which is located on campus.