REGIONAL ENGINEERING
CIV4RE
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The subject prepares the students for future careers as professional engineers working in regional settings where effective interaction between government and non government bodies is paramount, within the context of legislative and administrative frameworks. Particular focus is on engineering as practised between local government authorities and engineering consultancies.
School: School Engineering&Mathematical Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Hossam Abo El-Naga
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: CIV2HYD & CIV2ST1
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Water and Wastewater Engineering Systems | Recommended | Barnes, D | TBA |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Decide and justify how protocols, costs, timelines, critical elements and difficulties impact on engineering works, including fee proposals and work plans for a feasibility study.
- Activities:
- Lecture and Tutorials - Relevance, substance and importance is demonstrated and taught using draft documents. Students work in groups simulating a professional team environment preparing fee proposal and work plan.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Discipline-specific GCs(Discipline-specific GCs)
02. Evaluate planning ordinances in order to prepare a draft Planning Application.
- Activities:
- Lectures provide exposure to rules, regulations, laws and planning ordinances through online interaction. Students work in groups simulating a professional team environment.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Discipline-specific GCs(Discipline-specific GCs)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
03. Prepare a professional final report and presentation that embodies the integration of team skills along with problem identification and solutions that are encountered in an engineering consultancy project.
- Activities:
- Meetings, lectures, tutorials provide the substance and focus for group analysis, solution and preparation of the body of information required for a final report.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Discipline-specific GCs(Discipline-specific GCs)
- Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy(Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
Bendigo, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Hossam Abo El-Naga
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Three 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
Two 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 individual 500 word reports | 30 | 01, 02 | |
| Group Final Report (10,000 words, approximately 1500 words each student) | 55 | 03 | |
| Individual Presentation (5 minutes) | 15 | 03 |