School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Engineering Innovation and Ethics
  • Unit Code

    ENS2159
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    5
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Alexander Mark RASSAU

Description

The unit introduces the innovation sequence and the ethical needs of the engineering profession. The innovation module looks at research, development, adaptation and implementation. Entrepreneurial skills, negotiating skills and communication skills are stressed. The ethics module introduces the professional responsibilities related to ethics, industrial relations, occupational health and safety and concern for the community and the environment. Issues of sustainability and internationalisation are emphasised throughout the unit.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS1154

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse industry practice as it relates to Indigenous Australian community engagement.
  2. Apply effective teamwork skills to collaboratively plan, research, and communicate outcomes of an engineering study.
  3. Comment on national engineering priorities and policies which encourage innovation.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the ethics required by the profession.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of occupational health and safety procedures.
  6. Discuss basic principles of industrial relations and the legal frame work.
  7. Discuss environmental issues, sustainability and the role of an engineer in protection of the environment.
  8. Evaluate industry practice around sustainability and environmental protection.
  9. Explain the importance of intellectual property provisions for engineers.
  10. Explain the nature and importance of innovation and entrepreneurship for engineers.

Unit Content

  1. Ethics; Professional organisations and their role in promoting ethical principles.
    The code of ethics for Professional Engineers. Social, environmental and sustainability responsibilities of engineers. Cultural awareness and ethical practice in Indigenous Australian community engagement. Occupational health and safety.
  2. Innovation; Introduction to innovation and entrepreneurial activities.
    Intellectual property in Australia: confidentiality, copyright, designs, patents, protection of computer technology. Diffusion, adoption and implementation of engineering innovations. Entrepreneurship, marketing and internationalisation. Engineering considerations applied to engineering projects and operating environments. Establishing personal and national engineering goals through effective leadership and management practices.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and group presentations by students.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentEthics essay *20%
AssignmentInnovation report and presentation25%
PosterSustainability report and poster presentation25%
Reflective PracticeCommunication skills and professional reflection30%

* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Engineering Innovation and Ethics
  • Unit Code

    ENS2159
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    5
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Alexander Mark RASSAU

Description

The unit introduces the innovation sequence and the ethical needs of the engineering profession. The innovation module looks at research, development, adaptation and implementation. Entrepreneurial skills, negotiating skills and communication skills are stressed. The ethics module introduces the professional responsibilities related to ethics, industrial relations, occupational health and safety and concern for the community and the environment. Issues of sustainability and internationalisation are emphasised throughout the unit.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS1154

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse industry practice as it relates to Indigenous Australian community engagement.
  2. Apply effective teamwork skills to collaboratively plan, research, and communicate outcomes of an engineering study.
  3. Comment on national engineering priorities and policies which encourage innovation.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the ethics required by the profession.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of occupational health and safety procedures.
  6. Discuss basic principles of industrial relations and the legal frame work.
  7. Discuss environmental issues, sustainability and the role of an engineer in protection of the environment.
  8. Evaluate industry practice around sustainability and environmental protection.
  9. Explain the importance of intellectual property provisions for engineers.
  10. Explain the nature and importance of innovation and entrepreneurship for engineers.

Unit Content

  1. Ethics; Professional organisations and their role in promoting ethical principles.
    The code of ethics for Professional Engineers. Social, environmental and sustainability responsibilities of engineers. Cultural awareness and ethical practice in Indigenous Australian community engagement. Occupational health and safety.
  2. Innovation; Introduction to innovation and entrepreneurial activities.
    Intellectual property in Australia: confidentiality, copyright, designs, patents, protection of computer technology. Diffusion, adoption and implementation of engineering innovations. Entrepreneurship, marketing and internationalisation. Engineering considerations applied to engineering projects and operating environments. Establishing personal and national engineering goals through effective leadership and management practices.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and group presentations by students.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentEthics essay *20%
AssignmentInnovation report and presentation25%
PosterSustainability report and poster presentation25%
Reflective PracticeCommunication skills and professional reflection30%

* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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