Professional Engineering Entrepreneurship Project
36 hours
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Overview
This unit aims to provide students with the opportunity to apply knowledge, techniques and skills gained from units taught within the program in solving problems relevant to industry.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Plan and manage an entrepreneurial engineering group project
- Research a complex problem within the project, including appraising current literature and developments, and applying research principles and methods
- Demonstrate effective professional written and oral communication to a variety of audiences
- Reflect on professional engineering practice and your role as a professional
- Work collaboratively in diverse teams
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Lecture |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Group | 20 - 30% | 3,5 |
| Project | Group | 10 - 15% | 1,2,3 |
| Project Report | Individual/Group | 40 - 60% | 1,2,3,5 |
| Reflective Piece | Individual | 10 - 15% | 4 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more
Content
- Professional engineering practice
- Entrepreneurship
- Business & Finance
- Communication & Teamwork skills
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.