Engineering Technology Innovation Project
Overview
This is a project-based unit in which students work in teams to innovate a solution to an industry driven challenge. The project will have a substantial emphasis on engineering technology innovation. Teams of students will have a staff member as a ‘facilitator’ whilst working on this project. Student teams will be allowed to select a project from a range of industry oriented innovation projects aligned to their chosen major. This unit forms part of the student major selection if their course undertaken has a choice of major.
Requisites
01-June-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply a systematic approach to engineering technology innovation (A3, A4, A5, K2, K3, K4, K6, S1, S2)
- Apply knowledge of innovation fundamentals to engineering technology challenges (K3, K4, S1, S2, S3)
- Identify, organise, and make decisions on a range of topics related to engineering technology innovation (A4, K3, K4, S1, S2)
- Use technology to develop and present innovation solutions (A2, K2, K3, S3)
- Demonstrate reflective practice, and use self and peer evaluation (A1, A5, A6, A7)
- Communicate within teams and stakeholders using appropriate verbal, written and technological approaches (A2, A7, K5, K6, S4)
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Seminar | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Workshop | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 8.50 | 12 weeks | 102 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Individual/Group | 100% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
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:
(i) achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, and(ii) complete the project to an acceptable standard. A rubric will be used to determine if students have met the acceptable standard. The rubric is available on Canvas. Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (i) and (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Technical content in the selected major
- Management Theory
- Team dynamics
- Public speaking
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.