Professional Practice and the Business Environment (ENGG4900)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2022
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
Schools
Chemical Engineering School, Mech & Mine Engineering School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
External
Class hours
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
Seminar 2 Hours/ Week
2S2T
Restricted
Students wishing to enrol in the External offering must contact the School (studentenquiries@chemeng.uq.edu.au) for permission.
Assessment methods
Workshop participation (6x), Assignment (Written and Oral sections)
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Course description
Professional Practice is designed to give you the knowledge needed to effect change and implement design solutions in the real world. You will be able to identify barriers to technology uptake and work towards overcoming these through practical knowledge of: engineering economics, engineering law, engineering ethics, and the nature of engineering businesses. Students will learn how to undertake and interpret cost-benefit analyses, develop the skills required to understand business decision-making and economic drivers relevant to engineering and investigate key concepts required for ethical professional practice. Industry representatives and academics will deliver keynote lectures. Students will engage in workshops and project-based discipline-specific content and assessment which will lead the student through the issues encountered in professional engineering practice. Assessment will have both written and oral sections.