Professional Practice and the Business Environment (ENGG4900)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
2 Tutorial hours
Incompatible
CIVL4520
Assessment methods
Workshop participation (6x), Assignment (Written and Oral sections)
Course enquiries
Dr Chris Greig (chris.greig@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
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 key note 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.