BH073 - Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) (Honours)

Plan: BH073P23 - Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) (Honours)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure

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Approach to learning and assessment

The teaching approach in this program is designed to foster your development as an independent learner so you will be able to extend your capabilities once you graduate. The teaching method includes lectorial, seminar, tutorial, workshop, practical and laboratory sessions, site visits and provision of online materials. You will be expected to complete all prescribed out-of-class learning activities in preparation of scheduled face-to-face and online classes, and encouraged to extend your learning through additional recommended readings and online activities. Of particular importance is the time spent in practice, laboratory based and work integrated learning activities that will develop your employability skills and capabilities.

Several courses in the program are delivered online, rather than on-campus, and you are likely to find that other courses transition to online delivery as you progress through the program. All courses use Canvas for electronic provision of course material, tutorial problems and/or other relevant documents.  

Assessment is designed to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your technical, design, research, and communication capabilities. The assessment you receive will enable your lecturer to provide you with feedback. This will enable you to improve your performance in the future. Various forms of assessment will be used throughout the program since the assessment you undertake will be appropriate to the objectives and student learning outcomes for each course. Assessment may include class tests, quizzes, essays/reports, oral class presentations, group projects, research projects, laboratory projects, practical assignments, reflective journals and timed assessments. 

Inherent requirements
The following information on inherent requirements outlines the tasks you will be required to undertake during professional placement and on-campus learning activities. The non-academic abilities listed are provided for information only and are not entry requirements.

If there are any activities outlined which may be difficult for you to undertake, there are a range of adjustments to your study conditions available to enable and support you to demonstrate these abilities. Please contact the Equitable Learning Service to discuss any adjustments you may require.

Please read the full list of the Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) (Honours) inherent requirements.

By understanding the types of activities you’ll participate in, you can:

• understand more about the program
• determine if you may need support during your studies
• make an informed decision about whether the program is suitable for you

Please note that if you have a disability, long-term medical condition and/ or mental health condition ELS can support you to create reasonable adjustments to ensure you can participate in your studies. You can contact the Equitable Learning Services (ELS) unit if you would like to find out more. Information about ELS can be found at: www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/equitable-learning

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this program you will:

• Undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice
• Interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities
• Complete these activities in real work contexts or situations.

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be in a simulated workplace environment. 

In this program you will be doing specific courses that focus on work integrated learning (WIL). You will be assessed on professional or vocational work in a workplace setting (real or simulated) and receive feedback from those involved in your industry. 

The work integrated learning (WIL) designated courses for this program are:

• OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice where you will participate in an "Engineers Without Borders (EWB)" project which is focussed on sustainable development as identified by EWB and community organisations.
• OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B where you will work under the guidance of a professional engineer who may be from industry or be an academic or research staff member. You will apply your technical knowledge, research, design and professional engineering skills to either discipline specific, or cross disciplinary engineering problems, through robust research and established engineering design processes.

Engineering Professional Practice Module

If you are a student commencing a higher education engineering coursework degree from Semester 1 2024, completing the Engineering Professional Practice (EPP) module will be a requirement for graduation. This applies to all students in all locations. Students commencing before Semester 1 2024 may opt into the module. The EPP module will help you to prepare for a career as a fully accredited professional engineer. Completing the module will showcase your sound proficiencies in engineering knowledge, applications of engineering processes, professional skills and values that align with the competencies expected from a professional engineer in the workplace. This will be through a whole-of-program embedded e-portfolio that captures artefacts and reflection on learning for the purpose of professional accreditation, career development learning and employability.

The EPP module is ongoing throughout your degree, providing continuous development and requires you to complete a minimum number of hours of engineering-related activities. 420 hours are required for bachelor students. Articulating and masters students will complete a number of hours in proportion to the number of years of study in their offer letter. The total hours can comprise a combination of work, volunteering, roles in clubs, organisations and events, and professional development activities.

RMIT will support you in completing your EPP module by providing opportunities to participate in engineering-related activities. You will receive an annual summary statement documenting your achievements and verifying your continual professional development throughout your degree. The summary statement can be used as supporting material for job applications.

For further details on EPP, please contact RMIT Student Connect.

In addition to these courses, it is strongly recommended that you undertake at least 10 weeks of engineering work experience supervised by a professional engineer. This can be done by enrolling in the optional course OENG1165 Professional Engineering Experience. This course can be taken as a technical option or University elective course in the program.

Enrolling in OENG1165 means that you will be responsible for sourcing your engineering placement position, a task that aids development of critical career skills in identifying suitable roles and performing well in the recruitment process. The course is normally undertaken in the summer vacation period between years 3 and 4 of the program, but it can be taken at other times to align with your placement. 

If you are already employed in a position that involves engineering work under the supervision of a qualified practising engineer, this can be assessed to determine if it would be an appropriate placement to support enrolment in OENG1165. 

Further, in addition to these core courses you may also undertake an industry placement for six or twelve months either locally as advertised by local businesses, or internationally through the RMIT International Industry Experience and Research Program (RIIERP) http://www.rmit.edu.au/riierp.   

Some courses in the program include guest lecturers from industry, government or the community and activities relating to industry as part of the learning experience.

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Program Structure

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.To graduate you must complete the following:
For more information about the weighted average mark, please click here. To graduate you must complete the following: Note: All Courses listed may not be available each semester - Sixteen (16) core courses  - Eight (8) courses (96cp) from your chosen Major (Consisting of Six (6) Core Major and Two (2) courses from the Major’s Technical Option Courses or up-to two (2) University Electives. (Students who are required to complete Introduction to Engineering Mathematics may only choose One (1) course from the Major’s Technical Option Courses or One (1) University Elective  - Four (4) STEM Future Technology Skills Courses  - Four (4) courses (48cp) from one of the following combinations:  Combination 1: Four (4) courses from one of the Program Minor lists or;  Combination 2: Four courses from any of the Program Minor lists.  A minor is typically 48 credit points.  A Major is typically 96 credit points.  The Engineering Major, Minor Course Lists can be found at the end of the Program Structure. The Courses in each Major and Minor need to be completed in the sequence listed.
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Year One of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice 12 OENG1166 City Campus Digital Fundamentals 12 OENG1206 City Campus Engineering Science 12 OENG1208 City Campus Introduction to Engineering Design 12 OENG1250 City Campus Engineering Mathematics 12 MATH2393 City Campus Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 EEET2249 City Campus Engineering Computing 1 12 EEET2246 City Campus
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Complete One (1) Course from the following STEM Future Technology Skills Courses. However, if you have not completed VCE Maths methods or VCE Specialist Maths or equivalent, you must choose Introduction to Engineering Mathematics from this list.
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Introduction to Engineering Mathematics 12 MATH2395 City Campus Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus STEM for Sustainable Development 12 ONPS2702 City Campus Foundations in Digital Health 12 BIOL2525 City Campus Innovation Ecosystem and the Future of Work 12 OENG1235 City Campus
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Year Two of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Communication Engineering 1 12 EEET2254 City Campus Electronics 12 EEET2255 City Campus Introduction to Embedded Systems 12 EEET2256 City Campus Engineering Design 2 12 EEET2257 City Campus Network Fundamentals and Applications 12 EEET2368 City Campus Signals and Systems 1 12 EEET2369 City Campus Mathematics for ECE 12 MATH2161 City Campus
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Select and Complete One (1) of the following STEM Future Technology Skills Courses,not already completed:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus Foundations in Digital Health 12 BIOL2525 City Campus STEM for Sustainable Development 12 ONPS2702 City Campus Innovation Ecosystem and the Future of Work 12 OENG1235 City Campus
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Year Three of Program
Complete Four (4) Courses from your chosen Major: Computer Systems and Network Engineering Major, OR Electronic and Communication Engineering Major. Please refer to the Major List at the end of this program structure:
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Select and complete Twenty-four (24) Credit Points from your Selected Combination. Please refer to the Minor List at the end of this program structure:
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Select and complete One (1) course from your chosen Major’s Technical Option Courses OR One (1) University Elective Course. If you completed Introduction to Engineering Mathematics in Year 1; you do not have to complete a course in this option list.
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Complete One (1) of the following STEM Future Technology Skills Courses, not already completed. However, if you completed Introduction to Engineering Mathematics in Yr1; you must complete Two (2) courses from STEM Future Technology Skills Courses instead
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus Foundations in Digital Health 12 BIOL2525 City Campus STEM for Sustainable Development 12 ONPS2702 City Campus Innovation Ecosystem and the Future of Work 12 OENG1235 City Campus
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Year Four of Program
Complete the following Two (2) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Engineering Capstone Project Part A 12 OENG1167 City Campus Engineering Capstone Project Part B 12 OENG1168 City Campus
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Complete Two (2) Courses from your chosen Major: Computer Systems and Network Engineering Major, OR Electronic and Communication Engineering Major. Please refer to the Major List at the end of this program structure
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Select and complete Twenty-Four (24) Credit Points from your Selected Combination. Please refer to the Minor List at the end of this program structure
AND
Select and complete One (1) Course from your chosen Major’s Technical Option Courses. OR One (1) University Elective Course. Please refer to the Technical Option Courses at the end of this program structure
AND
Select and Complete One (1) of the following STEM Future Technology Skills Courses, not already completed:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus Foundations in Digital Health 12 BIOL2525 City Campus STEM for Sustainable Development 12 ONPS2702 City Campus Innovation Ecosystem and the Future of Work 12 OENG1235 City Campus
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Major List
List of Major(s):
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Major: Computer Systems and Network Engineering
Complete the following Six (6) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Embedded System Design and Implementation 12 EEET2096 City Campus Software Engineering Design 12 EEET2250 City Campus Network Engineering 12 EEET2290 City Campus Network Access Systems 12 EEET1086 City Campus Computer Architecture and Organisation 12 EEET2261 City Campus Advanced Network Engineering 12 EEET2286 City Campus
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Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Technical Option Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Advanced Digital Design 1 12 EEET2162 City Campus Real Time Systems Engineering 12 EEET2166 City Campus Network Management and Software Defined Networks 12 EEET2294 City Campus Network Design and Performance 12 EEET2318 City Campus Professional Engineering Experience 12 OENG1165 City Campus
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Major: Electronic and Communication Engineering
Complete the following Six (6) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Electronic Circuits 12 EEET2097 City Campus Circuit and System Simulation 12 EEET1415 City Campus Wireless and Guided Waves 12 EEET2114 City Campus Optical Fibre Systems and Networks 12 EEET1070 City Campus Electronic Engineering 3 12 EEET2098 City Campus Advanced Mobile and Wireless Systems Engineering 12 EEET1083 City Campus
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Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Technical Option Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Electronic Materials 12 EEET2260 City Campus Sensors and Measurement Technologies 12 EEET1413 City Campus Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things 12 EEET2370 City Campus Digital Signal Processing for Communication Engineering 12 EEET1416 City Campus Professional Engineering Experience 12 OENG1165 City Campus
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Minor List
List of Minor(s):
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Minor: Electronic and Communication Engineering
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Electronic Circuits 12 EEET2097 City Campus Circuit and System Simulation 12 EEET1415 City Campus Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things 12 EEET2370 City Campus Optical Fibre Systems and Networks 12 EEET1070 City Campus
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Minor: Computer Systems and Network Engineering
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Software Engineering Design 12 EEET2250 City Campus Embedded System Design and Implementation 12 EEET2096 City Campus Network Engineering 12 EEET2290 City Campus Network Access Systems 12 EEET1086 City Campus
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Minor: Security Engineering
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Computer and Network Security 12 EEET2424 City Campus Enterprise and Cloud Networks 12 EEET2292 City Campus Mobile Computing 12 EEET2422 City Campus Signals and Systems 2 12 EEET2113 City Campus
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Minor: Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies
Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Industry 4.0 12 MANU2544 City Campus Automated System Design 12 MANU2548 City Campus Advanced Manufacturing and Design 12 MANU2455 City Campus Manufacturing Systems Modelling 12 MANU2550 City Campus Computer Integrated Manufacturing 12 MANU2551 City Campus
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Minor: Humanitarian Innovation
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Humanitarian Experiential Learning Project 12 OENG1164 City Campus Fundamentals of Humanitarian Innovation 12 OENG1252 City Campus Global Development, Themes, Debates and Practice 12 HUSO2036 City Campus Engineering for Disaster Management, Community Resilience and Climate Action 12 OENG1251 City Campus
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Minor: Spacecraft Technologies
Select and Complete Four (4) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Spaceflight Systems Design 12 AERO2690 City Campus Space Innovation Laboratory 12 AERO2720 City Campus Signals, Systems and Space Communications 12 EEET2618 City Campus Geodesy and Satellite Navigation Systems 12 GEOM2119 City Campus Avionics and ATM Systems 12 AERO2613 City Campus
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