Course Title: Professional Experience Postgraduate

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Professional Experience Postgraduate

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
EEET2471	City Campus	Postgraduate	125H Electrical & Computer Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2016
EEET2471	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2024

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
EEET2471	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	PGRDFlex23 (All)
EEET2471	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	PGRDFlex24 (MAY), PGRDFlex24 (All)
EEET2471	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face or Workplace	PGRDFlex21 (All)

Course Coordinator: Dr Amir Ebrahimi

Course Coordinator Phone: +61399251267

Course Coordinator Email: amir.ebrahimi@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Availability: Please email to make an appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None. 

Course Description

You will work for at least 12 weeks full time (or 456 hours part time) in industry or in an R&D organisation, under the supervision of a qualified engineer, to develop the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies for Professional Engineers in the following areas:

• Knowledge and Skill Base,
• Engineering Application Ability,
• Professional and Personal Attributes.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

PLO 2. Demonstrate an  advanced and integrated understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline
PLO 5. Utilise advanced mathematics, software, tools and techniques, in the conduct of research into the  design and analysis of complex engineering systems
PLO 8. Communicate engineering designs and solutions respectfully and effectively, employing a range of advanced communication methods in interpreting and transmitting knowledge, in an individual or team environment,  to diverse audiences.​​
PLO 9. Demonstrate the capacity for personal accountability, professional and ethical conduct, intellectual independence, cultural sensitivity, autonomy, adaptability, and critical reflection on own learning and career ​​ when undertaking engineering projects
PLO 11. Collaborate and contribute as an effective team member or leader in diverse specialist and multi-disciplinary teams, with commitment to First Nations peoples and/or globally inclusive perspectives and participation in an engineering context.​

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.  

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:  

CLO1 Rationalise engineering workplace project decisions using theoretical, technical, and operational perspectives.

CLO2 Employ appropriate professional communication methods and strategies in diverse stakeholder consultations.

CLO3 Defend personal workplace and project decisions from an ethical, culturally sensitive and accountability perspective.

CLO4 Critically reflect on engineering experiences for strengthening professional practice, collaboration and project outcomes.

CLO5 Create engineering project deliverables through personal initiative, accountability, and collaboration within an engineering project team.

Overview of Learning Activities

You are required to:

1. Perform work related to an engineering field that is appropriate to your field of study
2. Be supervised by a qualified engineer (i.e. with qualifications accredited by Engineers Australia, or by an equivalent national or international professional engineering accreditation body),
3. Work over a minimum duration of 12 weeks full-time, or 456 hours total part-time,
4. Be paid fairly for your work. Unpaid work is allowed only when there is a signed agreement between RMIT University and your employer.

Overview of Learning Resources

The learning resources available to you include:

• Your work supervisor,
• Co-workers at all levels,
• Facilities at work and RMIT,
• RMIT WIL online facilities,
• The Web,
• Libraries.

Overview of Assessment

This course contains hurdle requirements. All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

Assessment Task 1: Engineering log book, CLO1, CLO3, CLO4 and CLO5 (HURDLE requirement)
Assessment Task 2: Employment evidence, CLO1, CLO2, CLO3 and CLO4 (HURDLE requirement)
Assessment Task 3: Reflective report, CLO1, CLO3 and CLO5 (HURDLE requirement)

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.