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ENG1003 Problem Solving in Engineering and the Built Environment

Semester 1, 2022 Springfield On-campus
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Engineering
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

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Overview

Problem solving skills are essential to practicing engineers, construction managers and spatial scientists. This course enables students to acquire and practice the basic problem solving skills necessary for their chosen program of study. The skills developed through the successful completion of this course can then be applied to problems encountered in subsequent courses and throughout their career.

This course provides students with a foundation for solving problems in Engineering, Construction Management and Spatial Science. The course emphasises the development of critical thinking skills, information literacy, communications, time and resource management, and teamwork. In this course, students are introduced to the problem solving process and to a number of problem solving strategies and approaches.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Discuss the nature of engineering, construction management and spatial science problems and characterised them on the basis of their complexity, time constraints, open-endedness, the quality of their definition and their acceptable solution space;
  2. Demonstrate information literacy skills;
  3. Use a computer spreadsheet for analysing, summarising and graphical representation of both numerical and categorical data;
  4. Produce and interpret graphical representations such as flow-charts, engineering schematics and flow diagrams;
  5. Explain the roles of brain-storming, conceptual design, proof-of-concept, problem dissection, analogy, reverse engineering, physical modelling, trial and error, physical modelling and project management within the problem solving cycle;
  6. Explain the basic personal skills needed to work effectively within a problem solving team and produce problem solving reports in a professional manner with appropriate referencing

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Characteristics and types of engineering, construction management and spatial science problems 5.00
2. Elementary Statistics 35.00
3. Acquisition of information and knowledge for Problem Solving 10.00
4. Approaches to Problem Solving and the Problem Solving Cycle 15.00
5. Managing time and Resources 5.00
6. Team dynamics and Conflict Resolution 10.00
7. Project documentation and reporting 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Dowling, David 2019, Engineering Your Future: An Australasian Guide, 4th edn, Wiley.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Quiz A1 of 2 No 10 3
Assignments Written Quiz A2 of 2 No 10 3
Assignments Written Report 1 No 20 1,2,3,4
Assignments Written Report 2 No 30 1,2,5,6
Assignments Written Report 3 No 30 1,2,5,6
Date printed 10 February 2023