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ENGEN170-20B (TGA)
Engineering and Society
15 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
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Chanelle Gavin
3532
TCBD.4.02
chanelle.gavin@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
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Nick Pickering
5062
D.G.06
nick.pickering@waikato.ac.nz
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Peter Kovalsky
4582
E.G.16A
peter.kovalsky@waikato.ac.nz
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Ralf-Christian Schlothauer
E.2.20
ralf-christian.schlothauer@waikato.ac.nz
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Paper Description
Paper Structure
The course is taught through a combination of (online) lectures, workshops and tutorials.
The workshops will be a creative project based learning experience. The students will be arranged in working groups. The lectures will provide the intellectual framework to understand complex problems and successfully manage complex systems. Where possible, guest lectures will provide practical examples from industry.
The tutorials will focus on practising the critical skills to analyse interconnected problems, visualise the effects, model systems, as well as create and test solutions.
The tutorials will also reinforce the learning from the lectures and support the design challenge.
Due to Covid, students are given the opportunity to work either in the tutorial/workshops or at home. The teaching team strongly believe that the students who attend the scheduled workshops and tutorials, will have a major advantage over those who opt for working at home. Coming to the university or working at home is however, decided by the student.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
Assessment
There will be 4 parts to the overall assessment:
- Assignments: Workshops are mandatory and tutorials highly recommended as they both lead into the delivery of the assignments.
- Tests: Tests will support continuous learning and improvement throughout the semester.
- Design challenge: The design challenge is a group activity.
- Final text (during exam period)
Note: Due to COVID-19 and the availability of Hamilton based staff, schedule and/or assessment changes may need to occur, but will be communicated via Moodle and/or in lectures.
Assessment Components
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.
Required and Recommended Readings
Required Readings
Recommended Readings
Dowling, David. Engineering Your Future: An Australasian Guide, 4th Edition, Wiley, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.waikato.ac.nz/lib/waikato/detail.action?docID=5915858
United Nations. (n.d.). Envision2030: 17 goals to transform the world for persons with disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/envision2030.html
Other Resources
International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Systems Engineering Research Centre (SERC), IEEE Cimputer Society (IEEE CS). (2018, October 16). Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge. Retrieved June 10, 2019, from https://www.sebokwiki.org/wiki/Download_SEBoK_PDF
Meadows, Donella H., and Diana Wright. Thinking in Systems : A Primer. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Pub., 2008. Print.
Senge, Peter M. The Fifth Discipline : The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. Rev. and Updated ed. London: Random House Business, 2006. Print.
Online Support
Most online support will be reference lists of video clips, articles and books and resources for workshops including worksheets and games.
This course has a Moodle site (elearn.waikato.ac.nz) associated with it, providing discussion forums and access to lecture notes and additional resources.
PLEASE NOTE: Moodle will be used for class notices etc and it is your responsibility to check the site regularly. Instructions provided on Moodle and in lectures are considered to be given to the class as a whole.
Workload
Workshops 2 hours per week = 24 hours.
Tutorials 1 hour per week = 12 hours.
Lectures 2 hours per week = 24 hours.
Design challenge: Additional self organised learning and group work time = 22.5 hours.
Assignments: 4 assignments making up 18 hours.
Tests: Additional revision making up 22.5 hours.
Final test preparation: Additional revision making up 27 hours.
Grand total of 150 hours.
Linkages to Other Papers
This paper sets the foundation for ENGEN 270 Engineering and Business as well as further on ENGEN370 and ENGEN570. It enables the students to see the wider context of their work. This will be preparing them in ENGEN 270 to apply this understanding to relate to industry, to see how they can add value in a private sector setting.
The paper will also help them to identify the best industrial placements that relate to their own interests and skills.