
ENGEN570-22D (HAM)
Engineering and the Profession
15 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
Martin Atkins
9637
EF.2.03
martin.atkins@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
Kim de Graaf
F.1.11C
kim.degraaf@waikato.ac.nz
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Mahonri Owen
mahonri.owen@waikato.ac.nz
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Paper Description
This course is to prepare students to become professional engineers, recognise they are part of a profession, and have the skills required to excel in the profession. Topics will include roles engineers play in the profession, professional engineering ethics and behaviour, communication, an introductory understanding on certain legal topics related to engineers such as contract law and legal responsibility, intellectual property, Treaty of Waitangi and interacting with iwi groups, project management and negotiation skills. The topics will be supported by industrial case studies.
The learning outcomes for this paper are linked to Washington Accord graduate attributes WA1-WA11. Explanation of the graduate attributes can be found at: https://www.ieagreements.org/
Paper Structure
The paper is taught through a combination of lectures and workshops. During the A trimester there will be two lectures per week with one 1-hour workshop per fortnight. During the B trimester there will be two lectures per week for the first 6 weeks. Workshops will be used to enforce and discuss the material covered in the lectures and from a series of required readings that will be posted on moodle. There are six workshops in total.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
Assessment
Students are required to achieve a minimum of 50% in the ethic assessment in order to pass the course. Those who fail to do so will receive an IC for the paper. Students who do not achieve 50% will be given an additional opportunity to achieve a pass for the ethics assessment.
Samples of your work may be required as part of the Engineering New Zealand accreditation process for BE(Hons) degrees. Any samples taken will have the student name and ID redacted. If you do not want samples of your work collected then please email the engineering administrator, Natalie Shaw (natalie.shaw@waikato.ac.nz), to opt out.
Due dates for Project Management Plans and Reports depend on which groups students are assigned to. The PM Plan is due in late April for A trimester groups and early August for B trimester groups. The PM Report is due in July for A trimester groups and October for B trimester groups. Specific due dates will be provided in the guidance about the Project Management exercise.
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
Online Support
Workload
Linkages to Other Papers
Prerequisite(s)
Prerequisite papers: ENGEN370 or ENGEV342
Restriction(s)
Restricted papers: ENGG492