ECE4099 Professional practice
Faculty of Engineering
ECE4099 Professional practice is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ECE4099. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ECE4099
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ECE4099
No unit lists ECE4099 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
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Overview
This unit will cover topics relevant to engineers working in a business environment, particularly in management, focusing on recent case studies. Areas covered include management of individuals, teams and organisations, management philosophy and practical techniques. Financial management will be discussed, including company objectives, accounting fundamentals, and financial planning and control. Marketing will follow, including business planning, quality and quality control. Relevant legal issues will be covered, including intellectual property, contract and negligence. This will be drawn together in discussing the role of the professional engineer, ethical behaviour and decision making.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for ECE4099.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate project alternatives through management roles, a range of techniques, accounting and financial statements, marketing and strategic business planning.
- 2
Analyse and explain important legal and cultural aspects of contract, negligence and intellectual property.
- 3
Demonstrate professional behaviour that requires adherence to the engineering code of ethics.
- 4
Analyse the environmental impact and sustainability of an engineering project with a diverse range of requirements.
- 5
Demonstrate the ability to organise, work and contribute towards the progress of a team.
- 6
Communicate and respond effectively by making professional presentations.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ECE4099?
ECE4099 has no prerequisites.
When is ECE4099 offered?
ECE4099 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ECE4099?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.