ENG2801 Leadership and innovation
Faculty of Engineering
ENG2801 Leadership and innovation is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 7 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Overview
This unit develops problem-solving skills related to two important aspects of a successful engineering career: leadership and innovation. Innovation topics adopt a systematic approach to design solutions to lead technological change in the industry. Leadership topics adopt a systematic approach to cope with challenging situations in the leadership process. The systematic approach uses practical tools to analyse the current state of the problem, recommend general solution(s) based on relevant methodology and theories, and design specific solution(s) to solve problems. These practical tools are useful for continuous improvements and development of problem solving skills for both technical and non-technical problems.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Weekly pre-workshop quizThreshold hurdle4%
- Weekly practice class exerciseThreshold hurdle16%
- Industry speaker: Assignment 1Threshold hurdle5%
- Industry speaker: Assignment 2Threshold hurdle10%
- Industry speaker: Assignment 3Threshold hurdle5%
- Product innovation: Main assignmentThreshold hurdle30%
- Final assessmentThreshold hurdle30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Design innovative and value-added solutions in the Malaysian context
- 2
Present new solutions using digital tools to pitch to the relevant community
- 3
Work as an effective individual and supportive team player in a team that consists of members with different personality types
- 4
Analyse situations in leadership process using practical tools and practice these tools in real life scenario.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops48 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachRole play
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 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.
There will be a weekly 2-hour workshop which consists of case-based teaching and active learning.
During the weekly 3-hour practice class, there will be role play of industry-based case studies.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Recommended reading materials will be listed in Moodle.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Lim Sing Sheng
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Lim Sing Sheng
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ENG2801?
ENG2801 has no prerequisites.
When is ENG2801 offered?
In 2022, ENG2801 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is ENG2801?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ENG2801 have an exam?
No. ENG2801 has 7 assessment tasks and no exam.