ENG6100 Professional engineer in organisation and society
Faculty of Engineering
ENG6100 Professional engineer in organisation and society is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2026 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 8 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ENG6100
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ENG6100
No unit lists ENG6100 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Engineering PHD program or with permission from the Faculty of Engineering. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
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The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit will prepare you to move into organisations and society more broadly as a professional engineer. It will provide insights and strategies that will enable a successful transition from academic studies through an understanding and application of business and industry practices, in an engineering context. You will gain an understanding of the principles of social, economic and environmental sustainability as a driver for management, utilising tools including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Relevant legal issues will be covered. This will be drawn together in discussing the role of the professional engineer, including risk management, safety, ethical behaviour and decision-making.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Pre-class activitiesExercise10%
- In-class active participationExercise10%
- Post-class exerciseExercise15%
- Individual assignmentProject10%
- In-class quizQuiz / Test5%
- Team project, including oral presentationProject30%
- End-of-semester testQuiz / Test10%
- Individual reflectionWritten10%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate the ability to think and act strategically: analyse a complex problem, decide the required outcomes, identify, analyse and evaluate alternative courses of action, and devise a plan to achieve the required outcomes.
- 2
Analyse an engineering project by applying the principles of social, economic and environmental sustainability, utilising tools including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- 3
Function effectively and professionally within a peer team environment.
- 4
Communicate technical and non-technical information effectively with external associates, including contractors, consultants and regulators.
- 5
Value and apply the principles of human decision-making in negotiating acceptable outcomes to address conflicting stakeholder perspectives.
- 6
Engage effectively with external community stakeholders to inform engineering decision-making.
- 7
Value and apply the professional, legal, ethical and risk management standards required of a professional engineer.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Practical activities24 hours
- Teaching approachActive 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.
This unit will engage you in active learning tasks during and outside scheduled class time. You will complete pre-class tasks, in-class activities, and post-class exercises on a weekly basis, this approach ensures that you remain engaged and stimulated throughout the semester.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
- Book: Management, 7ed, by Samson D., Daft R. & Donnet T. (2020).
- Book: Management, 7ed (Asia Pacific Edition), by Schermerhorn J. et al (2019)
Technology resources
You should have access to a laptop or similar device (internet-enabled) for note-taking, participating in in-class activities, and collaborating with teammates.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Michael Kennedy
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Michael Kennedy
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ENG6100?
ENG6100 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ENG6100 offered?
In 2026, ENG6100 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ENG6100?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ENG6100 have an exam?
No. ENG6100 has 8 assessment tasks and no exam.