MEC4404 Professional practice
Faculty of Engineering
MEC4404 Professional practice is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Malaysia
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before MEC4404
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MEC4404
No unit lists MEC4404 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Completion of 96 credit points in engineering study.
Overview
This unit provides you with an understanding of the work environment of a professional engineer addressing topics not covered in other parts of the degree program. It allows you to more effectively use your engineering skills within the context of a business environment and assists you to add value to the community. You will be encouraged to evaluate problems from a multi-faceted perspective and to articulate your views in writing as well as in discussion. The unit provides a balance between global macro issues likely to influence your future work environment, and more current micro issues likely to confront you in establishing yourself as a professional engineer.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Role and contribution of an engineer in society
- 2
Ethical responsibilities of engineers
- 3
Modern work practices and organising for high performance
- 4
Sources of wastes and process inefficiencies, the lean manufacturing methodology, customer focused pull design and manufacturing strategies
- 5
Factors affecting the performance of the Australian manufacturing sector including energy, water, environmental issues, sustainability, work skills Individual performance assessment
- 6
Transition from university Safety and OHS, risk assessment
- 7
Project management
- 8
Designing for innovation, and creative approaches towards problem solving
- 9
The role of standards and accreditation in work practices
- 10
Intellectual property, and in particular patents and copyright
- 11
Responsibilities of engineers in the design and manufacture of consumer products
- 12
Contract law
- 13
Product costs, in particular the effect of direct costs and the allocation of overheads on performance
- 14
Capital budgeting
- 15
Complete tasks as part of a team
- 16
Improve oral and written communication skills
- 17
The significance of non-engineering factors in the context of their role as an engineer
- 18
To be more aware of their role as an engineer in society
- 19
To value the practice of self-directed learning and lifelong learning
- 20
To appreciate that problem solving will often involve the use of incomplete data and data of varying reliability, a choice of method, and the possibility of more than one outcome depending on the weighting given to different factors.
Workload and teaching
6 hours of contact time (usually 3 hours lectures and 3 hours practice sessions or laboratories) and 6 hours of private study per week
Where it fits
MEC4404 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Chris Davies
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Kerry Hourigan
- Dr Lau Ee Von
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MEC4404?
MEC4404 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MEC4404 offered?
In 2020, MEC4404 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Malaysia.
Which majors and minors include MEC4404?
MEC4404 is part of Mechanical engineering.