ENGGEN 303 : Managing Projects and Innovation
Engineering
2023 Semester One (1233) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the process of problem scoping, and solution ideation. (Capability 2.1 and 3.2)
- Examine and describe opportunities for innovation in sustainability engineering, in improving cultural awareness and recognising differences in worldviews, and industry health and safety. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2)
- Identify and apply the important and relevant financial considerations in developing a business case. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
- Demonstrate collaborative teamwork and how to assess and improve team and individual performance through giving and receiving feedback. (Capability 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
- Demonstrate strong project management skills. (Capability 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
- Develop, design and justify an innovation that solves a problem identified by and of importance to the team. (The expectation is that the innovation will involve all, some, or one of the following: a sustainability engineering idea, collaboration with Tangata Whenua, Māori worldview, Industry Healthy and Safety, and Safety II). (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 6.1 and 6.2)
- Develop a business case for an innovation project as a business venture or social enterprise which: A) Shows consideration and critical assessment of the project's economic viability, technical feasibility, desirably and sustainability B) Provides a comprehensive project management plan for its delivery C) Communicates the proposed innovation, project assessment, and plan in both written and verbal forms. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.1 and 6.2)
- Relate the course learnings to industry practice in project management (Capability 5.2 and 6.1)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Tests | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Tutorials | 10% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| Projects | 60% | Group Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
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Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 2 hours of lectures, a 1-hour tutorial, 3 hours of individual work and 4 hours of team project work outside of tutorial.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is required at scheduled tutorials to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities, including tutorials, will not be available as recordings.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Health & Safety
Students are expected to adhere to the guidelines outlined in the Health and Safety section of the Engineering Undergraduate Handbook.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
SET scores for the first time indicated the course was not red-flagged. Students felt very positive about the tutorials, especially in relation to designating time to work on the project. This year the course teachers will work on continuous improvement of the tutorial experience. Students however were not very engaged with the in-person lectures. There was also some confusion around some of the lectures around finance material. While poor student attendance to lectures is a university-wide issue, and will require continuous innovation on the part of the teachers, for the issue around the finance lectures we have reviewed the material and fixed the issues.
One thing we note is the cohort of students going into this 2023 Year 3 course would have come from the 2022 Year 2 experience of ENGGEN 204. In ENGGEN 204, there was quite a significant dissatisfaction amongst the students on the way peer review was carried out. We believe this was because of a lack of understanding amongst the students on how the peer review system worked, and inadequate training for the students to carry out the peer review. The peer review is crucial for these courses, as a means to measure individual performance in collaborative teamwork. Hence we will need to spend some time in ENGGEN 303 to reinforce some of the helpful ways to carry out the peer review as required by the learning outcomes and rubrics.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.