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CHNG4001: Practical Experience (2011 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | CHNG4001: Practical Experience (0 CP) |
| Mode: | Professional Practice |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior Advanced |
| Faculty/School: | School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
A/Prof Valix, Marjorie
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| Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Fourth year core unit of study for the degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Objectives/Outcomes: To obtain first-hand experience on the way chemical engineering skills are employed in an industrial context. Syllabus/Summary: Each student is required to either work as an employee of an approved organisation or undertake appropriate professional activity and to submit a report on that work and/ experience. The employment and activity undertaken must be relevant to Chemical Engineering and should be discussed, before acceptance, with a member of the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. While the responsibility for obtaining satisfactory employment rests with the student, the School, through the Chemical Engineering Foundation, and the Careers and Appointment Service will assist wherever possible. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Advisory prerequisite: 28 credit points of 3rd year units. |
| Timetable: | CHNG4001 Timetable | ||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | There are no formal classes. Students should obtain either a minimum of 10 weeks practical work experience or to attain the 12 points of exposure to professional practice. Please consult with the School to point values of various professional activities. |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| ability to identify, access, organise and communicate knowledge in both written and oral English | Professional Communication (Level 3) |
| appreciation of wider engineering context, including social, economic, ethical and commercial implications of industry practice in the context of sustainability | Professional Values, Judgement and Conduct (Level 3) |
| being able to function effectively as a team member | Teamwork and Project Management (Level 2) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Professional Communication (Level 3)| Assessment Methods: |
Note that assessment weightings below indicate relative proportions of required time and effort only, not the value of marks received. Grading in this unit is criterion-based which means that all assessment criteria must be met in order to pass the unit. All assessment items must be successfully completed.
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| Assessment Description: | Report: Submission of a report of approximately 2500 words on the industrial experience undertaken. The report will cover the nature of the industry, the company`s organisational relationships both internally and externally and a technical section devoted to the work performed by the student. The report is to be submitted before the end of the first week of the 4th academic year. | ||||||||||||
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| Policies & Procedures: | Policies regarding academic honesty and plagiarism, special consideration and appeals in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies can be found on the Faculty's policy page at http://www.eng.usyd.edu.au/policies Faculty policies are governed by Academic Board resolutions whose details can be found on the Central Policy Online site at http://www.usyd.edu.au/policy/ Policies regarding assessment formatting, submission methods, late submission penalties and assessment feedback depend on the unit of study. Details of these policies, where applicable, should be found above with other assessment details. |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Assessment Due: Report |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Information Skills (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| Professional Communication (Level 3) | Yes | 25% |
| Professional Values, Judgement and Conduct (Level 3) | Yes | 50% |
| Teamwork and Project Management (Level 2) | Yes | 25% |
These goals are selected from Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
