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Handbook year

Information valid for students commencing in 2023

Course code

116309

Course type

Bachelor with Honours (AQF level 8)

Professional accreditation status

This course is accredited by Engineers Australia. Graduates are immediately eligible for graduate membership of Engineers Australia and, following a period of professional practice, may become Chartered Professional Engineers (CPEng).

The Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Cairns: This offering has conditional provisional accreditation at the level of professional engineer with Engineers Australia.

Owner

Academy

College

Credit points

120 credit points as per course structure

Additional completion
requirements

Approved exposure to Professional Engineering Practice, including required activities and industry placement, equivalent to a minimum 60 days full-time industry placement.

Must hold current Senior First Aid certificate at the time of graduation.

Course learning outcomes

�������� graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. �������� graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at �������� will be able to:

1. Integrate and apply a coherent and advanced body of theoretical and technical knowledge, including depth in the underlying concepts and principles in one engineering discipline
2. Critically appraise the role and relevance of engineering in society, with specific reference to practices and priorities for creating sustainable communities and industries in the tropics
3. Demonstrate broad understanding of engineering methods, including design processes, whole system approaches, formal project management, and decision-making strategies and their application in engineering practice
4. Retrieve, analyse, synthesise, evaluate and manage information from a range of sources for engineering practice and research
5. Plan and conduct reliable, evidence-based laboratory and/or field experiments, by selecting and applying methods, techniques and tools as appropriate to the engineering discipline
6. Organise, analyse and interpret scientific and/or engineering data using appropriate mathematical, statistical and technological skills
7. Communicate ideas, arguments and conclusions clearly and coherently to a variety of audiences, through advanced English language skills and a variety of media
8. Develop components, systems and/or processes to meet specified requirements, and creative approaches to synthesise alternative solutions, concepts and procedures for unpredictable or complex problems
9. Critically review regulatory requirements, ethical principles and cultural frameworks, to work effectively, responsibly and safely in diverse contexts and interdisciplinary teams
10. Prioritise multiple demands to achieve personal and team goals, with regular review of performance to manage continuing professional development
11. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute project work and/or a piece of research and scholarship with some independence

Graduates of the Bachelor of Information Technology at �������� will be able to:

1. Integrate and apply broad and coherent knowledge of information technology, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts
2. Critically analyse and synthesise knowledge of information technology systems and settings to identify information technology problems and to create solutions
3. Apply critical thinking and technical skills to independently identify creative solutions to a wide range of information technology problems
4. Effectively communicate theoretical and applied information technology concepts through oral and written presentations
5. Work collaboratively to initiate and plan design thinking solutions to complex information technology problems in professional practice
6. Integrate and apply ethical practices and professional responsibilities for decision making in complex professional settings
7. Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to manage professional learning needs and performance, autonomously and in collaboration with others

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Bachelor of Information Technology.

Reasonable adjustments

All �������� students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Credit points in major

48 credit points

Notes

Special requirements

Some subjects in each of the majors may require students to participate in field trips, site visits or other off-campus activities. A fee may be charged by the College for costs associated with these trips.

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Chemical Engineering

�������� Townsville

Civil Engineering

�������� Townsville

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

�������� Cairns

�������� Townsville

Not available for mid-year entry at �������� Cairns

�������� Cairns: This major at �������� Cairns holds conditional provisional accreditation at the level of Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia.

Electronic Systems and Internet of Things Engineering

�������� Cairns

Not available for mid-year entry

Mechanical Engineering

�������� Townsville

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

�������� Cairns

Course not available for mid-year entry

See TABLE A (MAJORS) for availability of majors at each campus

�������� Townsville

Course available for mid-year entry

See TABLE A (MAJORS) for availability of majors at each campus

Expected time to complete

5 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Maximum time to complete

13 years

Maximum leave of absence

3 years

Course progression
requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment
requirements

The engineering thesis topic must be specific to the student’s chosen engineering major.

Professional accreditation
requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for
final subject

Not applicable

Eligibility

Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.

Maximum allowed

63 credit points

Currency

Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 23 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.

Other restrictions

A minimum of 18 credit points of engineering subjects (including 6 credit points of fourth year thesis subjects) should be completed at �������� for each of levels 3 and 4.

If the student requests credit approaching this maximum level, then the advanced standing should be predominantly from the first two levels of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program.

Award title

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) - BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Approved abbreviation

BEng(Hons)-BInfTech

This is a joint degree

Yes

Inclusion of majors on
testamur

Majors will appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Special awards

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure